The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 366 of the In The Tank Podcast. In response to OPEC’s announcement that they were going to be lowering oil production, the Biden Administration said they were going to further release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The ITT crew discusses why the administration is doing this. Also, several months after Biden signed an executive order about Central Bank Digital Currency, the White House released a fact sheet about there plans to move forward with a CBDC.
PRIMARY TOPIC – STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE
Forbes – White House Freaks Over OPEC Plan To Cut 2 Million Barrels Per Day
https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2022/10/05/white-house-freaks-over-opec-plan-to-cut-2-million-barrels-per-day/?sh=3469900932ce
https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2022/10/05/white-house-freaks-over-opec-plan-to-cut-2-million-barrels-per-day/?sh=3469900932ce
NYT – Even as Oil Prices Ease, U.S. Keeps Tapping Strategic Reserve (Week old article)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/business/energy-environment/biden-oil-prices-reserve.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/business/energy-environment/biden-oil-prices-reserve.html
Bloomberg – US Options for Responding to OPEC+ Are Shrinking Fast
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-10-05/us-options-for-responding-to-opec-are-shrinking-fast
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-10-05/us-options-for-responding-to-opec-are-shrinking-fast
SECONDARY TOPIC – WHITE HOUSE RELEASES CBDC FACT SHEET
WH – FACT SHEET: White House Releases First-Ever Comprehensive Framework for Responsible Development of Digital Assets
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/09/16/fact-sheet-white-house-releases-first-ever-comprehensive-framework-for-responsible-development-of-digital-assets/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/09/16/fact-sheet-white-house-releases-first-ever-comprehensive-framework-for-responsible-development-of-digital-assets/
CNBC – Biden White House just put out a framework on regulating crypto — here’s what’s in it
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/16/heres-whats-in-biden-framework-to-regulate-crypto.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/16/heres-whats-in-biden-framework-to-regulate-crypto.html
Red State – Understanding Central Bank Digital Currencies, and the Threat They Pose
https://redstate.com/heartlandinstitute/2022/09/28/understanding-central-bank-digital-currencies-and-the-threat-they-pose-n634330
https://redstate.com/heartlandinstitute/2022/09/28/understanding-central-bank-digital-currencies-and-the-threat-they-pose-n634330
Epoch Times – The Digital Dollar Will Not Be ‘Anonymous,’ Says Fed Chair Powell
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-digital-dollar-will-not-be-anonymous-says-fed-chair-powell_4760643.html
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-digital-dollar-will-not-be-anonymous-says-fed-chair-powell_4760643.html
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