Amanda Aronchik

But it sounds like you couldn't actually bring down oil prices this way in the long term if it's only lasting for a week.

But it sounds like you couldn't actually bring down oil prices this way in the long term if it's only lasting for a week.

But it sounds like you couldn't actually bring down oil prices this way in the long term if it's only lasting for a week.

Okay. So back to our listener Michael's question, can the president bring down the price of oil so that, you know, help fight inflation? And it sounds like the answer is not really. The oil market is simply too big for the limited tools that the president has access to.

Okay. So back to our listener Michael's question, can the president bring down the price of oil so that, you know, help fight inflation? And it sounds like the answer is not really. The oil market is simply too big for the limited tools that the president has access to.

Okay. So back to our listener Michael's question, can the president bring down the price of oil so that, you know, help fight inflation? And it sounds like the answer is not really. The oil market is simply too big for the limited tools that the president has access to.

Jeff, Jeff, Jeff, we got to move on. We got to move on. Although, honestly, that does sound very interesting.

Jeff, Jeff, Jeff, we got to move on. We got to move on. Although, honestly, that does sound very interesting.

Jeff, Jeff, Jeff, we got to move on. We got to move on. Although, honestly, that does sound very interesting.

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much.

Okay. Amanda, what a pleasure. Wait just a second.

Okay. Amanda, what a pleasure. Wait just a second.

Okay. Amanda, what a pleasure. Wait just a second.

No, no. I introduce you. You're coming to my show, dude. Oh, dang it. Okay. So I want to let you know we have another question from a listener. This one is from Jen Penzis. So here's a question.

No, no. I introduce you. You're coming to my show, dude. Oh, dang it. Okay. So I want to let you know we have another question from a listener. This one is from Jen Penzis. So here's a question.

No, no. I introduce you. You're coming to my show, dude. Oh, dang it. Okay. So I want to let you know we have another question from a listener. This one is from Jen Penzis. So here's a question.

OK, so we looked this up and between 2019 and 2023, grocery prices did increase by 25 percent, as Jen said. And broadly, overall inflation was less. It increased by nearly 18 percent. Now, of course, inflation was a huge issue in this past election. And Trump has promised to bring down the cost of groceries. Right. So Greg Roselski, our newsletter writer, a little bit about Jen.

OK, so we looked this up and between 2019 and 2023, grocery prices did increase by 25 percent, as Jen said. And broadly, overall inflation was less. It increased by nearly 18 percent. Now, of course, inflation was a huge issue in this past election. And Trump has promised to bring down the cost of groceries. Right. So Greg Roselski, our newsletter writer, a little bit about Jen.