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🗓️ 27 March 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Dave from Chicago called Mark to inquire whether the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve has been replenished, given the significant drawdowns associated with ongoing oil price volatility. Vincent from Brooklyn, NY, called Mark to discuss the continued use of cash by some consumers today. He also commented on what he described as a great move by the Trump administration in securing funding for the TSA.

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0:00.0	Set a preset on the I-Hard radio app to W-O-R to hear Mark live.
0:05.2	Set another for Mark's podcast to hear him anytime.
0:09.2	Now back to Mark Simone on W-O-R.
0:14.1	Hey, let's take some calls.
0:15.6	Let's go to Dave in Chicago.
0:17.7	Dave, how you doing?
0:19.6	Good morning, Mark.
0:20.6	I'm doing very well, thank you. And I'm speaking to you with my brand
0:24.5	new iPhone 17 Pro Max. Yeah. And it's wonderful. Yeah, can barely hear you. I'm kidding. I'm kidding. I'm
0:33.7	kidding. I'm kidding. I'm kidding. It works fine. It sounds great. Oh, okay. Thank God. I'm terribly sorry.
0:38.8	No, it sounds good. Listen, Mark, President Biden tried to lower gas prices at one point in his administration by tapping into the Strategic Oil Reserve.
0:49.3	It was a gimmick. We all know it. Has that inventory been replaced?
0:55.1	I don't think so. Not yet. It's replaced a little on a regular basis. But what President Trump does,
1:01.7	maybe he did do this. When the prices get really low, he goes and buys a ton of it and fills up the reserve.
1:06.8	So he'll do that soon. Now, it's not a big problem for us because we produce our own oil now.
1:12.2	We are totally energy independent.
1:14.0	In fact, we export oil now.
1:16.3	That's how much we have.
1:17.3	But good question.
1:18.5	Let's go to John in Long Island.
1:20.7	John, how you doing?
1:23.6	Fine.
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