Welcome to the Eric Erickson Show podcast, Our Three.

Greetings America, welcome. It is Eric Erickson here across the United States of America.

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The phone number 877-97-973-725.

Now we've got to

dive into the Auto Workers Union.

The UAW and their strike.

I want to play for you a couple of pieces of audio here.

I want to begin with Janet Yellen, who was on CNBC talking about the economy.

Look, we still have a good, healthy labor market.

Consumer spending remains quite robust.

We've seen strong industrial production.

I don't see any signs that the economy is at risk of the downturn.

Don't see any risk that the economy is headed towards downturn.

Also, there's this about gas prices.

We are seeing lower inflation, which is why I'm wondering how you're thinking about the gas

price move.

Big jump in the month of August.

Crude is back above $90 per barrel.

The Saudis are extending the production cuts through the end of the year.

Are you looking at taking any action on this front?

Well, the president wants to make sure that gas prices remain affordable for Americans.

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