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The David Lin Report · Friday, September 25, 2026

Laffer: Banning Diesel Exports Would Worsen Supply Issues

Arthur Laffer advises against banning diesel exports, stating it would exacerbate existing problems. He argues that market forces, rather than government mandates, are more effective in managing supply and demand.

The tape

3 quotes
“No, you should not be.”
“Putting restrictions on exports does not make it better. It makes it worse.”
“The government, I think, should just let markets handle themselves and handle them better than the government, uh, government dictates would would handle them.”
Heard on The David Lin Report — “Art Laffer On Bond Market MELTDOWN: How Bad Could It Get?”, published Friday, September 25, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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Laffer: Banning Diesel Exports Would Worsen Supply Issues — Heardvine