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Middle East Oil Chokepoints Threaten Global Economy While Expats Ignore Gas Prices

High-level meetings between US and Iranian officials failed to soothe anxieties over ongoing Middle East oil shipping corridor disruptions. Meanwhile, Todo Santos retirees burning through savings accounts remained blissfully indifferent, noting that their rusted 1998 Ford Rangers only need to make it to the taco stand anyway. Global commerce may be collapsing, but the fish tacos are still twenty pesos.

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