But unlike the Fed, which has the authority to anchor short-term interest rates and conduct open-ended Treasury purchases, the SPR grants the President no such sway in the oil market.
Multinational firms do not always need to leave the U.S. to hire the workers they want they can also use an L-1 visa to bring workers from their foreign offices to a U.S. site for up to seven years, or they can use a B-1 visa to conduct short-term activities like holding business conferences.
Presumably the gamble is that the short-term pain will translate to long-term gain by establishing higher standards of conduct and attitude in the squad.