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<v Speaker 1>It's Night Side with Dan Ray WBS costin me video.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, thanks very much, Dan Watkins. As we head

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<v Speaker 2>into the nine o'clock hour tonight here on Nightside, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm looking at this morning's Boston Herald. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>how many of you get the Herald either delivered or

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<v Speaker 2>maybe what look at it the digital the digital process,

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<v Speaker 2>but those very couple of interesting stories about abuse of

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<v Speaker 2>EBT cards here in Massachusetts. Let me preface my comments

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<v Speaker 2>here by saying that I do understand, and I hope

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<v Speaker 2>all of you do understand, that there are people in

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<v Speaker 2>Massachusetts who find themselves up against it through no fault

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<v Speaker 2>of their own. Maybe they contribute a little bit, but

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<v Speaker 2>they're out of work, whatever, they need some help. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's what we're supposed to be like, that's what we're

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<v Speaker 2>supposed to do for fellow residents and people here in

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<v Speaker 2>mass for our neighbors essentially. Now, I know some people

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<v Speaker 2>think that, well, our neighbors are much more than just

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<v Speaker 2>the people who live on our block, just more than

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<v Speaker 2>the people who live in our community, which is fine,

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<v Speaker 2>however you want to describe it. However, the Herald, and

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<v Speaker 2>I believe even the Globe has taken a look at

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<v Speaker 2>some of this, but it's astonishing when you look at

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<v Speaker 2>what the Herald is calling the EBT card hot hotchspots. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>EBT cards are cards in which money is loaded on

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<v Speaker 2>electronically for people to use in grocery stores, feed their

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<v Speaker 2>family and all of that. There are some places where

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<v Speaker 2>eb cards cannot be used. They can't be used at

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<v Speaker 2>liquor stores, pot shops, restaurants, porn shipe porn sites, gun shops,

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<v Speaker 2>and to pay court fees. Makes all the sense in

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<v Speaker 2>the world. According to the Herald piece, the use of

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<v Speaker 2>well for money outside New England, however, remains a massive

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<v Speaker 2>drag on the budget. This is the Herald analysis. And

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<v Speaker 2>I have a quote here from someone from the Pioneer

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<v Speaker 2>Institute and the Herald Piece today says, while it's understandable

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<v Speaker 2>that people do travel to visit family, the magnitude of

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<v Speaker 2>the travel raises the question as to whether all the

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<v Speaker 2>people receiving benefits actually need their benefits. Okay, now, there's

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<v Speaker 2>an estimated one million recipients here in Massachusetts who are

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<v Speaker 2>helped with SNAP formerly known as food stamps and Traditional

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<v Speaker 2>Aid to Families with dependent children and emergency aids of

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<v Speaker 2>the elderly disabled children. We're a state of about seven

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<v Speaker 2>million people, so you're talking about a pretty good percentage

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<v Speaker 2>of individual Now, this does not include what's going on

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<v Speaker 2>with the migrant shelters. Now that's a whole different story. However,

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<v Speaker 2>when you look at what's going on, you have a

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<v Speaker 2>list of the towns in Massachusetts and the people from

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<v Speaker 2>some of these towns that have spent incredible amounts of

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<v Speaker 2>money outside of Massachusetts. That's what we're talking about here,

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<v Speaker 2>outside of Massachusetts. So the Herald Story has found that

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<v Speaker 2>people have used the EBT cards from Massachusetts in places

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<v Speaker 2>like Hawaii, not bad, lots of places in Hawaii, places

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<v Speaker 2>as far away as Alaska, places as far away as

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<v Speaker 2>Alabama to Arizona, Pennsylvania to Puerto Rico, Utah to Wyoming,

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<v Speaker 2>and all the New England states. Now I can see,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess someone using an EBT card and I I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know this for and frankly, I'm not an expert

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<v Speaker 2>in this. There'll be a lot of you out there

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<v Speaker 2>probably know more about it than I do. I would

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<v Speaker 2>say that EBT cards should be limited to grocery stores

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<v Speaker 2>or store that provide the necessities of life. Shoe stores

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<v Speaker 2>or department stores. I'm not in any way shape of

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<v Speaker 2>form trying to say people should not receive some help.

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<v Speaker 2>But if you have an EBT card and you're somehow

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<v Speaker 2>getting to California or getting to Hawaii, or getting to Florida,

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<v Speaker 2>or getting to all of these places around the country

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<v Speaker 2>and around not the world yet but around the country

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<v Speaker 2>as far away as Hawaii, how you doing that? How

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<v Speaker 2>can you possibly be doing that? And the other question

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<v Speaker 2>is why should there be cash available on EBT cards

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<v Speaker 2>or should the cash be totally limited on EBT cards?

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe one hundred dollars a month. I mean, I can

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<v Speaker 2>tell I'm small enough to know that if I take

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<v Speaker 2>my bank debit card and I need to use it

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<v Speaker 2>as another bank other than the bank which issued the

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<v Speaker 2>debit card, it's going to cost me a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>bucks to use that debit card. The place that I

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<v Speaker 2>that I go is a different bank. I don't have

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<v Speaker 2>any money at that bank, but there is a relationship

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<v Speaker 2>I guess, between my bank, which is Eastern Bank, and

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<v Speaker 2>this other bank, so that I am charged three dollars

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<v Speaker 2>for every time I want to take cash out of Well, again,

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<v Speaker 2>this is taking cash out of my own checking account.

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<v Speaker 2>This is not taking cash out of a government fund.

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<v Speaker 2>This is cash being taken out of my own checking account,

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<v Speaker 2>money that I have earned and of course paid taxes on,

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<v Speaker 2>and now I've deposited it and it's in my own account.

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<v Speaker 2>The bank that I go to, my bank that I

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<v Speaker 2>don't have accounts in, it's going to charge me. And

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<v Speaker 2>what happens is Eastern Bank replenishes that. So it may

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<v Speaker 2>take a day or two, but when I look at

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<v Speaker 2>my account, I'll say, Okay, I went throw three hundred dollars.

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<v Speaker 2>This other bank charge gave me the three hundred to

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<v Speaker 2>charge me an additional three But now two days later,

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<v Speaker 2>Eastern Bank has replenished that three dollars. It's one of

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<v Speaker 2>the reasons that I'm a customer of Eastern Bank, to

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<v Speaker 2>be really honest with you. But when you think about

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<v Speaker 2>people who are being given money, given substantial amounts of

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<v Speaker 2>money to live here in Massachusetts, they somehow find themselves

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<v Speaker 2>in Hawaii. I don't know how you find yourself in

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<v Speaker 2>Hawaii if you need an EBT card, I really don't.

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<v Speaker 2>If there's anyone out there who can explain that to me,

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<v Speaker 2>please let me know. I don't know how you can

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<v Speaker 2>end up in the Virgin Islands. If you need an

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<v Speaker 2>EBT card, I don't know how you can end up

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<v Speaker 2>in San Francisco or Los Angeles. It would seem to

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<v Speaker 2>me if you need an EBT card. Now you can

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<v Speaker 2>say that I'm mean, I guess, and that I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>thoughtful or caring. But the bottom line is the money

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<v Speaker 2>that we're spending on EBD cards should be monitored and

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<v Speaker 2>regulated a lot more closely, because I have to assume,

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<v Speaker 2>and maybe I'm making a wrong assumption, that our legislature,

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<v Speaker 2>in their infinite wisdom, should be able to track who

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<v Speaker 2>is this EBT beneficiary? Who is using their EBT card

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<v Speaker 2>in Hawaii? Have they relocated to Hawaii? Is a or

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<v Speaker 2>is this a one time only use of the EBT card.

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<v Speaker 2>It seems to me that they could construct a system

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<v Speaker 2>which would say EBT cards can only be used in

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<v Speaker 2>Saint Massachusetts and the other five New England states. Again,

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<v Speaker 2>you can't stop people from driving to Rhode Island or

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<v Speaker 2>driving to New Hampshire, whatever. But again, EBT cards, as

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<v Speaker 2>I understand it, and according to the Herald, they are

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<v Speaker 2>limited in their use. You can't use them at a

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<v Speaker 2>whole bunch of places including casinos, gun shops, porn site,

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<v Speaker 2>liquor stores, and restaurants. So the EBT card is not

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<v Speaker 2>for you go out to a restaurant and spend you

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<v Speaker 2>and your significant other spend one hundred and fifty dollars

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<v Speaker 2>at a restaurant. No, the EBT card is so that

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<v Speaker 2>you have food at home and your children or your

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<v Speaker 2>dependents are fed. Now call me an ogre if you want.

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<v Speaker 2>But why is it that what I use my credit card,

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<v Speaker 2>my credit card company knows exactly what restaurant I've used

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<v Speaker 2>or what grocery store I used, whether I was in

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<v Speaker 2>Massachusetts or somewhere else. Why is this not applied to

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<v Speaker 2>ebd T cards. Maybe maybe the legislature just doesn't care.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe they don't particularly care who gets an EBT card

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<v Speaker 2>and how is it used. I think there are people

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<v Speaker 2>who truly need help, and I want, as a taxpayer,

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<v Speaker 2>my money used to help people who truly need help.

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<v Speaker 2>But I don't want my tax money use to people

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<v Speaker 2>who are going to use an EBT card, get an

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<v Speaker 2>EBT card, and then find themselves in Hawaii or Florida

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<v Speaker 2>or Virgin Islands or wherever. It's as simple as that.

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<v Speaker 2>If you agree with me. I would love to hear

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<v Speaker 2>you chime in if you think I'm being really nasty

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<v Speaker 2>and making fun of poor people, which I'm not. I

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<v Speaker 2>want more money available to the people who really need assistance, whatever,

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<v Speaker 2>whether they need assistance because they have a disability, born

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<v Speaker 2>with a disability, developed a disability, or if there's someone

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<v Speaker 2>who's unemployed, if someone up against it for a short

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<v Speaker 2>period of time. EBP cards, except for those who have

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<v Speaker 2>permanent disabilities, should not be a career. They should be

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<v Speaker 2>a bridge to your next job. I don't know that

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<v Speaker 2>I hear many members of the legislature, either in the

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<v Speaker 2>State Senate or the State House of Representatives, talking that way.

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<v Speaker 2>If you do, feel free to give me a call.

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<v Speaker 2>Six one seven two thirty six one seven nine three

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<v Speaker 2>one ten thirty triple eight nine to nine ten thirty. Look,

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<v Speaker 2>it's our money, it's not the government's money. They take

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<v Speaker 2>the money from us to give to needy people. I

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<v Speaker 2>want them, if they're going to take money from me,

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<v Speaker 2>I want them to be certain that the money goes

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<v Speaker 2>to people who are needy and not people who are

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<v Speaker 2>gallivanting around the world with an ABT card in their

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<v Speaker 2>back pocket. From Massachusetts. We'll be back on Nightside. Feel

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<v Speaker 2>free to join the conversation.

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<v Speaker 1>Now back to Dan ray Line from the Window World

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<v Speaker 1>night Side Studios on WUS Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it seems to me that either everybody agrees with

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<v Speaker 2>me or everybody disagrees with me. So what I'm looking

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<v Speaker 2>to hear from you is whether or not you feel

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<v Speaker 2>this is a talk show. This is a talk show

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<v Speaker 2>where your point of view is welcome. You heard my

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<v Speaker 2>point of view. I'm looking at again the Herald today.

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<v Speaker 2>Why is it that people I assume they're from Massachusetts

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<v Speaker 2>if they have come Wealth of Massachusetts EBT cards, the

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<v Speaker 2>Department of Transitional Assistance. Department of Transitional Assistance. The word

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<v Speaker 2>there is transitional. This is not supposed to be a

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<v Speaker 2>way of life. It's not supposed to be, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>a great vacation opportunity, get an EBT card and hit

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<v Speaker 2>the California, Florida or Hawaii. But that's what's going on now.

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<v Speaker 2>This doesn't mean the majority of people who have EBT

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<v Speaker 2>cards are doing this. But what can someone explain to

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<v Speaker 2>me why the CAMMWAWD of the Massachusetts which can find

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<v Speaker 2>out that you had a parking ticket in North Adams

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<v Speaker 2>in nineteen eighty five, or if you're a truck driver,

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<v Speaker 2>you might have had some sort of a DUI thirty

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<v Speaker 2>years ago and they're able to get that record and

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<v Speaker 2>they are now going to pull your your CDL license.

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<v Speaker 2>They can do great work there, but they can't figure

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<v Speaker 2>out who was it that spent forty two hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>twenty six dollars in Orlando, Who was it that spent

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<v Speaker 2>forty seven hundred and thirty one dollars in Kissemi, Florida.

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<v Speaker 2>Who was it that spent one thousand and ninety eight

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<v Speaker 2>dollars in San Diego in November of twenty twenty three?

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<v Speaker 2>They know when it happened. Who was it that spent

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<v Speaker 2>three hundred and eighty eight dollars in San Francisco? These

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<v Speaker 2>are all uh, these are reports that are a year late. Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>So they should be able to have a program, in

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<v Speaker 2>my opinion, a computer program which would say, oh, here

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<v Speaker 2>were the EBT card uses for out of state, out

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<v Speaker 2>of Massachusetts or out of New England yesterday last night.

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<v Speaker 2>And they should be able to say, oh, that card

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<v Speaker 2>is uh that's being used in Hawaii is owned. By

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<v Speaker 2>filling the person's name, you would have to have an

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<v Speaker 2>address and a phone number on that person in order

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<v Speaker 2>to give him an EBT card. Why is it that

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<v Speaker 2>in Massachusetts again, they can they have, they can pull,

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<v Speaker 2>they can pick your pocket. If you are a working citizen,

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<v Speaker 2>if you park in the wrong place and that meters

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<v Speaker 2>five minutes over, there's a there's a there's a meter

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<v Speaker 2>person right there writing you a ticket. If if, if

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<v Speaker 2>a ticket was written for you thirty years ago. As

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<v Speaker 2>I said, in Western Massachusetts, good luck trying to renew

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<v Speaker 2>your your driver's license. They will tell you got to

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<v Speaker 2>go out to Western Massachusetts and get that cleared up,

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<v Speaker 2>even though it's thirty years old. That's what I don't

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<v Speaker 2>understand about Massachusetts. And we, of course continue overwhelmingly to

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<v Speaker 2>return the same people to the legislature year after year

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<v Speaker 2>after year. Most of those folks up the legislature have

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<v Speaker 2>been there for a long time, a long long time,

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<v Speaker 2>and they have gotten pretty comfortable up there. I read

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<v Speaker 2>an article today that came out late today that said

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<v Speaker 2>at the state House they now have installed some electric

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<v Speaker 2>vehicle machines, some charging machines in the secure parking area

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<v Speaker 2>underneath the archway at the State House. Now to get

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<v Speaker 2>your car under the archway. You've got to be a

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<v Speaker 2>very important person. You do not even if you're a

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<v Speaker 2>the archway unless you're in the leadership team. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>all blocked off. Okay, So now for those who have

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<v Speaker 2>EV vehicles, electric vehicles, they have a charging station right

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<v Speaker 2>where they work for them, as a matter of fact,

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<v Speaker 2>pay for by you and me. So there's a convenience

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<v Speaker 2>for the legislators. Legislators who are going to continue to

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<v Speaker 2>pass legislation which basically picks your pocket and puts money

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<v Speaker 2>in pocket of pockets of people who are not working. Now, again,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think most people who have EBT cards are

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<v Speaker 2>flying or going by boat to Hawaiki, or are flying

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<v Speaker 2>or going by bus to California. But I do believe,

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<v Speaker 2>and I believe very strongly, and I hope some of

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<v Speaker 2>feel free as well that that's a waste of my money,

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<v Speaker 2>in your money, it's a waste of taxpayers money. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't care who you are. If you are living here

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<v Speaker 2>in Massachusetts and you are receiving benefits, you should be

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<v Speaker 2>doing whatever you can to get yourself off the program.

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<v Speaker 2>You should not be flying to Hawaii to visit relatives

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<v Speaker 2>or friends. You should be not to be going to Florida.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't even really care if you lost a close

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<v Speaker 2>family member, I would say, Okay, you've lost a close

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<v Speaker 2>family member, put the EBT card away, leave it at home,

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<v Speaker 2>and go and pay your respects and do what you

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<v Speaker 2>have to do. Okay. And if you need to withdraw

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<v Speaker 2>some cash, I guess you can draw cash in Massachusetts

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<v Speaker 2>and head on, head on wherever you want. I am

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<v Speaker 2>just these stories never end. Many of you probably don't

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<v Speaker 2>have a chance to read the Herald every day like

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<v Speaker 2>I do. But the story that was written by Joe

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<v Speaker 2>Juanel today at the Herald about EBT card hotspots. It

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<v Speaker 2>talks about the amount of money, the amount of money

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<v Speaker 2>that was spent out of state by certain communities. And

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<v Speaker 2>there are significant money, I mean big money that was

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<v Speaker 2>spent outside of New England for EBT cardholders. And you

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not picking on people. I'm just saying that we

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<v Speaker 2>need to smarten up in Massachusetts and realize that whatever

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<v Speaker 2>tax money we have from the people who are still

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<v Speaker 2>living here in Massachusetts. It's it should not be drained

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<v Speaker 2>away by people who are using the system. That's my theory.

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<v Speaker 2>Six one, seven, two, five, four, ten thirty six one seven,

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<v Speaker 2>nine three one ten thirty. I hope that I haven't

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<v Speaker 2>dazzled you with specifics here. I want to hear from you.

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<v Speaker 2>If you disagree and it doesn't bother you that people

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<v Speaker 2>with EBT cards are vacationing or spending time in Hawaii,

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<v Speaker 2>good for you. I think you're foolish to have that belief.

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<v Speaker 2>But feel free, and if you agree with me, feel free.

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<v Speaker 2>You know it doesn't hurt. A lot of people sit.

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<v Speaker 3>At home and they say, you know, I agree with Dan,

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<v Speaker 3>but I don't want to call because maybe my neighbors

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<v Speaker 3>might recognize me my voice. Uh, you know, call up,

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<v Speaker 3>call up, and let people know you're mad as hell

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<v Speaker 3>and you're not going to take it anymore. Because that's

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<v Speaker 3>how I feel about Massachusetts. I am so sick and

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<v Speaker 3>tired of realizing that members of the state legislature have

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<v Speaker 3>charging stations at the state House. Okay, charging stations on

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<v Speaker 3>my dime, on your dime at the state House for

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<v Speaker 3>vehicles that I'm sure you and I probably couldn't afford

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<v Speaker 3>join the conversation, and if you don't, we'll go to

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<v Speaker 3>open lines. If you want to talk about the color

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<v Speaker 3>of the sky or whatever you want to talk about,

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<v Speaker 3>you're more than welcome. Matter of fact, I'm going to

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<v Speaker 3>give you open lines here. Either you can talk about

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<v Speaker 3>ebt cards and ebt card abuse, or if you want

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<v Speaker 3>to call about any other subject, feel free. We're going

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<v Speaker 3>to change topics at ten. Either way.

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<v Speaker 2>Back on Night Side, I hope you're smart enough to

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<v Speaker 2>call and tell me what you think about ebt card

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<v Speaker 2>abuse here in Massachusetts. The Herald Today did a great

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<v Speaker 2>job journalistically laying it out, laying it out for all

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<v Speaker 2>to see. Back on Nightside, right after.

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<v Speaker 1>This Night Side with Dan Ray, I'm w BZY Boston's

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<v Speaker 2>All of a sudden, the lines filled up, and as

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<v Speaker 2>I said, you want to talk about this, that's great.

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<v Speaker 2>If you want to talk about anything else, I gave

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<v Speaker 2>you permission. Let's go to the phones. I want to

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<v Speaker 2>hear what you have to think, because it's very important

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<v Speaker 2>that people think. We've got to do some thinking here

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<v Speaker 2>in Massachusetts. Joey is in Boston. Hate Joey. Welcome First

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<v Speaker 2>this hour on nightside.

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<v Speaker 4>How are you thank you for having me?

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<v Speaker 5>I appreciate it, well.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for calling in. Sometimes when you sit here

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<v Speaker 2>and the phones are quiet, you think, gee, maybe everybody

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<v Speaker 2>either agrees with me or you know, the people disagree

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<v Speaker 2>are always welcome to call in, but the people who

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<v Speaker 2>agree they can call in too. So what's your thought, Joe?

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<v Speaker 5>Absolutely, so, I was a little bit pre cured. You know,

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<v Speaker 5>I make fairly good money. I'm middle class. I work

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<v Speaker 5>two jobs. I saw this thing on TikTok where somebody,

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<v Speaker 5>uh you know, that was getting benefits that left the

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<v Speaker 5>slip behind that actually was featured on there, and somebody

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<v Speaker 5>had fourteen thousand dollars worth of EBT credit and over

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<v Speaker 5>five thousand dollars in cash. You know, it's really like,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, I know people like you know that really

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<v Speaker 5>need it, you know they need it, but like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>I heard.

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<v Speaker 2>Me say that, I'm not sure I'm trying to save

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<v Speaker 2>as much money for people who really need it. By

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<v Speaker 2>the way, you work two jobs. Why do you work

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<v Speaker 2>a second job?

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<v Speaker 5>So I work a second job because I you know,

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<v Speaker 5>it's the only way that I can afford rent here

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<v Speaker 5>in Boston. And really, you know, I'm just trying to survive.

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<v Speaker 5>And you know, so I'm not governing.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, the government won't give you money to pay your rent.

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<v Speaker 5>No, they won't give me any money to pay my

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<v Speaker 5>rent because I make too much money. But are you

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<v Speaker 5>ready for this the real kicker?

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<v Speaker 2>Go ahead, go ahead.

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<v Speaker 5>Last year, unfortunately I ended up having cancer.

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<v Speaker 6>But I'm okay, but I had to have major surgery.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm out of work for two months. I could not

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<v Speaker 5>get unemployment, I could not get Family Medical lev Act,

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<v Speaker 5>and I could not get short term disability. I was

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<v Speaker 5>completely on my own for two months. I had to

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<v Speaker 5>ring up literally like fifteen thousand dollars in credit cards.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know what's wrong, like the Joe, let me

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<v Speaker 2>just say this, first of all, thank god that you

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<v Speaker 2>caught it. Thank god you're on the road to recovery.

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<v Speaker 2>But that is what is wrong with this state. They

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<v Speaker 2>don't care about you, they don't care about me. You're

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<v Speaker 2>a cash cow. I'm a care cow. Well, and when

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<v Speaker 2>you stop giving milk because you've been injured, they're not

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<v Speaker 2>gonna help you. They're not gonna help you. And exactly,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's that is that's that is worse than the

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<v Speaker 2>illegal it's in my opinion, absolutely immoral. You were probably

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<v Speaker 2>this is the first time in your life when you

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<v Speaker 2>needed a little assistance and they don't provide it because

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<v Speaker 2>guess what, they don't care. You're nothing, but they don't.

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<v Speaker 1>No.

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<v Speaker 5>I was really appalled, and I'm like, okay, well, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>we got I mean, I know it's another topic for

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<v Speaker 5>another day, but we have, you know, illegals getting all

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<v Speaker 5>kinds of money, and like they can't even help you know,

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<v Speaker 5>the working class, you know, and it's just really well,

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<v Speaker 5>the problem, here's the problem.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me tell you the problem. The problem is if

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a democratic legislator up there, okay, yeah, and the

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<v Speaker 2>my constituents keep voting me in, why should I change?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm fat, happy and content. I got an EV charging

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<v Speaker 2>station downstairs from my tesla that the Speaker of the

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<v Speaker 2>House or the Senate president is going to let me

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<v Speaker 2>charge it up. Okay, why did they care? They don't

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<v Speaker 2>care about you, they don't care about me. They care

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<v Speaker 2>about the rights, period and until.

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<v Speaker 6>People wake the heck up mm hmm.

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<v Speaker 2>And start voting some of these folks out.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, it's not going to change. You're right, I totally agree.

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<v Speaker 5>I was just I mean, I feel like the middle

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<v Speaker 5>classes really getting a bad rap here. It seems like,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, like the rich getting Richard.

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<v Speaker 2>We're not getting a we're getting we're getting the shaft.

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<v Speaker 5>We are you getting the shaft? Were we seem to

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<v Speaker 5>be paying for everything, you know, And it's you know,

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<v Speaker 5>it's really it's really tough. You know, I've been working

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<v Speaker 5>two jobs most of my life. I mean, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>I can't, you know, to come up with the down

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<v Speaker 5>payment for a house. I mean, you know, you need like,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, thirty forty fifty thousand in cash. I mean,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, it's just, you know, it's just it's just

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<v Speaker 5>all I.

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<v Speaker 2>Can say is and I hope that there's many more

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<v Speaker 2>people like you out there. Yeah, make sure you vote

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<v Speaker 2>in November, and make sure you vote not only at

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<v Speaker 2>the top of the ticket, but write down the entire

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<v Speaker 2>ticket and make every one of those votes count, because

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<v Speaker 2>that is the only way the only ways are going

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<v Speaker 2>to change in massive.

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<v Speaker 5>Absolutely, absolutely no, I totally agree. Yeah, Toty, First, well.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for calling. I don't know if you called

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<v Speaker 2>my show before.

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<v Speaker 5>But yeah, yeah, I've been on a on a couple

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<v Speaker 5>of times. It's a it's really a great show. You

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<v Speaker 5>have great topics, and I really do appreciate your time.

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<v Speaker 2>I need you to call more often, okay, because you're you're, you're,

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<v Speaker 2>You're the person that I feel needs to hear this

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<v Speaker 2>show because you know, the average person who's out there

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<v Speaker 2>and doesn't care and doesn't work, you know, I mean

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<v Speaker 2>that bothers me. But when somebody goes out and doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>care it doesn't work and then abuses that system, that

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<v Speaker 2>really bothers me. Because there's people like you and others,

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<v Speaker 2>some people really need to help for a longer period

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<v Speaker 2>of time. Thank God, you're on the road to recovery.

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<v Speaker 2>But don't let them look at you like a cash

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<v Speaker 2>cow anymore. You know, strike back on November fifth. That's

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<v Speaker 2>all I'm asking you to do.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, absolutely who to vote for?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm telling you to get in that ballot box.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, most definitely.

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<v Speaker 6>No.

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<v Speaker 5>I really do appreciate it, and I appreciate your time.

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<v Speaker 5>All right, thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 2>Night. Okay, let's keep rolling. You're going to go to

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<v Speaker 2>I Lean in winter, I lean you next on nightside.

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<v Speaker 2>Go ahead.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh hi, Dan, I totally agree with you, and I'm

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<v Speaker 4>surprised you didn't know the abuses that were going on

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<v Speaker 4>before this.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, I'm awa, you know, I'm I've got to be

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<v Speaker 2>honest with you. I'm aware of them. But I thought

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<v Speaker 2>the Herald did a really good job the last a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of weeks and particularly today, And I want to

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<v Speaker 2>give them credit. You know, not everyone's going to listen

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<v Speaker 2>to Night Side. Not everyone's going to read the Herald.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh Not, everyone's going to read the Globe. When the

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<v Speaker 2>Globe does a good job, I'll give them credit as well.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what newspapers are supposed to do. And it's a

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<v Speaker 2>great it's it's it's horrible abuse. It is a horrible abuse.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh, let me tell you. The worst abuse is mass health.

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<v Speaker 4>I you said I could talk about something else. I've

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<v Speaker 4>known people from India now fly in a Massachusetts, get

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<v Speaker 4>their physicals, get their medication for a year, and fly

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<v Speaker 4>back to the country. They come from countries, they get

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<v Speaker 4>the mass health, they lie at they own homes in

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<v Speaker 4>other countries. Then they go home for the summer, the

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<v Speaker 4>whole summer along and fly back and they get free

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<v Speaker 4>travel shots. You can't imagine what's going on with mass health.

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<v Speaker 4>Never mind the DBT.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it's all part of the same system that has

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<v Speaker 2>been corrupted. Okay, the idea of helping people who need

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<v Speaker 2>assistance is noble, but the idea of giving money away

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<v Speaker 2>and not keeping track of it's not beer money that

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<v Speaker 2>they're giving away. It's the taxpayer's money. And people don't

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<v Speaker 2>make that connection. When you pay taxes, you're not just

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<v Speaker 2>giving money to the government. It's supposed to be used

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<v Speaker 2>to do things that benefit everyone. That's why we call

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<v Speaker 2>it the commonwealth, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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<v Speaker 4>I definitely only believe the poor should get the help,

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<v Speaker 4>but they this should be watched, both of them, DBTS

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<v Speaker 4>and mass Health. We are losing millions, no question now,

463
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<v Speaker 4>people who were stealing from us.

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<v Speaker 2>And again I don't mind paying my taxes to help

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<v Speaker 2>people who are from Massachusetts and who are in need

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<v Speaker 2>because and by the way, I contribute a lot to

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<v Speaker 2>charities too, in addition to my taxes, Okay, because I

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<v Speaker 2>think that's part of my responsibility and I and I

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<v Speaker 2>mean that from the bottom of my heart. But I'm

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<v Speaker 2>telling you, when they allow money to be wasted and

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<v Speaker 2>misspent and do nothing about it, they are eighty and

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<v Speaker 2>embedding the fraud that they know we're committing there that

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<v Speaker 2>are being committed while they're in office. So just you

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<v Speaker 2>got to get to the polls and vote on November fifth, Eleen.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not telling you how to vote for, but I

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<v Speaker 2>think a lot of those folks up that the legislature

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<v Speaker 2>are fat, happy and contented, and they take you a

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<v Speaker 2>vote for granted, and they don't care about you for

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<v Speaker 2>a for a second.

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<v Speaker 7>Absolutely, Thanks Eileen.

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<v Speaker 4>You're welcome. Bye, jan good one, Thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, let me take a very quick break here. I

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<v Speaker 2>got more calls, and we're we're going to get everybody in,

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<v Speaker 2>I promise, and then we're going to talk with Joe

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<v Speaker 2>Battenfeld of the Boston Herald. Fascinating article that he wrote today,

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<v Speaker 2>which I had thought about, but because Joe put it

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<v Speaker 2>in print first, I got to give him credit. This

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<v Speaker 2>is the ultimate October surprise. All of you stay right there,

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<v Speaker 2>Laur and Tina, Mike and James. You're all set. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>get you in coming right back on Nightside.

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<v Speaker 1>Now back to Dan Ray live from the Window World

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<v Speaker 1>night Side Studios on WBZ News Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Now to be in the Window World Nightside Studios. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>go to Tina down in Rhode Island in moon Soccert,

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<v Speaker 2>Rhode Island. Hey, Tina, welcome back. How are you?

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, Hi, I'm fine here. I was I was listening

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<v Speaker 8>to this program about the Snap Benefit DBG, and I

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<v Speaker 8>was kin to follow what you're trying what you were

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<v Speaker 8>trying to talk about, And I think I get the

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<v Speaker 8>gist of it, but I'm not sure. But this problem

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<v Speaker 8>that's happening in Massachusetts with the EBD card, isn't this

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<v Speaker 8>isn't this fraud with the EBT cards. Isn't it this

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<v Speaker 8>happening all over the United States?

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<v Speaker 2>Well? It probably, but I'm talking about Massachusetts because one

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<v Speaker 2>we're in Massachusetts and the Herald did a good job.

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<v Speaker 2>It's pretty simple. What they're saying is this, you get

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<v Speaker 2>an EBT card. Okay, there's a certain number of places

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<v Speaker 2>you cannot use You can't use it as a shop at

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<v Speaker 2>a pot shop, at a liquor store, in a restaurant.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh that people, But Tina Tinaya. People are flying from

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<v Speaker 2>Massachusetts to California, to Hawaii, to Alaska to Florida.

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<v Speaker 4>They're using something.

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<v Speaker 8>Okay, well they have probably applied for it, but the

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<v Speaker 8>only like like you're saying, you can only use it

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<v Speaker 8>for food or you can use it to get cash.

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<v Speaker 8>So if you've applied for it when you were poor.

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<v Speaker 8>Like I said, I was trying to grasp what you

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<v Speaker 8>were talking about listening to it. So if people were

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<v Speaker 8>poor and down it out and they needed this supplement

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<v Speaker 8>supplemented nutrition COD to get food, and they deposit I

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<v Speaker 8>guess the government deposits the money every month in your account.

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<v Speaker 8>So if you're doing so, I don't know how these

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<v Speaker 8>people can get benefits if they're doing well, because years ago,

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<v Speaker 8>thirty forty.

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<v Speaker 2>Years ago, it's great, okay.

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<v Speaker 8>But this is what I know. When I tried to apply,

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<v Speaker 8>I had food stamps at one time, years ago, I

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<v Speaker 8>lived in Boston. I had to quit my job, my

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<v Speaker 8>mother was sick. I came here and I and I

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<v Speaker 8>used every and I and I was on food stamps

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<v Speaker 8>for about a month. I have to show them my

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<v Speaker 8>bank books. I was flat broke. But then in Rhode

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<v Speaker 8>Island with the system NA, they ended it because at

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<v Speaker 8>one point I got back on my feet, I got

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<v Speaker 8>a job.

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<v Speaker 2>Well that's the point, Tina, Tina, you're a success story. Okay, Tina,

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<v Speaker 2>I got full pack lines here. I'm going to try

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<v Speaker 2>to get everybody in here. I think you get it.

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<v Speaker 2>I think you get what I'm saying. Yeah, I think

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<v Speaker 2>you get it. I really do. Thanks Tina. Okay, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>bye bye, Let's go to Mike and Boston. Mike next

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<v Speaker 2>on Nightside've got to get you moving here quick, Mike,

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<v Speaker 2>go ahead.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, of course. Uh, I'm just like Dina and I

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<v Speaker 6>I kind of get it. But uh, I'd like to

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<v Speaker 6>preface with I got Verizon, so I hope you can

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<v Speaker 6>hear me.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, I can't. Go ahead.

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<v Speaker 6>I was on transitional assistance myself, and I'm a success

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<v Speaker 6>story like like Dina. But I truly look at my

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<v Speaker 6>paycheck every week and and see the amount of tax

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<v Speaker 6>dollars that I'm paying, And I do have that fear

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<v Speaker 6>that that we are being infiltrated in our social systems

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<v Speaker 6>and that we are paying the penalty for that right now.

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<v Speaker 6>And we do need to come to terms that this.

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<v Speaker 6>I don't want to believe it, but we do have

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<v Speaker 6>to believe that that this corruption, because of our secular society,

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<v Speaker 6>has run this deep into our social system. And she

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<v Speaker 6>would not want to take money away from anyone that

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<v Speaker 6>needed it, and I would be happy for my tax

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<v Speaker 6>dollars to go there. But like you, Dan, I feel

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<v Speaker 6>like there is some infiltration into our social systems.

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<v Speaker 2>What it is, it's it's the has been run by

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<v Speaker 2>people who could kill us, and as long as they

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<v Speaker 2>have people who are willing to take the stuff that

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<v Speaker 2>keeps them the jobs.

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, it's I don't want care less to infiltrate

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<v Speaker 6>my life idea with you. It's like it's like.

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<v Speaker 2>The military industrial complex. You now have sort of a

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<v Speaker 2>social economic industrial complex, and no one wants to.

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<v Speaker 6>Respon socio economic complex. And just like we have just

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<v Speaker 6>like we have a responsibility to anxiety and and adult

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<v Speaker 6>adult deficit disorder, you know, the same responsibility. I got.

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<v Speaker 2>I got three more. I got three more. Everybody called late,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'm trying to get everybody. Thanks man right back

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<v Speaker 2>at you. Thanks, Thanks James, Thanks Mike. I should say, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>let me go next to uh yeah, thank you, Mike appreciated.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me go next to Lauren and Hopkins and Lauren.

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<v Speaker 2>Hi Lauren, Oh Hi, Lauren is right.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, it is on the you.

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<v Speaker 7>I spoke with you once before. I want to say

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<v Speaker 7>pre pandemic. Okay, it's very nice to be on the show.

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<v Speaker 5>Really quickly.

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<v Speaker 7>I just wanted to put in my two cents on

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<v Speaker 7>TBT go ahead. I'm a single parent real quickly. I

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<v Speaker 7>have the BBT card before in the past, and then

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<v Speaker 7>when I don't need it, I get off of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep.

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<v Speaker 7>The fraud that I personally witnessed the EBT is absolutely.

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<v Speaker 4>It's just boggling that people do this.

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<v Speaker 2>Mind boggling and mind boggling. I will bet you that

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<v Speaker 2>while you were on the eb when you were on

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<v Speaker 2>the EBT card, I will bet you that you never

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<v Speaker 2>flew to Hawaii or Alaska.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, and not only that, what they're doing is there's

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<v Speaker 7>certain places all over Milford, Mass and in the cities

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<v Speaker 7>and local suburbs everywhere where you can go and bring

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<v Speaker 7>your EVG card and they will allow you to buy cigarettes, alcohol.

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<v Speaker 7>They're selling their cards and they're getting cash and they're

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<v Speaker 7>using it for the fetanyl. They all have designer versus

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<v Speaker 7>they have to. You know, I work three jobs. I

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<v Speaker 7>put myself through school, I became that tex and I've

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<v Speaker 7>worked at gas.

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<v Speaker 4>Stations, I've worked everywhere.

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<v Speaker 7>I've humbled myself. Right now, you're a.

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<v Speaker 2>Decent You're a decent human being who needed some help.

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<v Speaker 2>You've got something.

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<v Speaker 7>I signed up for Suction eight about five years ago,

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<v Speaker 7>and I've never been followed, and I have to I

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<v Speaker 7>have to wonder, is it because it's because I'm an America,

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<v Speaker 7>It's because I'm an American?

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<v Speaker 4>Is it because I.

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<v Speaker 2>Either that or you haven't contributed to the right politician

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<v Speaker 2>in Massachusetts.

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<v Speaker 7>I'm following you.

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<v Speaker 8>Everybody who's listening right now.

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<v Speaker 7>Please if you don't like Trump, because you've got a

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<v Speaker 7>big in the world.

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<v Speaker 2>Unfortunately, we're hearing feedback on your radio lawn and it's

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<v Speaker 2>still a little distracting to me into you, into my audience.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm going to let you go, but thank you

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<v Speaker 2>for calling. Okay, and call again, James and Medford. James,

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<v Speaker 2>got to get you in here under the wire. Go ahead, James, James,

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<v Speaker 2>are you there? Okay, Let's go to Ken in Florida.

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<v Speaker 2>Then we'll go to Ken in Florida. Ken, you were

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<v Speaker 2>next on nights. I go ahead, Ken, get less than

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<v Speaker 2>a minute.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I'll be trying to be quick.

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<v Speaker 2>Dan.

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<v Speaker 5>You know some of my background.

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<v Speaker 6>I grew up.

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<v Speaker 5>I was born youngest of nine, lived in Columbia Point Projects.

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<v Speaker 5>My mom died when I was seven. My twenty year

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<v Speaker 5>old sister raised me. We lived on welfare, food stamps,

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<v Speaker 5>free lunches, I did my best in school, I went

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<v Speaker 5>to college, graduated, I became a homeowner. And when I

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<v Speaker 5>worked at I want to the name of the hospital,

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<v Speaker 5>A big hospital in Boston. I watched people take their

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<v Speaker 5>ebach caards to my ATM when I'm going to get

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<v Speaker 5>money out, and they're asking me how to use it.

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<v Speaker 5>And I saw multiple drug deals right around the hospital.

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<v Speaker 5>Let's Boston Medical Center, I'll say this and that. That's

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<v Speaker 5>where I started turning from a liberal voting for Deval Patrick,

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<v Speaker 5>and became more conservative because I saw the abuse. I

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<v Speaker 5>think Patrick said, oh, we can't. We don't have the

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<v Speaker 5>resources to put uh photos on on the EBT cards.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, yeah, but we we have the we have

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<v Speaker 2>the resources to hire more people for the I R

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<v Speaker 2>s of the Apartment of Revenue. And you called in late.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm flat out of time.

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<v Speaker 4>I want to get in real quick.

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<v Speaker 5>Before I went to bed in Florida.

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<v Speaker 2>Man, okay, keep listening though, wait okay. Oh and by

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<v Speaker 2>the way, batting down the hatches that storhim like, it's like,

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<v Speaker 2>looks like it could be serious.

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<v Speaker 5>Take a hurricane class, I have to teach tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>Give me all next week when it goes by I

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<v Speaker 2>want to know you're safe and sound. I mean that

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<v Speaker 2>serious right back at you. All right, I'm gonna take

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<v Speaker 2>a break and the talk with Joe Battenfeld to the

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<v Speaker 2>Boston Harold. He has come up with the ultimate October surprise,

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<v Speaker 2>and guess what, I think it's really possible. Stay with us.