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<v Speaker 1>Attention. You're listening to the top Huff radio show, America's

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<v Speaker 2>Well, my friends, Kamala Harris is gradually and very slowly,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe unintentionally, telling us who she is, and we should

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<v Speaker 2>listen to her. My friends, got some things that Kamala

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<v Speaker 2>that Kamala Harris has told us that she's going to do.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, she's announced one of her first I guess major,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's to effectively become a socialist at best, a

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<v Speaker 2>I am your host, the benevolent dictator here behind the microphone,

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<v Speaker 2>Todd Huff. You can join the conversation. You can share

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<v Speaker 2>So Echo is normally is laying where I normally drop

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<v Speaker 2>those drop our my notes on the live mentions I do.

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<v Speaker 2>She's laying here with a piece of paper on her

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<v Speaker 2>Now Echo, Who's what? What is Echo twelve? We think

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<v Speaker 2>she's not she's looking at me. Okay, anyway, So I

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<v Speaker 2>want to start here today. I want to start here

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<v Speaker 2>today by talking about Kamala and what she says that

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<v Speaker 2>she wants to do. Well, let me, I guess we'll

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<v Speaker 2>take a hand a step back because I want to

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<v Speaker 2>tell you how we got here and give some context.

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<v Speaker 2>So we need to start with the issue of inflation, right.

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<v Speaker 2>Inflation Inflation is now for the first time since March

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<v Speaker 2>of twoenty and twenty one, That is three and one

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<v Speaker 2>half years ago. That is almost for the entire duration

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<v Speaker 2>of this absolute debacle that we call the Biden Harris administration.

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<v Speaker 2>For the first time since basically Biden took office, for

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<v Speaker 2>the first time since Biden's policies went into effect, we

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<v Speaker 2>see inflation under three percent. Now, this is not some

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<v Speaker 2>great accomplishment. As I outlined and detailed yesterday. In Trump's

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<v Speaker 2>entire four year term as president of the United States,

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<v Speaker 2>inflation hit two point nine percent twice. It hit it twice. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>what happens now many of you know this. Now again,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna share this quickly because we have people, We

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<v Speaker 2>have people who are in all different walks of life

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<v Speaker 2>and in all different levels of experience with politics. So

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<v Speaker 2>let me just explain it to those who might be

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<v Speaker 2>newer to this and not really understand what's going on. So,

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<v Speaker 2>every month there is a report on what we would

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<v Speaker 2>loosely just refer to as the inflation rate. So every month,

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<v Speaker 2>so this is what this is the middle of August

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<v Speaker 2>by September, I think it's about about two weeks in.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's on or around September tenth, September eleventh,

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna hear. You're gonna hear an inflation report for

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<v Speaker 2>the month of August. Now it's not just for the

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<v Speaker 2>month of August, it's for the previous twelve months. So

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<v Speaker 2>it's for September of twenty twenty three through August of

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty four. And what they say is they'll say

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<v Speaker 2>in that twelve month period, the inflation rate again consumer

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<v Speaker 2>price index, but inflation rate is x percent. Is x percent.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's what's happened. So in January of twenty one, Trump,

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<v Speaker 2>of course was president for the first twenty days, the

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<v Speaker 2>last eleven days. Biden was president in twenty twenty one.

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<v Speaker 2>And of course, I look, let's make no mistake that

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<v Speaker 2>this is that there's a lot of factors here. I

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<v Speaker 2>can't lay the blame at the feed or the credit

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<v Speaker 2>at the feet of the president of the United States.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not that's not how that works. Now, it's certainly

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<v Speaker 2>they certainly have something to do with the inflation rate,

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<v Speaker 2>but they're not solely to blame. In fact, Congress is

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<v Speaker 2>the culprit. And of course, boy, I don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>get into the whole thing with the money supply, that's

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<v Speaker 2>a whole nother discussion that's you know, just the it's

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<v Speaker 2>complicated right at the FED and all this this sort

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<v Speaker 2>of stuff. But essentially, essentially government policies are one hundred percent.

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<v Speaker 2>I cannot overstate this. Look up Milton Friedman. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>I thought about pulling one of his soundbites, Milton Friedman.

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<v Speaker 2>The great economists who he passed away, I don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>back in the early two thousands, I believe, early to

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, in the past, say fifteen years roughly

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<v Speaker 2>give or take. Absolutely brilliant economist Milton Friedman, free to

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<v Speaker 2>choose as a book that he wrote. He was He

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<v Speaker 2>actually was one of these individuals who tried to take

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<v Speaker 2>his message, try to take the message of economics to

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<v Speaker 2>the masses, and he was quite successful at it. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>he made many appearances on Donahue if you remember, for

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<v Speaker 2>those of you who are older, Phil Donahue had a

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<v Speaker 2>talk show and Milton Friedman was the guest on there.

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<v Speaker 2>On several occasions, he would make speeches at campuses or

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<v Speaker 2>other venues. He was one of these folks that had

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<v Speaker 2>a knack for getting the very we must say, the

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<v Speaker 2>very very technical and maybe the very boring economics education

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<v Speaker 2>out in front of the masses, and he was a

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<v Speaker 2>great communicator. And so Milton Friedman correctly, i should say,

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<v Speaker 2>correctly defined what inflation was and who was responsible inflation.

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<v Speaker 2>As you can go back and find these sound bites

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<v Speaker 2>from Milton Friedman, and he's right, he is one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>percent right about this. Inflation is not the result of

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<v Speaker 2>It's not the fault, I should say, of trade unions.

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<v Speaker 2>Inflation is not the result of corporations. Inflation is not

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<v Speaker 2>the result of someone in some foreign land creating problem

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<v Speaker 2>for us. No, no, no, my friends, Inflation is solely

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred percent the responsibility and the fault of our

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<v Speaker 2>federal government. You cannot even blame inflation on state governments.

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<v Speaker 2>And the reason for that is because the federal government

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<v Speaker 2>is the only government who has a magic button. Remember

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<v Speaker 2>the old Staples easy button, that was easy. That's how

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<v Speaker 2>government views the creation of money. So what happens is

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<v Speaker 2>government wants to spend money. They want to spend money

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<v Speaker 2>like it's coming out of their ears. They want to

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<v Speaker 2>spend it, but they don't want to directly tax the people.

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<v Speaker 2>And so inflation is this it's a direct tax, but

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<v Speaker 2>it's an indirect tax. It's not as though they passed

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<v Speaker 2>a piece of legislation and they say we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>raise your taxes from x to X to y. No, no, no,

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<v Speaker 2>it is something that is being stolen from you without

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of people even knowing it. And so what

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<v Speaker 2>it basically means is that when you look at all

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<v Speaker 2>of the productivity in an economy, if you look at

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<v Speaker 2>the gross domestic product, for example, and let's say that

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<v Speaker 2>there's just for simple just for simple math, let's just

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<v Speaker 2>say that there's ten trillion dollars of economic output, Well,

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<v Speaker 2>the money supply would be increased in a greater rate

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<v Speaker 2>than the amount of productivity of the of the economy.

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<v Speaker 2>This is very simplistic how I'm explaining this, but you

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<v Speaker 2>get the idea. So there's more money that's being created

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<v Speaker 2>to represent the value of what has actually been created

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<v Speaker 2>in the real world through work and through trade, and

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<v Speaker 2>so there's more money that's being produced and pushed into

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<v Speaker 2>the economy through the government, right through the government, and

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<v Speaker 2>that makes the money that you have worth less, not

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<v Speaker 2>completely worthless, but heading in that direction. So what happens

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<v Speaker 2>is what happens is the it's not as though the

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<v Speaker 2>prices are increasing for goods just because of factors like

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I don't know, just simple supply and demand

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<v Speaker 2>or anything along along those lines. It is they are

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<v Speaker 2>increasing uniformly across the board, across all specters of the economy. Two,

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<v Speaker 2>they are increasing because the dollar has less purchasing power,

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<v Speaker 2>and that is inflated through the government. The president is

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<v Speaker 2>a part of that. But the president isn't the only one.

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<v Speaker 2>The thing with the president, the president has the greatest

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<v Speaker 2>ability to steer an agenda. You know, it's one it's

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<v Speaker 2>one person who everybody generally knows. In a mayor Rica,

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<v Speaker 2>who knows They don't know what year we were founded,

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<v Speaker 2>who we got our independence from. Many people can't name

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<v Speaker 2>the president or the vice president, but anyone with the

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<v Speaker 2>brain paying attention knows the president. The president has a

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<v Speaker 2>direct line of communication to the American people. We call

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<v Speaker 2>that the bully pulpit. And so there are things that

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<v Speaker 2>that president can do to really drive home fiscal policies,

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<v Speaker 2>economic policies. Of course, he still needs the cooperation I

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<v Speaker 2>suppose that's the word you would say of Congress. But

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<v Speaker 2>he has quite an impact. She would have quite an

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<v Speaker 2>impact on inflation. But it's not one hundred percent his fault.

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<v Speaker 2>But all that being said, give you some groundwork, there's

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<v Speaker 2>some background. All that being said, from the time Trump

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<v Speaker 2>was president, in the entire four year term, every month

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<v Speaker 2>when those reports came out, two point nine percent was

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<v Speaker 2>the ceiling. Was the highest it ever got. When Trump

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<v Speaker 2>was president. It never hit three percent. It only hit

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<v Speaker 2>two point nine percent I believe twice, I think two

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<v Speaker 2>point eight percent once. Beyond that, it was lower. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>in many cases much lower, in the in the one

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<v Speaker 2>point something range on multiple occasions. So all that being said,

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<v Speaker 2>the administration is excitedly applauding themselves. We've got inflation down

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<v Speaker 2>to three percent.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>People don't understand inflation. They don't understand what I just said.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, there's a lot of people, many of you,

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<v Speaker 2>of course do some of you are learning it. That's fine,

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<v Speaker 2>I had. I mean, we all go through this process

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<v Speaker 2>for those of us who want to follow this and

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<v Speaker 2>understand it, and so, but there's a lot of people

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<v Speaker 2>who don't know, they don't care, They misunderstand. Inflation is

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<v Speaker 2>not simply price is going up. Now, inflation always leads

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<v Speaker 2>to prices going up, but not every price increase is

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<v Speaker 2>the result of inflation we've gotten in this country. I

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<v Speaker 2>think economists have gotten lazy, or perhaps they've gotten tired

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<v Speaker 2>of trying to explain this to people. But there is

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<v Speaker 2>a there, There can be a price increase that's not

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<v Speaker 2>tied to inflation. For example, let's just say, let's say

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<v Speaker 2>God forbid, you can see Israel is preparing for war

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<v Speaker 2>with Iran. That's something that's in the stack of stuff

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<v Speaker 2>at toddefshow dot com. But they are preparing for war

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<v Speaker 2>with Iran. Let's say that that happens. I mean, that's

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<v Speaker 2>the path that we are on. I don't know what's

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<v Speaker 2>the Iranians, of course, that they're over there in the

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of our oil from. Well, what if they,

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<v Speaker 2>through the war efforts here, create some of their either

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<v Speaker 2>the Middle East harder or even impossible to get to

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<v Speaker 2>other parts of the world. What's going to happen to

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<v Speaker 2>the price of oil based products into including gasoline where

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to increase because it's now a supply and

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<v Speaker 2>demand problem they don't have. We wouldn't have the same supply. This,

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, is why Trump talks about drill baby

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<v Speaker 2>drill here in the United States. This is why Trump

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't want to see This is why conservatives don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to see these leases on public lands taken away for

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<v Speaker 2>oil and gas exploration, because the more that we can

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<v Speaker 2>produce domestically, the less likely we are to really experience

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<v Speaker 2>a major problem from this sort of thing. And in

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<v Speaker 2>a volatile region. This is a violatle region of the world,

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<v Speaker 2>the Middle East. It has been for a long time,

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<v Speaker 2>it will be probably until the end of time. So

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<v Speaker 2>you're looking at this and you realize that is not inflation.

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<v Speaker 2>There are other facts actors that can cause prices to

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<v Speaker 2>go up, and this is a supply and demand issue

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<v Speaker 2>in particular, supply issue in this example. And so every

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<v Speaker 2>time prices go up, it's not because of inflation, although

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<v Speaker 2>that's what we commonly refer to it as in fact,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll see inflation affecting different sectors of the economy at

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<v Speaker 2>different rates. That's not what true inflation is. True inflation

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<v Speaker 2>is uniform. So if prices have increased in food by

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<v Speaker 2>twenty percent in three and a half years, you have

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<v Speaker 2>to look at how much of that is directly tied

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<v Speaker 2>to what we've done by oversaturating the economy with additional money,

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<v Speaker 2>thereby driving down the value of the dollars, therefore requiring

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<v Speaker 2>you and me to give more of our dollars to

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<v Speaker 2>a vendor, to a grocery store to purchase the food.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not it. Maybe you might see a higher price

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<v Speaker 2>increase in say gas than food or vice versa. But

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<v Speaker 2>there is cooked into those numbers. There's a certain amount

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<v Speaker 2>that says this much of that is because of the

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<v Speaker 2>fact that the government is creating too much money. And

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<v Speaker 2>so the numbers got up around nine percent. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>we got close to double digits under this administration, under

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<v Speaker 2>the Biden Harris regime last summer, and so now it's

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<v Speaker 2>down to three percent, two point nine percent, it's under

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<v Speaker 2>three percent. They're celebrating this, But let me say something else.

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<v Speaker 2>Prices are not coming down as it pertains to inflation.

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<v Speaker 2>Prices may come down because of other factors, but my friends,

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<v Speaker 2>all we're celebrating is that we're inflating. Inflation is increasing

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<v Speaker 2>at a lower rate, it's still increasing. It's still two

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<v Speaker 2>point nine percent. It's still a factor. The prices that

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<v Speaker 2>had been driven up because of inflation are not suddenly

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<v Speaker 2>coming down. They might be coming down because of other

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<v Speaker 2>things that could affect supply chains, supply and demand, all

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<v Speaker 2>that sort of stuff, but it is not coming down

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<v Speaker 2>because because inflation is being reversed, it's just slowing the pace.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just slowing the pace. So inflation is one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>percent the fault of the federal government one hunt not

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<v Speaker 2>ninety nine percent. One hundred percent. It's not the fault

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<v Speaker 2>of big corporations. And this is important because Kamala's solution

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<v Speaker 2>to this is to not do anything with the government, well,

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<v Speaker 2>to use the government as a blunt force object to

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<v Speaker 2>force corporations, to force businesses into what she's basically she

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to control their prices. She's saying that they are

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<v Speaker 2>the ones that are creating this problem because they are

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<v Speaker 2>charging too much for the American you know, to the

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<v Speaker 2>American people for these products. And so she's gonna just arbitrarily,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess, say, this is what you can sell a

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<v Speaker 2>gallon of milk for. This is what you can sell

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<v Speaker 2>a loaf of bread for whatever, a pound of hamburger,

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<v Speaker 2>and therefore that's gonna, lickety split just solve our problem.

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<v Speaker 2>Of course, that's going to make it worse. It's going

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<v Speaker 2>to make it infinitely worse if this stuff happens. This

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<v Speaker 2>is not a good thing. And for the low information voter,

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<v Speaker 2>they're out there cheering this. They like this. The media

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<v Speaker 2>loves this. It pushes us further left. It gives the

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<v Speaker 2>government more power and control. It targets the business community

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<v Speaker 2>and not the real culprit here, which I've clearly explained

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<v Speaker 2>is one hundred percent. I'm not even saying listen, in

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<v Speaker 2>most instances, both parties are to blame. And I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>giving the big corporations a free pass because they have

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<v Speaker 2>created other problems. They have given in to the government.

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<v Speaker 2>They've played along with the DEI initiatives and all this

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<v Speaker 2>sort of stuff. They are woke, they are part of

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<v Speaker 2>the problem. They have been involved in censorship. They have

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of responsibility for a lot of what's going

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<v Speaker 2>on in this in this country today, in the sense

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<v Speaker 2>of it being not so great or absolutely terrible in

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<v Speaker 2>some instances. But they are not to blame for inflation.

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<v Speaker 2>They are not. That is one hundred percent, one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>percent the fault of our federal government. So it's with

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<v Speaker 2>that said that I want to get into Kamala's announcement,

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<v Speaker 2>her policy on inflation, what she says she's going to

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<v Speaker 2>do to address this, and it should terrify anybody who

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<v Speaker 2>understands economics. It should terrify anybody who understands what it

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<v Speaker 2>means to be free, to live in a free market society.

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<v Speaker 2>It should terrify anyone who's ever experienced what a socialistic

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<v Speaker 2>economy will do, or god forbid, even worse a totalitarian

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<v Speaker 2>a prosperous society. So that's where we're headed and the

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<v Speaker 2>to continue talking about inflation, but in particular inflation the

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<v Speaker 2>government's response under a Kamala Harris regime and what she

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<v Speaker 2>says that she wants to do, and how that is

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<v Speaker 2>devastating for a free people, for free markets, and for

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<v Speaker 2>You are listening to conservative not better talk. I am

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<v Speaker 2>your host, Todd Huff back in just a minute. Welcome back,

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<v Speaker 2>my friends. Just talking about one of Kamala's apparently foundational issues,

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<v Speaker 2>one of the first things we've heard about her priorities,

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<v Speaker 2>as should she be elected president of the United States.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to start here. This is at the Washington

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<v Speaker 2>Examiner dot com. By the way, this is always available

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<v Speaker 2>on our website. If you want to see anything that

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<v Speaker 2>we've talked about here today totofshow dot com, just go

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<v Speaker 2>to the stack of stuff. That, of course, for those

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<v Speaker 2>of you who used to listen to the late great

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<v Speaker 2>Rush Limbaugh, that, of course is a term he used

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<v Speaker 2>to use for his well the things he was prepared

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<v Speaker 2>to talk about on his show. We've just made hours

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<v Speaker 2>digital and you can check it out by visiting Todhofshow

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<v Speaker 2>dot com and going to the Stack of Stuff. But

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<v Speaker 2>let us start by reading what Harris is Kamala Harris

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<v Speaker 2>is doing here as she is teasing her first, as

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<v Speaker 2>The Washington Examiner puts it, first, hard policy position with

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<v Speaker 2>price gouging ban, written by Emily Hallis. Here's what the

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<v Speaker 2>article says. Vice President Kamala Harris will detail her plan

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<v Speaker 2>to lower food prices through a price gouging ban as

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<v Speaker 2>she unveils her economic blueprint this week. The same day

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<v Speaker 2>former President Donald Trump called her an incompetent socialist, Harris

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<v Speaker 2>teased the price control proposal in a press release Wednesday evening.

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<v Speaker 2>The Vice President is set to announce a broader economic

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<v Speaker 2>framework regarding her plans to tackle corporate greed, lower the

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<v Speaker 2>cost of living, and strengthen the economy during a Friday

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<v Speaker 2>speech in Raleigh, North Carolina. Harris's high profile economic address

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<v Speaker 2>in a state that she hopes to flip loco comes.

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<v Speaker 2>I should say, as she has faced criticism for running

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<v Speaker 2>a campaign light on policy details, you don't say, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>Kamala has not told us anything. In fact, that's one

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<v Speaker 2>of the things I want to get to. It won't

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<v Speaker 2>be this hour, but I want to get to the

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<v Speaker 2>policies that most people have no idea about, the ideas

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<v Speaker 2>that Kamala has embraced, has supported. She is dangerous. I

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<v Speaker 2>have said, I stand by this. This is the most

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<v Speaker 2>woke ticket in American presidential election history. This is a

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<v Speaker 2>woke leftist off the charts ticket with Kamala Harris and

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<v Speaker 2>her comrade at Tim Walls on the ticket. Here we go,

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<v Speaker 2>continuing in this article here when I stop, here we go. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>if she hopes to prevail, miss Harris needs to present

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<v Speaker 2>her ideas. The Washington Post editorial board wrote Sunday, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't even know if that's the case. What ideas did

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<v Speaker 2>Biden present in twenty and twenty What ideas his ideas were?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not Trump? Were they not? His ideas were, don't

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<v Speaker 2>have me go out there and campaign, keep me in

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<v Speaker 2>my basement. When I do go campaign, have about fifty

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<v Speaker 2>people in the audience standing in circles that of course

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<v Speaker 2>which of course we have learned was a completely arbitrary distance.

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<v Speaker 2>Even Fauci himself said it was basically just made up

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<v Speaker 2>on the fly. We saw people sitting in cars because

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<v Speaker 2>in twenty twenty. You had to stay in your car

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<v Speaker 2>and you would honk if you thought the president or

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<v Speaker 2>the candidates at the time Joseph Robinette Bribery. If you

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<v Speaker 2>The only reason any horns were honking in those days

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<v Speaker 2>were because people dozed off and their heads hit the horn.

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<v Speaker 2>I have no doubt in my mind that that's what's

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<v Speaker 2>happening or that's what happened back then. But what do

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<v Speaker 2>you mean that she's gonna have to say her ideas.

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<v Speaker 2>I wish she was gonna have to tell us about

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<v Speaker 2>her ideas and policies. And there are people that are

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<v Speaker 2>But the sad truth is she's won a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>of votes already because she's got a big Democrat next

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<v Speaker 2>to her name, capital D Democrat next to her name.

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<v Speaker 2>She's winning some votes because she's a woman. Enough said,

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<v Speaker 2>she's winning some votes because she's black. That's all that

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<v Speaker 2>some folks seem to care about. She's winning some votes

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<v Speaker 2>simply because she is Indian. People look at this as

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<v Speaker 2>a historic opportunity, this is the time for America to

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<v Speaker 2>have its first female president or whatever whatever. People believe.

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<v Speaker 2>These things are not rooted in substance. The reason that

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<v Speaker 2>this the reason I get so fired up about this again,

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<v Speaker 2>I've been on I'm on record as saying it is

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<v Speaker 2>good that America has gotten to a point to where

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<v Speaker 2>individual voters are prepared to vote for people who are

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<v Speaker 2>ethnically and racially different than people they would have voted.

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<v Speaker 2>They wouldn't have voted for folks like this in America's history.

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<v Speaker 2>That is a good thing. That we have gotten to

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<v Speaker 2>the point where people are willing to vote for people

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<v Speaker 2>that they would not have voted for it for because

433
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<v Speaker 2>of superficial identity politics in the past. That is a

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<v Speaker 2>good thing. Those are positive steps forward. But it is

435
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<v Speaker 2>also bad. It is maybe not as bad, but I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>in one sense, I would say it is equally. It's

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<v Speaker 2>the same thing to say I'm not going to vote

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<v Speaker 2>for someone because they are a certain gender or race

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<v Speaker 2>or whatever ethnicity. It's just as bad to say that

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<v Speaker 2>you won't do it as it is to say that's

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<v Speaker 2>the only reason. Because the reason is is that it

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<v Speaker 2>puts the emphastis on the wrong salable, as people would say, right,

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<v Speaker 2>we're putting the emphasis in the wrong place. It's if

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<v Speaker 2>you think like that and vote like that, you've actually

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<v Speaker 2>created a scenario. And it's so ironic to me. People

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<v Speaker 2>talk about, oh, our democracy is at stake and all

447
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<v Speaker 2>this stuff. If you want to really put our quote

448
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<v Speaker 2>unquote democracy at stake or if you prefer our our

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<v Speaker 2>Sorry Ozeneko are having a stare up here in the

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<v Speaker 2>studio studio. I don't know what that was about. But

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<v Speaker 2>if you want to have a scenario where our democracy

452
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<v Speaker 2>or our constitutional republic is at risk, then start voting

453
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<v Speaker 2>for people for reasons that have nothing to do with policy,

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<v Speaker 2>whether that is to vote for them because they're a

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<v Speaker 2>certain race, or to not vote for them because they're

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<v Speaker 2>a certain race. That takes the focus off of what

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00:30:06.119 --> 00:30:09.119
<v Speaker 2>really matters. What really matters is what we're talking about here,

458
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<v Speaker 2>which is what Kamala says she wants to do as

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<v Speaker 2>president of the United States. She wants to control prices,

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<v Speaker 2>She wants to take control of this. She wants to

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<v Speaker 2>tell companies what they can charge for things. This is

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<v Speaker 2>a terrifying concept. It is not consistent with a free market.

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<v Speaker 2>It is not consistent with what prosperous nations do. It

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<v Speaker 2>actually makes things markedly worse, much much much worse, as

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<v Speaker 2>of course it is with anything that is touched by

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<v Speaker 2>these leftists. So I want to talk about that a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit more. But before I do that, my friends,

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<v Speaker 2>Stack empowering you to stay prepared, to stay safe, and

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<v Speaker 2>to stay strong. Now, let us get to the issue

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<v Speaker 2>of the price gouging ban. Let's get Actually, I want

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<v Speaker 2>to switch to another article that I have here in

492
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<v Speaker 2>the stack of stuff. This one is where's this one?

493
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<v Speaker 2>I want to say? This is National Yeah, National Review. President.

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<v Speaker 2>The headline of this is President Harris, same as Senator Harris.

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<v Speaker 2>So I don't have much time here, but I at

496
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<v Speaker 2>least want to set the stage in this But in

497
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<v Speaker 2>a relatively substance free election season, the few policy ideas

498
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<v Speaker 2>we hear are terrible. But now Vp Harris has come

499
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<v Speaker 2>up with the dumbest policy of them all, federal price controls.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's the story from Washington Posts. Jeff Stein. In a

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<v Speaker 2>statement released late Wednesday night, the Harris campaign said that

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<v Speaker 2>if elected, she would push for the first ever federal

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<v Speaker 2>ban on food price hikes, sweeping with sweeping new powers

504
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<v Speaker 2>for federal authorities. Noah Rothman has a great post about this.

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<v Speaker 2>It is crazy. I can't think of an issue that

506
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<v Speaker 2>has little support or as little support among economists on

507
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<v Speaker 2>the right, the center, and the left as price control regulations,

508
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<v Speaker 2>including rent control which was pushed by Biden a few

509
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<v Speaker 2>weeks ago, anti price gadging measures and similar policies. It

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<v Speaker 2>is especially silly as a way to fight inflation. Remember,

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<v Speaker 2>this is all in response to the inflation numbers. This

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<v Speaker 2>is all in response to that. This is designed to say,

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<v Speaker 2>this is what I would do, Kamala Harris would say

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<v Speaker 2>to drive down inflation. That's the whole premise. That's why

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<v Speaker 2>we started with inflation here at the top of the hour.

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<v Speaker 2>So more to say about this, but I'm out of

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<v Speaker 2>time this segment. Quick time out, my friends. Back here

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<v Speaker 2>in just a minute. Welcome back, my friends. Here we

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<v Speaker 2>are our final segment of this hour, just talking about

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<v Speaker 2>price controls. Price controls, which of course is what Kamala

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<v Speaker 2>Harris is she's proposing here. It's absolutely insane. Were looking

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<v Speaker 2>here at this article at the National Review, which is available.

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<v Speaker 2>I've linked to it on the stack of Stuff page

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<v Speaker 2>on our on our website. The price controls do not work.

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<v Speaker 2>Price controls, especially to drive down inflation doesn't work because again,

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<v Speaker 2>pop quiz, who is responsible for inflation? Who is responsible

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<v Speaker 2>for inflation? I'll give you a minute to come up

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<v Speaker 2>with your answer here, but let me use this as

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<v Speaker 2>adjustable phil I really like that about my my pillow.

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<v Speaker 2>It allows me. Again I've shared with you, I've got

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<v Speaker 2>broad shoulders and a big old head. So when I

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<v Speaker 2>pillow so that it can hold up the big the

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<v Speaker 2>big head. You know, it's got to hold all those brains.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, That's that's why the head is big. But

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<v Speaker 2>you come up with your answer on the pop quiz?

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<v Speaker 2>Who is responsible for inflation? Is it big corporations? Is

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<v Speaker 2>it trade union? Is it foreign countries? Or is it

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<v Speaker 2>Pay attention here, my friends, I'm giving hints out. Is

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<v Speaker 2>it your federal government? Ding ding ding circle gets the

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<v Speaker 2>square if you said that it was d your federal government.

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<v Speaker 2>And so to target companies and to say you can

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<v Speaker 2>only sell certain products, or you can only sell products

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<v Speaker 2>for certain prices, you can't raise prices is a massive, massive,

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<v Speaker 2>massive stupid thing to do. In fact, this article points

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<v Speaker 2>out some of this. This is a Noah Smith. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>let's see, I'm gonna go to there's a couple people

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<v Speaker 2>that comment on this. It's hard to exaggerate. This is

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<v Speaker 2>written by Catherine Rample the Washington Post. It's hard to

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<v Speaker 2>exaggerate how bad this policy is. It is an all

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<v Speaker 2>but name, a sweeping set of government enforced price controls

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<v Speaker 2>across every industry, not only food. Supplying demand would no

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<v Speaker 2>longer determine prices or profit levels. Some far off Washington

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<v Speaker 2>bureaucrats would The FTC would be able to tell, say,

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<v Speaker 2>a Kroger in Ohio, the acceptable price it can charge

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<v Speaker 2>for milk. At best, this would lead to shortages, black markets,

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<v Speaker 2>and hoarding, among other distortions seen previous times countries tried

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<v Speaker 2>to limit price growth by FIAT. There's a reason narrower

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<v Speaker 2>price gouging laws that exist in some US states are

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<v Speaker 2>rarely invoked. At worst, it may accidentally raise prices. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's the reality. I mean, just think about this. If

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<v Speaker 2>you're a market, if you're a little store and you're

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<v Speaker 2>selling a and you're selling food items, folks. I remember

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<v Speaker 2>I used to have a relationship of a friendly relationship

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<v Speaker 2>with someone who was in who worked for a big

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<v Speaker 2>retail convenience store and gas station chain, and she told me,

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<v Speaker 2>she said, look, we don't even try to make money

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<v Speaker 2>on the gasoline. What we're trying to do is get

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<v Speaker 2>people to come into the store and buy, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>a candy bar, or to pick up a fountain, whatever

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<v Speaker 2>it is. You know, they buy things in the store.

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<v Speaker 2>It's convenient, they need it, they want it. They just

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<v Speaker 2>fueled up, and now they're going to grab it and

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<v Speaker 2>go out the door. She even said on some occasions

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<v Speaker 2>they lost money. You know, in those weird times when

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<v Speaker 2>you know, a truck would bring the new fuel supply in.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe the price had gone up, but it hadn't hit

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<v Speaker 2>the you know, the pump shit, it hadn't been updated

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<v Speaker 2>or whatever. The might be a time where they were

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<v Speaker 2>taking it at a loss. So you're talking about industries

598
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<v Speaker 2>that have a small amount of margin, and a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of these places don't look at percentage wise large margins.

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<v Speaker 2>What they're looking for is traffic. What they're looking for

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<v Speaker 2>is to make up the money they need to make

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<v Speaker 2>by volume. And now, if you're going to say you

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<v Speaker 2>have to sell this at X dollars, what do you

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<v Speaker 2>think is going to happen? Especially if they have to

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<v Speaker 2>start selling it at a loss. I mean any number

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<v Speaker 2>of things, right, They're going to maybe stop selling it

607
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<v Speaker 2>if they stop selling it. What's going to happen to

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<v Speaker 2>the prime the cost from the wholesale manufacturer. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>it's going to cause havoc on the economy. And I'm

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<v Speaker 2>out of time. I can't get into it anymore. Gotta go, SDG.
