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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to KFI AM six forty the Bill Handles

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<v Speaker 1>show on demand on the iHeartRadio. F election is coming

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<v Speaker 1>out less than two weeks. One of the things that

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<v Speaker 1>goes on and I love talking about this election because

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<v Speaker 1>it is one of the weirdest elections that we have

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<v Speaker 1>ever seen. One a vice president who was going to

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<v Speaker 1>run his vice president, or Joe Biden, becomes a presidential

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<v Speaker 1>candidate because Joe Biden is old and decrepit and clearly

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<v Speaker 1>show that during the debate with Trump and on the

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<v Speaker 1>other side, the most unusual both president and candidate in

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<v Speaker 1>the history of the United States. One of the things

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<v Speaker 1>that is so bizarre about the Trump campaign and Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump as a president candidate in general is the number

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<v Speaker 1>of people who worked for him, not only in business,

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<v Speaker 1>but also worked for him in the White House. How

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<v Speaker 1>they've turned against him, and people in the know, people

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<v Speaker 1>who are there are and I'm talking about dozens and

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<v Speaker 1>dozens of people who were there, have said.

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<v Speaker 2>This guy is unfit. John Kelly is the latest.

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<v Speaker 1>The former Marine general was the longest serving chief of

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<v Speaker 1>staff for Donald Trump about a year and a half,

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<v Speaker 1>and he has.

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<v Speaker 2>Straight out come out.

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<v Speaker 1>He was also Homeland Secretary Homeland's Security secretary. Now during

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<v Speaker 1>his tenure, he drew a lot of internal criticism over

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<v Speaker 1>his performance, and like many others, John Bolton being one

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<v Speaker 1>of them, grew disenchanted distressed by well the President Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump at the time considered Trump still considers Trump to

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<v Speaker 1>be inappropriate and even more damning, reflecting no understanding of.

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<v Speaker 2>The Constitution itself.

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<v Speaker 1>And I am part of that crowd because whenever a

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<v Speaker 1>candidate says, if I do not win, the election is

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<v Speaker 1>rigged and the Constitution has been violated. Wow, to not

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<v Speaker 1>elect me means the very Constitution of the United States

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<v Speaker 1>has been violated and disappears. And Kelly also agrees with

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of the policies of Trump, but just says

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<v Speaker 1>he is straight out unfit. He has said things. Kelly

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<v Speaker 1>says that here is a guy who doesn't not only

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't understand the Constitution, but thinks that his presidency is

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<v Speaker 1>way beyond the powers of any president.

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<v Speaker 2>He can do whatever he wants, any time he wants.

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<v Speaker 1>He has said that, he has said as president, there

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<v Speaker 1>is no stopping me to do anything I want. That's

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<v Speaker 1>pretty scary, and so Kelly just him straight out as

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<v Speaker 1>a fascist.

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<v Speaker 2>And he said, looks, let's look at the definition of.

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<v Speaker 1>A fascist, fascian, fascist, far right, authoritarian, ultra nationalist political ideology,

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<v Speaker 1>a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of the opposition,

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<v Speaker 1>and believes in a natural societal hierarchy.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you had to describe Trump, that is absolutely true.

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<v Speaker 2>No guardrails.

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<v Speaker 1>He does not believe in guardrails at all, and any

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<v Speaker 1>guardrails that exist are unconstitutional. And it is hard to

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<v Speaker 1>believe that there are so many.

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<v Speaker 2>People who agree with that. I mean the scary part.

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<v Speaker 1>And there's several different ways of people who support Trump.

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<v Speaker 1>Some of them I understand completely. Yeah, I don't like

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<v Speaker 1>the guy, but are much stronger than Kamala Harris, who's

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<v Speaker 1>the way left of She's pretty liberal, no question about that.

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<v Speaker 1>There are those that are going to hold their nose

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<v Speaker 1>and vote for Trump. There are those that believe in policy.

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<v Speaker 1>There are those and this is the scary one, which we're.

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<v Speaker 2>Hearing more and more.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know the numbers. God has put Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 1>in as president. If Donald Trump is not elected, it

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<v Speaker 1>is a violation of God's law. That's a little scary.

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<v Speaker 1>And so it runs the gamut and The problem is

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<v Speaker 1>is that Donald Trump probably doesn't believe the God part.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think he does. I don't think he's that religious.

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<v Speaker 1>But does he believe he is the answer to America? Absolutely,

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<v Speaker 1>no question about it. Does he believe he is more

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<v Speaker 1>important than the Constitution?

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<v Speaker 2>No, he believes he is the Constitution.

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<v Speaker 1>And anybody that goes against him, anybody who is an enemy,

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<v Speaker 1>anybody who is against Trump's policy is someone who does

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<v Speaker 1>not believe in the Constitution. That's exactly what Kelly says.

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<v Speaker 1>This is pretty this is pretty extreme stuff. What makes

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<v Speaker 1>this interesting. It's not just one former employee, and we

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<v Speaker 1>can talk about employee of the employee. We're talking about

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<v Speaker 1>former chief of Staff, Secretary of Homeland Security. You also

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<v Speaker 1>had the former communications director, you had the former head

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it goes on and on, and people.

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<v Speaker 1>Are genuinely frightened of a second Trump presidency.

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<v Speaker 2>I am, I am straight out. But you know where

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<v Speaker 2>I sit.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, there is a I don't have any hidden

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<v Speaker 1>agenda here. You know exactly where I sit. Okay, let's

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<v Speaker 1>talk about fundraising, both Republican and Democratic fundraising, which the

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<v Speaker 1>Republicans are getting more heat than are the Democrats and

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<v Speaker 1>all by that, although both are at fault here and

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<v Speaker 1>then like everyone else, I don't know how many emails

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<v Speaker 1>you're getting.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how any blasts you're getting.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm getting them constantly, several a day, in some cases

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<v Speaker 1>dozens a day.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'll dive into that when we come back.

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<v Speaker 1>The FAA has published new rules, the final piece of

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<v Speaker 1>the puzzle. They're calling it a new category of aircraft.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not rotary, not a helicopter, not a plane.

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<v Speaker 1>What is it? It is sort of the two together

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<v Speaker 1>air taxis, and that's coming up. You're going to be

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<v Speaker 1>and they're electric, so don't make any noise kind of neat.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we knew it was coming for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Now politics, because we have the presidential coming up in

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<v Speaker 1>what thirteen days or we're going to pay attention to that,

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<v Speaker 1>And I don't know if you are getting emails of

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<v Speaker 1>course you are asking for donations to either party, stuff

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<v Speaker 1>like if you believe what Kama is saying, check yes, don't.

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<v Speaker 1>I am unaffiliated. I am not a member of either party.

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<v Speaker 1>I am getting inundated by both sides more so the Democrats,

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<v Speaker 1>they're going after me with a vengeance.

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<v Speaker 2>Can't even imagine.

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<v Speaker 1>If you are a registered member of the Republican or

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<v Speaker 1>Democratic Party. And the problem is not the messages, frankly,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I mean, it's disgusting, it's horrible. Leave me alone,

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<v Speaker 1>so I delete the leite delite. It's the call for money.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the call for money that's the problem. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll give money to a presidential I have in the past,

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<v Speaker 1>haven't yet, haven't decided yet, maybe not even this year

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<v Speaker 1>because I'm so disgusted across the board.

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<v Speaker 2>And here is what's going on.

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<v Speaker 1>The Republicans are being blamed for more practices that are

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<v Speaker 1>considered well, do I want to use the word despicable. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>they're asking for money, and in a deceptive way because

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<v Speaker 1>if you look somewhere on their website you'll see just

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<v Speaker 1>The Democrats are more open about that. Let me tell

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<v Speaker 1>you you're in a lot of trouble with recurring anything.

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<v Speaker 2>And there are a couple of stories.

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<v Speaker 1>This is from The Independent, which is a.

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<v Speaker 2>Non biased publication.

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<v Speaker 1>In some of the story, one man's life savings was

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<v Speaker 1>drained over two years because of the predatory messages from

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<v Speaker 1>Republican various Republican political groups.

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<v Speaker 2>CNN look at that, looks at that. CNN is biased.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, not as biased as the other side. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>bias is relative. I mean it's difference seen CNN and

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<v Speaker 1>Fox YEP. CNN is definitely biased. Fox is way more so.

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<v Speaker 1>Life savings gone. Another case, an eighty year old woman

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<v Speaker 1>with lung cancer gave more than hundred and eighty thousand

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<v Speaker 1>dollars to the campaign of Trump and other Republicans and

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<v Speaker 1>apologize to them for not getting donations in sooner because

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<v Speaker 1>she was undergoing heart surgery. When she died, two hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and fifty dollars was left in her bank account. And

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<v Speaker 1>here are the most vulnerable. Older Americans, especially those living

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<v Speaker 1>with neurological impairents of impairments have fallen foul the marketing poise.

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<v Speaker 1>Now why is that? Well, you can argue that the

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<v Speaker 1>Republican Party is more aggressive, but dive a.

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<v Speaker 2>Little bit deeper.

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<v Speaker 1>Older Americans are more susceptible to Republican in treaties because

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<v Speaker 1>they are more conservative. It's that simple. They're more apt

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<v Speaker 1>to give money and not know that they're given. So

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<v Speaker 1>both campaigns are asking for donations like crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>Over the last couple of days.

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<v Speaker 1>It's donate to the Harris campaign and whoever, we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to match the money or I mean, it's pretty aggressive stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm not a dedicated Republican. I'm not one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and fifty years old. Although I placed one on radio.

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<v Speaker 1>An eighty one year old man told CNN his dad

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<v Speaker 1>believed that he was in personal communication with Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 1>Junior gave eighty grant. Now both have aggressive marketing tactics,

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<v Speaker 1>as I said, emails, texts, even calls to reach the voter,

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<v Speaker 1>the potential voter. There was a seventy eight year old

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<v Speaker 1>woman who took limited showers and canceled her insurance plan

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<v Speaker 1>to save money unknowingly, according to.

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<v Speaker 2>This story, gave two hundred thousand.

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<v Speaker 1>Dollars to the Democratic pull up groups. So both sides

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<v Speaker 1>get it. Here is something that I want to share

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<v Speaker 1>with you. Win Read, which is the official Republican party

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<v Speaker 1>fundraising platform, offers refunds straight out to contributions made accidentally

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<v Speaker 1>within sixty days. Act Blue, the Democratic fundraising program platform,

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<v Speaker 1>also offers refunds on a case by case basis and

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<v Speaker 1>any donations made through PayPal or Venmo over ninety days

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<v Speaker 1>will not be refunded. And the Independent approached both of

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<v Speaker 1>the parties, both of the platforms for comment and didn't

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<v Speaker 1>get it. And so is this year worse than others?

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<v Speaker 1>I think it is worse in the sense that we're

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<v Speaker 1>being inundated.

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<v Speaker 2>More and more and more.

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<v Speaker 1>There's more money being thrown into this, certainly in social media.

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<v Speaker 1>If you look at the ads here on KFI. Politicals

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<v Speaker 1>have just started, but nothing like it was in the past. Broadcast,

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<v Speaker 1>tieved TV, cable, nothing like it was in the past,

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<v Speaker 1>because all the money is going to social all the

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<v Speaker 1>money going to social means.

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<v Speaker 2>TikTok.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll see that, You'll see it on YouTube, and you

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<v Speaker 1>will get personal emails and requests for money.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm up to here with it.

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<v Speaker 1>And if I look, well, I'm on the air for

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<v Speaker 1>what three hours, and if I look at my phone,

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<v Speaker 1>if I look at my emails, there would be three

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<v Speaker 1>or four requests for money. For some reason, the Democrats

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<v Speaker 1>are really pushing me. And I don't know why, because

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not a Democrat. Maybe it's a demographic but I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think so. So I don't know the answer all

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<v Speaker 1>I want. All I know is I hate elderly people

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<v Speaker 1>getting screwed. You know, they're vulnerable, and come on eyes Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>coming up worldwide efforts to reverse the baby shortage and

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<v Speaker 1>what's going on, because man, this was thirty years of

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<v Speaker 1>my life professionally as well as personally. So I'll talk

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<v Speaker 1>about that and then later on doctor Jim Keeney, we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to talk about the new burger at McDonald's, the eMac,

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<v Speaker 2>So we've got a lot on the plate. We are looking.

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<v Speaker 1>At some of the stories, and the Middle East continues

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<v Speaker 1>on going crazy. FAA has just finalized published new rules

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<v Speaker 1>be available that's going to be flying around air taxis.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not fixed wing, it's not rotary, it's both.

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<v Speaker 1>So we have a third way to go and you'll

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<v Speaker 2>Okay. I want to talk about something that I have.

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<v Speaker 1>Been involved with and was involved with for over thirty years,

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<v Speaker 1>and that is dealing with the baby shortage. And there

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<v Speaker 1>is a massive baby shortage around the world and we

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<v Speaker 1>have one and if it weren't for immigration coming into

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<v Speaker 1>this country, our population would just decrease dramatically, and it

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<v Speaker 1>is decreasing, but very small degree.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's the stat that I want to share with you.

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<v Speaker 1>If you have a woman, for all the women of

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<v Speaker 2>So for those of you that have two kids, like

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<v Speaker 2>I do not keeping up.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not I am not replacing myself. It's that simple.

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<v Speaker 1>So what do you do?

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<v Speaker 2>What are countries doing?

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<v Speaker 1>And, by the way, we're in relatively good shape because

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to countries that in Europe specifically, and

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<v Speaker 1>which I'll share with you later. So imagine this, you

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<v Speaker 1>at least one hundred and fifty thousand dollars in cheap loans,

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<v Speaker 1>a subsidized minivan, a lifetime exemption from income taxes.

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<v Speaker 1>By the way, also cheap childcare, extra vacation time, free

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<v Speaker 1>fertility treatments. That's what's being doled out in different parts

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<v Speaker 1>of Europe and Europe is the most effective of the

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<v Speaker 1>worldwide baby shortage.

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<v Speaker 2>And you have to keep.

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<v Speaker 1>People coming into this world other than because you have

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<v Speaker 1>economy shrinking, and that means you have more older people

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<v Speaker 1>frankly will take care of older people, and not only

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<v Speaker 1>only directly, and that's third world countries. But I'm talking

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<v Speaker 1>about tax base. I'm talking about people who earn money

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<v Speaker 1>who then pay into the system which then supports older

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<v Speaker 1>people via Social Security or this upsidized housing or other

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<v Speaker 1>programs Medicare for example. In our case, you've got an

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<v Speaker 1>employment insurance, you know Social Security. When it was first

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<v Speaker 1>tax and it was about five workers for every retired person.

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<v Speaker 1>And you retire sixty five and then you die in

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<v Speaker 2>Well, the system doesn't work anymore. Now you're down to.

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<v Speaker 1>Two workers or three workers, two point something workers supporting

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<v Speaker 1>every Social Security recipient. And let me tell you how

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<v Speaker 1>long they last. My mother retired I think at fifty eight,

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<v Speaker 1>and went on Social Security because she had some medical issues.

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<v Speaker 1>She died at ninety eight, forty years of social security

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<v Speaker 1>benefits that was not anticipated, and so people are living

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<v Speaker 1>longer and those of us that are working are paying

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<v Speaker 2>I told my mother to die before.

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<v Speaker 1>She was ninety eight, Starting at about ninety three, I

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<v Speaker 1>was pushing her, for pushing her to kick the bucket,

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<v Speaker 2>Just to screw with me.

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<v Speaker 1>So you have a world by baby shortage, and it

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<v Speaker 1>is not good. And birth rates have been falling across

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<v Speaker 1>the developed world since the nineteen sixties, which I said,

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<v Speaker 1>Europe has hit harder and faster, and reversing the decline

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<v Speaker 1>in birth rates has become a national priority governments all

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<v Speaker 1>over the world. First World governments China, Russia. Vladimir Putin

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<v Speaker 1>declared twenty twenty four the Year of the Family. And

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<v Speaker 1>in the US you've got Donala Harris and Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 1>are pledging to rethink family policies. Harris wants to offer

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<v Speaker 1>six thousand dollars baby bonus. Trump has floated free in

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<v Speaker 1>vitro fertilization and tax deductions for parents. Question number one,

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<v Speaker 1>Who's going to pay for it? They're both out of

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<v Speaker 1>their minds. And question number two or answer number two.

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<v Speaker 1>It's because one of the reasons is because of the

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<v Speaker 2>Also getting elected is a pretty important reason.

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<v Speaker 1>All right. I want to come back and tell you

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<v Speaker 1>what countries are doing and it is really interesting and

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<v Speaker 1>why and who's doing what, and we are way behind

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<v Speaker 1>the curve in terms of dealing with baby shortages, the

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<v Speaker 1>worldwide baby shortage issue. I want to continue on with

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<v Speaker 1>what's going on with the baby shortage around the world.

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<v Speaker 2>And the reason I talk about this is because I

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<v Speaker 2>was part of it.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I am part of the baby shortage because, as

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<v Speaker 1>I said, statistically, two point one kids have to be

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<v Speaker 1>produced by woman of child bearing age who does produce kids,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're way below that. The United States is at

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<v Speaker 1>one point six percent or one point six kids for

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<v Speaker 1>every woman, and that means we're losing population. And the

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<v Speaker 1>reason it's important not to lose population is because we

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<v Speaker 1>need more young people there to pay for old people.

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<v Speaker 1>We're talking about not just taking care of them, but

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<v Speaker 1>through governmental programs, paying taxes. You can't have more old

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<v Speaker 1>people than young people paying for them because the economies

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<v Speaker 1>then collapse long term. So we need two point one

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<v Speaker 1>ain't happening, and this is all over and where it

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<v Speaker 1>really hurts. And by the way, this was something I

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<v Speaker 1>dealt with in the world of surrogacy because people came

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<v Speaker 1>in way later to have kids.

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<v Speaker 2>That's one of the big problems of the shortage. And

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<v Speaker 2>there are a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>Of people outside of that that just don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>have kids. For those of you that are considering having children,

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<v Speaker 1>take it from a dad, don't do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Just don't do it.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll be far happier long term, medium term, short term.

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<v Speaker 1>That's advice. So Europe is the place where it is

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<v Speaker 1>the most well, the biggest problem in terms of replacing population.

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<v Speaker 1>And we're talking about countries, and I want to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about two specific countries that have gone to incredible lengths

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<v Speaker 2>Norway and Hungary.

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<v Speaker 1>They have fratillery rates of one point five one point

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<v Speaker 1>four children for every woman, far below that replacement rate

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<v Speaker 1>of two point one, which is needed to keep the

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<v Speaker 1>population steady. And demographers are suggesting that the reluctance to

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<v Speaker 1>a purely financial one. Now, a lot of people do

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<v Speaker 1>it because of finances, because you can't afford kids any more.

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<v Speaker 1>They eat a lot, they go to school. Diapers are

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<v Speaker 1>a fortune. I am still paying for diapers and my

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<v Speaker 1>kids are twenty nine years old.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a different issue. We'll talk about that at another time.

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<v Speaker 1>It is just expensive, and of course housing is insane.

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<v Speaker 1>It just is a real big financial issue. But it's

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<v Speaker 1>more fundamental than that. It is simply the way we

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<v Speaker 1>are living. So what is going on with Norway and Hungary?

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<v Speaker 1>The Prime Minister of Hungary is a guy that think

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<v Speaker 1>of Victor Orbond, and he is a populist. He is

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<v Speaker 1>a Donald Trump. He believes in populism, He believes in

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<v Speaker 1>the small man, or at least he goes for the

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<v Speaker 1>middle class. And you know that jd Vance is a

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<v Speaker 1>big one for having kids. Tucker Carlson another one. And

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<v Speaker 1>what Urbond does is he talks about having children and

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<v Speaker 1>the traditional family model as a national duty. And it

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<v Speaker 1>just makes more sense than immigration. Immigration is the only

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<v Speaker 1>reason our population isn't just decreasing dramatically. Same thing with Europe.

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<v Speaker 1>And here's the problem. This is the world of JD.

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<v Speaker 1>In Hungary, the benefits are reserved for married, heterosexual middle

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<v Speaker 1>class couples. Couples could divorce, leave, they lose their subsidized

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<v Speaker 1>interest rates have to sometimes pay back the support. Hungary's

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<v Speaker 1>population shrinking since the nineteen eighties. Urban, by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>is a father of five, and he has expanded the

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<v Speaker 1>family support system doing something about Hungary's fertility rate.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, it did go up.

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<v Speaker 1>From one point four to one point six kids for

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<v Speaker 1>every woman, but is it anywhere near the two point

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<v Speaker 1>one It is not. And the world is spinning. And

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<v Speaker 1>the more kids you have in Hungry the better, the

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<v Speaker 1>better the benefits if you have three or more. How

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<v Speaker 1>about one hundred and fifty thousand dollars in subsidized loans.

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<v Speaker 1>How about a lifetime exemption from personal taxes if a

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<v Speaker 1>mother has four more kids. How about both parents getting

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<v Speaker 1>seven extra annual vacation days. Another program, thirty thousand families

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<v Speaker 1>have used a subsidy to buy a mini van. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>that is a real issue, and it is a problem. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>Third world countries not a problem. They're having kids like crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>And one of the big reasons having kids, as I.

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<v Speaker 2>See it, is.

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<v Speaker 1>Because there's no safety net in those third world countries.

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<v Speaker 1>And the only way that parents as they reach old

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<v Speaker 1>age are going to be able to be supported to

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<v Speaker 1>have as many kids as possible. One or two kids

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<v Speaker 1>isn't going to do it for mom and dad who

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<v Speaker 1>become older, three four, five kids. Yeah, same thing with

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<v Speaker 1>the ability to work. Farmers, for example, need a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of kids. Traditionally they have. We used to be in

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<v Speaker 2>We're not anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>So you'll hear more about this, this worldwide shortage. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a big deal, a big deal. Just wanted to share

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<v Speaker 1>that information with you, all right, Coming up, Amy King,

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<v Speaker 1>She this morning interviewed Colonel Nick Haig and he's aboard

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<v Speaker 1>the ISS. She's talking to an astronaut as he is

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<v Speaker 1>circling the world, circling the earth in the ISS. And boy,

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<v Speaker 1>what an interview that was. And so share parts of

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<v Speaker 1>it with you and Amy will do the voiceover in

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<v Speaker 1>the introduction.

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<v Speaker 2>Et Ce, I'm gonna throw it to Amy.

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<v Speaker 1>Gives me a chance to still work on the show

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<v Speaker 1>and not have to work. It's a wonderful thing. This

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<v Speaker 1>is KFI AM six forty live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app.

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<v Speaker 2>You've been listening to the Bill Handle Show.

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