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<v Speaker 1>Seven oh six. In a very happy Friday to you,

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<v Speaker 1>Brian Thomas. Always always happy when I see in the

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<v Speaker 1>rundown our good friend from the Taxpayer Protection Alliance, which

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<v Speaker 1>you can find online in Protecting Taxpayers dot org. Welcome

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<v Speaker 1>back to the fifty five KRSY Morning Show, Dave Williams.

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<v Speaker 1>Good to have you on this morning.

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<v Speaker 2>Good morning, Brian, and don't look at the sock market.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's my first word of advice for today is

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<v Speaker 3>you know, listen to a lot of people panic right

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<v Speaker 3>when they see the market going down, and it's always

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<v Speaker 3>a good bet to invest in the market. And yes,

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<v Speaker 3>people are kind of struggling right now, but you know,

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<v Speaker 3>always play the long game here and don't panic.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't panic.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been through these ups and downs. I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>be sixty in September, so I've been through it a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I've been investing in four to one case

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<v Speaker 1>since I had my first full time job as a lawyer,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, I just don't pay attention to it, honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>because it's not worth the indigestion. And over the long haul,

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<v Speaker 1>it's all worked out quite well in spite of the

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<v Speaker 1>always temporary downturns. Always. I say that with a bit

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<v Speaker 1>of hesitation, because you know, someday they if people aren't

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<v Speaker 1>interested in purchasing our debt anymore, we're going to have

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<v Speaker 1>a real problem on our hands. And I just sort

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<v Speaker 1>of see that day coming closer and closer, which is

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<v Speaker 1>a real concern. So the addressed to Congress, Trump's Addressed

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<v Speaker 1>to Congress. Let's start there, because there was a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of good there was some mixed reaction stuff, and of course,

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<v Speaker 1>as you point out in your analysis of it at

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<v Speaker 1>tax Payer Protection Lines, some bad stuff, at least from

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<v Speaker 1>the perception of your group, and I understand why. So

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<v Speaker 1>let's start with some of the good things. And I

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<v Speaker 1>want to fast forward, moving away from the World Health

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<v Speaker 1>Organization though the green news scam, which I agree it

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<v Speaker 1>is a scam. Trump's all the above energy policy and

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<v Speaker 1>just released this week the EPA really making some significant

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<v Speaker 1>changes in terms of like greenhouse gas emissions that really aren't.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, there's a lot to unpack here when you talk

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<v Speaker 3>about the green news scam, and really it's you know,

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<v Speaker 3>electric vehicles, it's I mean the trillions of dollars and

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not overstating this that has been really cordoned off

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<v Speaker 3>for green energy. We're talking about EV subsidies, we're talking

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<v Speaker 3>about loans, we're talking about really just giveaways to green energy.

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<v Speaker 3>And if green energy is going to be a part

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<v Speaker 3>of the energy portfolio, it needs to survive on its

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<v Speaker 3>own age. We're not saying not get we're not saying

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<v Speaker 3>get rid of wind and solar, but if it's part

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<v Speaker 3>of it, no government subsidies, no taxpayer subsidies. And I think,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, that's where there's a little bit of disconnect.

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<v Speaker 3>I think with people is that they really hate these

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<v Speaker 3>new energy things. Well, don't hate them, just don't subsidize them.

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<v Speaker 3>But I like what Trump is doing and saying no

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<v Speaker 3>more EV subsidies, and we have to claw back all

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<v Speaker 3>these green energy subsidies.

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<v Speaker 1>And no more mandates, the mandates of the reason the

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<v Speaker 1>subsidies are in place. If you mean, if the product

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<v Speaker 1>could survive on its own to be something the public

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<v Speaker 1>demands and they would want it. In other words, I

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<v Speaker 1>want a car with massive off the line torque. Then

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<v Speaker 1>you want an after vehicle. Fine, you've got a zero

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<v Speaker 1>to sixteen less than two seconds by yourself, a Tesla plaid.

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<v Speaker 1>But if that's not important to you, and you really

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<v Speaker 1>don't mind your internal combustion engine. I'd stick with that

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<v Speaker 1>because that's what I do, and that's what I like.

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<v Speaker 1>I want them to be available and I want to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to have the choice myself.

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<v Speaker 2>Exactly.

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<v Speaker 3>And it really, you know, dovetails into what we talk

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<v Speaker 3>about the EPA and really having less of a footprint.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's funny because they talk about a carbon footprint.

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<v Speaker 3>What I want is less of is a government footprint

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<v Speaker 3>on business, on individuals. I mean, that's my goal, just

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<v Speaker 3>less thing, the government footprint. And you know, when you

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<v Speaker 3>talk about regulations, you talk about permitting, the permitting process.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not just about the bureaucracy.

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<v Speaker 3>It's about allowing companies to do what they want to

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<v Speaker 3>and to grow because the government is preventing businesses from flourishing,

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<v Speaker 3>from expanding, and that's what the EPA does is stopping this.

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<v Speaker 2>We have a many energy revolution happening in this country.

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<v Speaker 3>You have companies that are building nuclear power plants and

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<v Speaker 3>going with nuclear power to power their data centers like Microsoft, Google, Amazon,

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<v Speaker 3>all of them right because they see this as the

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<v Speaker 3>future of energy and nuclear energy is renewable, and the

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<v Speaker 3>left hates to hear that. They hate to hear that

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<v Speaker 3>nuclear energy is renewable, but it absolutely is and really

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<v Speaker 3>could solve a.

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<v Speaker 2>Lot of our energy problems.

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<v Speaker 3>And the product sector again is taking the lead on

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<v Speaker 3>this and saying, yes, we need to embrace nuclear energy

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<v Speaker 3>to help reduce energy costs.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Amazon just these past fall announce that they have signed

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<v Speaker 1>contracts in multiple states for these small modular reactors, which

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<v Speaker 1>were a revolution in nuclear technology. It produces a massive

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<v Speaker 1>amount of small of power and a very small footprint,

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<v Speaker 1>and they're just just amazing there. I think this is

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<v Speaker 1>the revolution and things to these giant tech companies embracing

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's going to allow us, the unwashed masses

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<v Speaker 1>they have access to it too, and it'd be less

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<v Speaker 1>resistance than nuclear power generally speaking.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, and I think that a lot of people's mindset

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<v Speaker 3>they're stuck in the nineteen seven Oh yeah, when it

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<v Speaker 3>comes to nuclear power, they think of three mile I

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<v Speaker 2>We are way beyond that.

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<v Speaker 3>And again, like you said, these tech companies are leaving

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<v Speaker 3>the way in this, so it's really fascinating to say

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<v Speaker 3>if we see more of this deployment in the coming years.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>A couple other highlights the extension of the Tax Cuts

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<v Speaker 1>and Jobs Act from twenty seventeen. They're going to have

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<v Speaker 1>to get their work done on that one because it's

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<v Speaker 1>going to expire at least when I'm looking at Protecting

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<v Speaker 1>Taxpayers dot org. You've got a countdown clock to that.

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<v Speaker 1>We have two undred ninety two days to get that done.

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<v Speaker 1>So and then DOGE. All the work DOGE is doing

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<v Speaker 1>just revealing to the American public how wasteful they are

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<v Speaker 1>with our money, just across the board, whether it's fraud,

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<v Speaker 1>waste abuse, just stupid programs like transgender urban farmer programs.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, give me a break. It's just mind boggling,

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<v Speaker 1>and that left is being forced to defend the indefensible.

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<v Speaker 3>This is the crazy part, Brian, is that you have

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<v Speaker 3>people like Chuck Schumer who are complaining about DOGE, and

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<v Speaker 3>it's like, well, you know, we want to cut spending.

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<v Speaker 4>No, you don't know, you don't.

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<v Speaker 3>You have never offered an amendment, You have never offered

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<v Speaker 3>any piece of legislation to cut spending, to look at

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<v Speaker 3>wastefle spending, So what Dose is doing is I want

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<v Speaker 3>to say it's revolutionary, but it's not because Rand Paul

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<v Speaker 3>has been doing this for years. It's been putting out

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<v Speaker 3>reports on wastefle spending. Now it's institutionalized and we're hearing

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<v Speaker 3>a lot more about it. And I love this discussion.

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<v Speaker 2>Now. Hasn't been perfect.

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<v Speaker 3>Has the execution been perfect, Absolutely not, But it's a

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<v Speaker 3>discussion that we haven't had in this country, a sustained discussion.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, we've been talking about this for months now.

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<v Speaker 3>We haven't had that for a very long time. And

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<v Speaker 3>it's so healthy to talk about getting rid of these programs.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know us ai D, the you know the

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<v Speaker 3>crazy things that are being funded through us ai D.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, let's get rid of them. And let's do it now.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, Speaker of Mike Johnson, you know when you

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<v Speaker 3>pass a continuing resolution, offer some of these spending exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's get the ball rolling, man. T is time is,

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<v Speaker 2>the clock is ticking.

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<v Speaker 1>Indeed, he did mention a better balancing the federal budget.

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<v Speaker 1>But then Trump always comes out and says, I Am

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<v Speaker 1>not going to touch those security, Medicare, Medicaid, which are

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<v Speaker 1>the biggest problems we have on our hands. Someone is

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<v Speaker 1>going to have to deal with that mess. They're unsustainable

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<v Speaker 1>and they're on a trajectory to collapse on themselves, and

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<v Speaker 1>everyone keeps saying no, no, no, we're not going to

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<v Speaker 1>touch I'm not going to touch him. So I believe

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<v Speaker 1>in ferreting out the fraud, waste, and abuse is a

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<v Speaker 1>great first step, but the programs themselves are going to

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<v Speaker 1>have to be reorganized.

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<v Speaker 3>They will, Brian, I think Trump has a unique opportunity

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<v Speaker 3>here because he's probably not running again. I mean, he

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<v Speaker 3>talks about the third term, but you know he's not

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<v Speaker 3>going to run again. So why not have this difficult

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<v Speaker 3>discussion now because it's not going to hurt him politically,

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<v Speaker 3>Because I mean, this is it right, So this is

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<v Speaker 3>the time to do it if you are president, is

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<v Speaker 3>to have these difficult but necessary discussions, because like you said,

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<v Speaker 3>this is trillions of dollars in taxpayer spending that we

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<v Speaker 3>need to bring under control, and there's ways to do it.

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<v Speaker 3>And I know people don't like to hear the P

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<v Speaker 3>word privatization, but if I'm allowed to invest my.

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<v Speaker 2>Own money, I know not I know, give me the option.

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<v Speaker 3>We're not saying it's mandatory Bryan, we're saying, give me

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<v Speaker 3>the option if I want part of my social Security

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<v Speaker 3>to go into a private fund, I should be able

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<v Speaker 4>Amen.

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<v Speaker 1>And the tariff, you and I can agree the terrorifts

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<v Speaker 1>aren't necessarily a good thing, and I know that's one

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<v Speaker 1>of the things you labeled under the bad Trump loves them.

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<v Speaker 1>I understand reciprocal tariffs, so they're taxing our stuff or

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<v Speaker 1>tariffing our things, and why wouldn't we put a tariff

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<v Speaker 1>on theirs? Obviously it has an inflationary reality. But when

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<v Speaker 1>you're using teriffs to get another country to do something

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<v Speaker 1>that you wanted to do that it doesn't want to do,

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<v Speaker 1>then we run into some real problems because then they

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<v Speaker 1>do reciprocal tariffs and it becomes a downward spiral.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, and companies don't pay taxes. Consumers do a right

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<v Speaker 3>higher prices. So that's the problem is that this is

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<v Speaker 3>going to get passed on to the consumer, and that's

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<v Speaker 3>the last thing that we want. So you understand what

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<v Speaker 3>he's trying to do, but it's not working because we've

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<v Speaker 3>seen prices skyrocket and when you talk about he's going

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<v Speaker 3>to delay them for a month, Well, you can't build

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<v Speaker 2>If you say we're going to.

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<v Speaker 3>Delay auto tariffs or whatever tariffs, you can't build that

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<v Speaker 3>whole manufacturing base in a month to make sure it's

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<v Speaker 2>So it's just it's not feasible.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, let's positive seven to fifteen. We'll bring back Dave

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<v Speaker 1>Williams from the taxpayer protection lines. We'll talk about Hey, Doge,

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<v Speaker 1>why don't you take a look at the post office

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<v Speaker 1>maybe the other couple of points from the Trump address. First, though,

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<v Speaker 1>I strongly recommend you get in touch with John Ryan.

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<v Speaker 1>His company is Prestision Tiers. You will be working with

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<v Speaker 1>John and Prestision Tiriers does kitchen remodeling. They did our

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<v Speaker 1>kitchen remodeling projects so many years ago. Just love it,

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely love it still to this day. Spend all our

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<v Speaker 1>time in the kitchen, so much time in the kitchen.

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<v Speaker 2>The talk station.

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<v Speaker 1>It's seven twenty and a happy Friday to year. Brian

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<v Speaker 1>tell Us here with Dave Williams from the Taxpayer Protection

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<v Speaker 1>Alliance online at Protecting Taxpayers dot org. I could line

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<v Speaker 1>up the lists of your favorite pet fieves, Dave, after

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<v Speaker 1>all the years we've talked and in the street cars

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<v Speaker 1>is number one? You and I always have a go

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<v Speaker 1>about that as a colossal waste of tax dollars. And

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<v Speaker 2>Oh man, that's uh, that's tough, Brian. Let's put them

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<v Speaker 2>at a tie at number two.

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<v Speaker 1>Tie at number two, right next to taxpayer funded stadiums,

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<v Speaker 1>the United States Postal system, which literally loses billions and billions,

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<v Speaker 1>and every single year, for as long as you and

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<v Speaker 1>I have been talking, they lose billions of dollars. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>a business model that should work, a business model that

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<v Speaker 1>should be flexible, like any other business. If nobody's mailing

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<v Speaker 4>But they never are profitable.

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<v Speaker 2>No, they're not, and they're a monopoly. You have a

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<v Speaker 3>Nobody can put anything in that mailbox except the Postal Service.

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<v Speaker 3>It is against the law for any other company to

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<v Speaker 3>Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice, they talk about

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<v Speaker 3>these monopolies and anti trusts and breaking up these big companies,

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<v Speaker 3>break up the post Office. I mean, they're not looking

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<v Speaker 3>at the most obvious monopoly that's out there, and that's

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<v Speaker 3>a year. I would love to have monopoly business, wouldn't you.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, it's like printing money.

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<v Speaker 1>You would think, well, in I guess we Gause. It's

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<v Speaker 1>is that what this comes down to.

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<v Speaker 2>Exactly?

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, really over the past few years since

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<v Speaker 3>COVID that they've gotten tens and tens of billions of

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<v Speaker 3>fact that they don't have to pay taxes. They don't

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<v Speaker 3>gotten a really good deal from the taxpayers. But it's

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<v Speaker 3>really the checks have been written over the last five

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<v Speaker 3>or six years, specifically for the post office.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, what seems to be the problem here is it

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<v Speaker 1>just the fact that well, again I think this problems

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<v Speaker 1>on a daily basis, if I get something substantive, maybe

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<v Speaker 4>What I call it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's poor management.

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<v Speaker 3>It really is from top to bottom, and Congress has

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<v Speaker 3>just punted every time when they've looked at postal reform,

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<v Speaker 3>look at Saturday delivery. If we got rid of Saturday delivery,

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<v Speaker 2>Dollars a year.

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<v Speaker 3>And I really don't believe people would notice if Saturday

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, we don't get mail on Sundays.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, well, we get packages on Sundays from the Post

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<v Speaker 4>They don't make you make it up dollar fifty. You

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<v Speaker 4>make it up in volume, Dave, Yes, volume, volume, volume, well.

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<v Speaker 1>As you report, and I know you didn't make the

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, yes, So part of the problem is when they

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<v Speaker 3>Christmas after the season, so no other company does that.

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<v Speaker 3>No UPS, they hire seasonal. You know what seasonal is seasonal?

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<v Speaker 3>So in January they don't have a job at UPS

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<v Speaker 3>or FedEx. At the postal service, you get the option

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<v Speaker 1>Stupidity, truly, And the electric vehicle mandate I can see

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<v Speaker 3>They haven't delivered on it. They're about ten thousand to

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<v Speaker 3>combustible engine. And you know, if we see gas prices

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<v Speaker 3>prices have gotten down with more energy explorations, So listen.

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<v Speaker 3>I think that again, this is a business model that

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<v Speaker 3>I think we should move towards it, but that's not

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<v Speaker 4>We just need better.

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<v Speaker 2>Decision making and listen.

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<v Speaker 3>More attention by Congress Congress passed the Postal Reform Act

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<v Speaker 3>a couple of years ago, and what they did was

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<v Speaker 2>Well that didn't save any money.

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<v Speaker 3>No, it just means that taxpayers are still paying for

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<v Speaker 1>Oh by, don't look over there, you're still on the hook,

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<v Speaker 1>Dave William bookmark the page protecting protecting taxpayers butt or

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate the work that you're doing and bringing this to

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<v Speaker 1>everybody's attention each and every day, Dave, and look forward

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<v Speaker 1>to having you back on the program really soon. Keep

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<v Speaker 1>up the great work. Have a great Friday, Brian, thanks

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<v Speaker 1>brother you two seven twenty five. If you five KCD

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