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Well.
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Good evening.
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I'm alan jackson, and welcome back to nashville.
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We're going to begin tonight
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With president trump's reciprocal tariffs.
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The headlines have been frightening.
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If only they told the full story.
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The washington post called it trump blows up global trade.
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The wall street journal trump dives into political unknown.
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The new york times
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Stock slide deepens as global trade war intensifies.
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But you won't find any headlines that say
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Trump levels the playing field to grow.
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American business
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Or foreign countries stopped from ripping off u.s.
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Companies.
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New american jobs on the horizon.
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Well, i say all that because it certainly doesn't
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Take an economist to figure out that when the u.s.
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Tries to fix decades worth of disadvantage,
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That the money markets will get shaken up.
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But this is what we've been dealing with.
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China, with its long record of trade abuses,
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Restricting markets
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While giving big subsidies to chinese companies.
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Europe's been using a different method to cheat on the us
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With very strict regulatory standards.
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Australia thinks it has a clever way
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To take advantage of the us.
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They say they will buy american beef,
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But only if the beef originates from cattle
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That are born, raised and slaughtered
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In the exporting country.
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By contrast, we buy nearly 400,000 tons of their beef.
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Well, examples like that are everywhere,
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And americans have gotten used to it.
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Even as millions have lost their jobs and 90,000
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Us factories have closed in the past 25 years.
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Donald trump's a businessman who became president.
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And looking back,
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It's pretty clear that he's
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Been talking about this for a long time.
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Listen to what he said.
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We let japan come in and dump
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Everything right into our markets.
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And it's not free trade.
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I want free trade, but i want it to be like,
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At least we break even, right?
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We do something.
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If you ever go to japan right now
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And try to sell something. forget about it.
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But just forget about it.
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It's almost impossible.
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Japan.
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They send cars by the millions.
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They come off those boats. kuwait.
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They live like kings.
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The poorest person in kuwait. they live like kings.
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And yet they're not paying.
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We make it possible for them to sell their oil.
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Why aren't they paying us 25% of what they're making?
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It's a joke.
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Why didn't we say we want 50% of your oil forever,
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Or we're not letting you go back in?
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So, as any clearheaded person
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Would know, it's going to take some time
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To fix decades of something that's been far less than fair.
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Well, joining us tonight to help sort out
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How to find our way through all of this
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Is the chairman of annandale capital, george c.
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Welcome back george.
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Thank you.
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Alan. great to be here as usual.
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Well, george, first off, do you agree
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That there was no way to get things back to something
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Like even without shaking things up quite a bit?
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You know, i'm going to have a rare occasion
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Where i don't agree and probably don't agree
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With the vast majority of your audience.
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I think this was handled very, very poorly.
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I, i'm a large and strident free trader.
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I'm also a fair trader, though, to your point.
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And we've been treated very unfairly
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By a whole lot of countries for a very, very long time.
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So in the spirit of things, i'm very supportive.
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But if i were, if i were president trump,
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I would have gotten out the big,
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Big stick behind the curtain and really let
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These other countries have it.
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Not in the public eye,
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Because i think a lot of people have been hurt
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By the stock market getting crushed so badly,
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And i think it's going to really hurt our economy, too.
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So i think the execution leaves a lot to be desired, frankly.
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All right.
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Well, i want to get your thoughts
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On the trade imbalance right now.
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How many people in china can show you a product label
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That is made in america versus americans
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Who pretty much only see made in china,
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Vietnam or india on nearly everything we hold?
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It seems like there's a lot of inequity in that.
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Well, they also,
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When they talk about trade deficits,
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They don't talk about capital account surpluses.
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And a lot of these countries, when they trade with us,
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They take their capital and they invest in the us
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In our various companies and assets.
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And and in the end, the us dollar,
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Which is still the reserve currency for the world.
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So they don't talk about that. and that's a huge benefit to us.
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And also they don't make labels on liquefied natural gas.
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And we sell tens of billions of that stuff
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To all these countries you just mentioned.
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And that is dramatically
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Curtailed the trade imbalance the last several years.
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And we'll only get more like that is we're going
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To sell about double the amount we're currently selling
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As we produce more and more natural gas.
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So there are two sides of this story, and i'm not
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I'm not debating the point that we have been treated unfairly
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By very large, countries for a very long time.
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I'm debating the process and the way it's been handled.
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I think it's been miserably handled so far.
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Trump being ham fisted.
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That's not really a new idea.
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We're just seeing a new expression of that.
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It's just the outcome is fair trade
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On a much broader platform.
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Is that a win in the end.
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It is most definitely.
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And i'm very happy for the president to
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To do his, what i would call his iranian impression,
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Where he tries to act like a madman
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Just to spook people so they'll do what he wants.
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I think he's quite good at that.
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I just wish he was doing it behind the scenes
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Because markets hate uncertainty and he's creating so much
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Uncertainty, and he's created a whole lot of chaos and turmoil
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And has scared of hundreds
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Of millions of people around the world.
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It didn't have to happen.
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You can take the chinese behind the curtain
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And allow them to say face and say, hey,
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Your tariffs are going to 100% less.
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You you, you trade a lot more fairly with us.
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And they would have responded somewhat.
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I'm worried that they're to save face.
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They're not going to respond now.
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So i'm not sure he's going to get the result. he wants.
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Well, outside of the reciprocal tariffs
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And the big investments here,
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The president's also working
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On reducing our taxes by cutting government waste.
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Working with congress to keep the last tax cuts in place.
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Isn't this a multifaceted attack on strengthen our economy
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And not just a tariff debate?
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Well, i would argue he's weakening our economy
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So far, to be honest,
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But i this is where to me, these things are very complex.
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And i think there's a lot of maga and trump supporters
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Who just immediately sign off on everything he does.
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I'm not one of those. i'm a trump supporter.
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I voted for him three times.
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I'm proud he's our president,
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But i'm not going to give him a hall pass
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If i think he's doing something that's bad for the country.
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And i think the tariffs so far have been,
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I think doge and the border are spectacular
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To give credit where credit's due.
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I'm so sick of watching the government waste money
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Just like, tens of millions of americans feel the same way.
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So i tip my hat to elon musk, and the president for doge
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Is going to be spectacular.
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And the, the president showed in, like, two weeks
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How much the biden administration
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And the obama administration had lied to us about the border
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Because they sewed up the border and lickety split,
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No time at all because it was really easy to do.
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And i'm so proud of him for doing that.
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We're grateful for that.
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You know, i've been a little surprised
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That there wasn't broader
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Support for doge in the savings that are being identified.
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Certainly, we could all unify regardless of our affiliation.
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That wasteful spending is not a good thing for any of us.
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You know, elon, i think that
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Among the the rank and file of normal
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American citizens, you're not that political.
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I think the support is overwhelming.
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I just think that we read a lot
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Of mainstream media articles that are
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Very critical and negative.
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And then all the, all the, the opposition
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Politicians are acting like that, too.
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And, you know, i question their patriotism a little bit
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With, with that kind of perspective
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Because it's obviously so good for the country
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And anybody who's,
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Who's, past third grade math realizes that unless we stop,
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Overspending our budget by $2 trillion
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A year, we're going to go bankrupt in short order.
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So it's a really necessary
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And important thing to do and do it right now.
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So it's it's terrific.
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Well, george,
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If you'll stay with us for another segment,
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I'd like to ask you about how we should approach
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The changes over these next few months.
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You bet.
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If you want to send in your thoughts
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Or your questions, you can go to aj now.com.
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We'll have george back soon enough to help answer them.
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We'll have george back soon enough to help answer them.
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We're back now with the chairman of annandale
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Capital in dallas.
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George c,
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I'd like to ask you about some less global issues
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That people are dealing with right now.
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For those of us in the markets with retirement accounts
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Or stock holdings, what are you recommending?
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Well, that's a great question.
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And i want to back up and say
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That if president trump and his his aides,
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Cut dozens of trade deals or the next week or two
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And benefit our country tremendously by doing so,
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I would be happy to come back on here
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And eat crow and say, i was wrong to say he's
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Not selling oil.
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I hope that's the case, but i'm concerned
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If this goes on
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For months and months and months, it's going to do
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Tremendous damage to the markets and the economy.
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And on that subject to the markets,
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We tended to try to buy stocks in particular
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When people are very uncomfortable
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And nervous and outright afraid at times.
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And so we made our first buy
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In the stock market in a very long time.
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Investors should should, follow the, the, not late.
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Thank goodness he's still with us. great.
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Warren buffett and say that when people
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Are getting incredibly fearful buy, buy, buy.
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And when people are getting greedy, sell sell, sell.
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You always want to be in the market,
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But you want to increase your exposure.
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When people are incredibly scared
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And you want to reduce your exposure
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Somewhat when people are giddy and to to exuberant.
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What about some simpler things like buying a car?
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Is now the time,
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Especially if you're thinking of a foreign made vehicle?
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You better buy a car right now, because once the tariffs
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Get in place, they estimate the average price of the new car
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Is going to go at $5,000, and it's going to raise the,
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Book value of, of used vehicles as well.
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So those are going to start costing a lot more as well.
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It's a built in inflationary, factor for american citizens.
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So i get out and try to cut a deal right now,
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And it's going to empower the dealerships
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As well
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To try to be
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Tougher on their their prices,
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Because they know these prices are about to go up a lot.
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So they'll
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Pretend like they already have and they shouldn't yet.
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What about real estate and home improvements?
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You know, given the tariff deals that trump's trying to make,
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Should folks put those improvements off
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For now and skip
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That new addition until things settle in a little bit?
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You know, that's a great question.
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And that's a very practical question for american citizens.
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And i would say
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If you're going to prove your quality of life,
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You never want to try to gain
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The markets or gain what the president's going to do.
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You just yeah, i'll just do it
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Even if it costs a little bit more.
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And i'm not sure it is going to cost a little bit more or less.
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The supply chains take a while to catch up to these,
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These tariffs.
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So probably now it's better than later actually,
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Especially if you want to improve your quality of life.
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And i'm a big fan of, of people improving their quality of life
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Irrespective of the cost.
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And i've always said as well
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That if you can't sleep well at night, you're
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Probably got too much money at risk in the market.
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You always want to put your quality of life
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And your ability to sleep well at night ahead of,
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Your investment returns. first.
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You know you want both, but you want to be
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Sleep well at night. first
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Job growth is up and businesses are coming back to the us.
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But we always hear that
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The market shy away from too much change.
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Is it time to hold steady
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In our current job, or is it safe to look around a bit?
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I think the job market is still very strong,
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So i would encourage people, if you don't like your job,
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To definitely look around, and if you do like your job,
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Definitely stay put.
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So whatever is in your best interest,
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Carry forward with that.
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That's the other thing that's a little tricky
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About these tariffs is we really don't know yet
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What kind of effect
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It's going to have on the overall economy,
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Whether it's going to take it or whether it's
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Just going to slow it down some i think it's inevitable.
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It is going to slow it down some because it's basically
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An extra tax and friction
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Cost on the economy slowed things down.
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But there's a lot of wall street.
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So you think we're already in recession.
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In fact,
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The chairman of blackrock, larry fink, said that yesterday.
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I'm not convinced that's the case.
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This economy so strong, i think it'll take
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An extended bout of significant tariffs
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To really sink us into recession.
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And hopefully that won't ever happen.
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What do you think about elon musk and his walk
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Through washington these last few weeks?
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I think, mr.
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Musk is is just really, really fun to watch.
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He is just he's a lot like the president in that way.
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He's kind of a controlled explosion of activity.
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And i would never bet against him.
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You want to talk about somebody?
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He's got a track record for the envy of all mankind.
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It's him.
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I. i think he could make an argument.
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He's the most successful
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Businessman in the history of the world.
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Now, his personal life is extremely is
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Centric and unique in a, in a in an unusual way.
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But in terms of the results
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He gets, he's pretty pretty amazing.
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And i'm really glad that,
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The president turned him loose on the government.
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I think it takes
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A force of nature, like elon musk,
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To really get these things done rapidly.
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Boys, it's been rapid.
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It's been incredible to watch,
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Especially the dismantling of the department of education.
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I just wish he wouldn't stop there.
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I wish he'd go straight over to commerce and energy.
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After that.
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The three departments
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Rick perry could only remember two of during his last
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His first presidential run and dismantle them as well.
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All all three of those really served
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Not a whole lot of benefit
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For the american people, and probably burned through
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200 billion plus of tax revenue every year
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For not a whole lot of good.
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So i hope he gets rid of those two.
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You think he'll succeed in finding his trillion dollars
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Of waste?
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Oh, i think he can definitely get to $1 trillion.
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I think the problem with that, though,
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Is i think you two have to take a big whack
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Out of the department of defense
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To do that without touching entitlements.
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The president
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Said over and over again that we really should do
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Nothing different
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About entitlements, and
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You really can't cut the deficit tremendously
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Unless you go after entitlements as well.
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So i'm hopeful
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That president trump's not going to tackle that beast,
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That somebody in the future will cause it.
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That needs to happen also.
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But, a trillion
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Outside of getting the department of defense,
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I don't think he can get there.
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And i don't want him to get the department of defense.
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I feel like that's about the only, agency
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In the government that actually works.
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And i think most americans feel that way, too.
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Is there wasted money there? certainly.
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Can you cut 100 billion, 150 billion of waste out?
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Probably.
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So more than that, if you cut into muscle and bone,
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And we don't need to be doing that
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With all the threats around the world these days.
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Well, it seems like a pretty good time
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To pick up a used tesla if you're in the market for an ev.
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That's so true.
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That's exactly right.
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You know, you just can't make this stuff up.
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That all the virtue signalers and d and esg people
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Who are crazy, crazy, far
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Out of the mainstream on environmentalism,
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They were buying teslas hand over fist.
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What they didn't realize is that you have to generate
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Those batteries
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From from power sources, which are typically natural gas
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Or coal fired power plants, which which do, pollute
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The environment, especially the coal plants.
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So they really were virtue signaling for no,
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Ascertainable purpose.
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And now they're doing the exact opposite.
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They're burning them on lots and killing them
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Just because musk is trying to save their bacon
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And their children and grandchildren,
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Speaking by cutting, cutting the deficit
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So their children don't go bankrupt someday as a
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As as part of this country.
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So you just can't make it up that they've gone from,
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Severe advocates from us to arch enemies.
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And it's the same product and it's the same service
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Offering as it was previously.
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It's really entertaining to watch.
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George, thank you for being a part of the show today.
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It's always an honor to have you join us.
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Honor to be here, alan.
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Thank you.
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When we return, i'll share some of my thoughts
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On what we can do to be prepared in this season of shaking.
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On what we can do to be prepared in this season of shaking.
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Well, i believe we're in a season of shaking.
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You know, the shaking may feel uncomfortable at the moment,
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But after a shaking, things tend to become visible
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That weren't so visible before.
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Well, there's a shaking happening
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In the way things are done in washington.
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The latest cause for uproar is reciprocal tariffs.
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President trump has put forward some bold ideas
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In an attempt to level the economic playing field.
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I'm grateful the covers have been lifted
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By this administration,
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Exposing some of the looting that's been taking place.
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So yes, the stock market's been on a roller coaster.
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Many people have had their nerves rattled,
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But perhaps the shaking is not such a bad thing.
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I've talked to church leaders across the country,
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And i've heard this repeatedly, that there's a lethargy
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That has come to our nation since last november.
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There's been a greater appetite for entertainment
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And a much lesser appetite for engagement.
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We as christians have to repent for sitting at our recliner
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With our robe on saying, go team, fix our problems.
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It feels to me that as a society,
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We have an addiction to easy.
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There was a whole marketing campaign
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Not long ago
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Where a major nationwide chain claimed to have an easy button.
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Everything was easy.
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Shop at our store. it's easy.
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Well, now we find ourselves in a season where it seems
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We're being asked to adapt to unfamiliar circumstances.
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So i have a suggestion.
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Instead of complaining,
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Let's just decide to do difficult things.
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Let's do difficult.
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When it comes to adjusting our
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Spending habits, our work ethic, how we interact with people.
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Let's do difficult when it comes to speaking up
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For a biblical worldview.
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And when it comes to the building of our character,
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Let's persevere towards godliness
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And allow the spirit of god to hone our character
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So that we does our truthfulness,
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Integrity, and purity.
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We're constructing a new normal these days.
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We might wish this assignment had gone to someone else,
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But we're the ones god has called to be
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About his business in this season.
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So let's go to work.
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If we'll do that, i promise.
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There are more reasons for hope than despair when we return.
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I'm going to read some of your emails.
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I'm going to read some of your emails.
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Thank you for taking the time to send us your emails.
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Your thoughts and comments are an important part of our show.
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Nancy commented on a youtube episode with commander
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Kirk lippold.
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I think for the most part,
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The citizens of the usa only want a few simple things
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Peace, a safe place to raise their children,
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A government that listens to its people
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And to be able to worship when and where we choose every day.
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Take the time to stop and thank god for his peace.
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Ask for safety of our nation and our leaders, and for wisdom
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To live a life pleasing to god.
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Put an end to hate and evil, and share god's love.
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Well, nancy doesn't happen very often,
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But you've out preached the preacher.
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I have nothing to add to that except i agree,
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Lucia emailed on the
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Topic of education and keeping religion out of schools.
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I remember equip that was made
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And or printed back in the 70s in my local paper it said
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As long as there are test, there will be prayer in schools.
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I've always found this humorous, but many today don't
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Seem to understand it.
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I know pastor allen well.
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The only way they'll stop prayers
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Is to use ai for mind control.
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I'm sure that's in the plan already.
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Sad day that will be.
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People are too gullible.
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Well, lucy, i can promise you
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I've said my share of prayers before test.
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I finally had to acknowledge the fact
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That studying didn't hurt either.
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Sandra, i'm from biloxi, mississippi.
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That angel saved me yesterday from a head-on car crash.
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I had to slow down for the mail truck
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Or i would have been going faster down the road.
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I hit the crest of a small rolling hill and there was a car
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Passing a car in the other lane, going the opposite direction.
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If i'd been going my normal speed,
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That car would have hit me head on.
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First thing i did was thank god for saving my life.
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I felt a shiver go through me at that split second.
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All i could say was, wow.
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Well, i believe angels are a part of our lives
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And they make a difference every day.
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I'm grateful you recognize god's intervention yesterday.
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I'm sure he's watching over us every day.
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And finally, carolyn from augusta, georgia.
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It's so interesting to hear again,
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The last president to have a balanced budget
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Was bill clinton.
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So why should the democrats be in such an uproar over
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What current administration is trying to do?
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Perhaps those particular congressmen are afraid
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That things they have sponsored are going to be uncovered.
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I think the real challenge is the difficulty
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We have
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Of the people we perceive
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To be on the opposite side of the debate,
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Having any kind of success,
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We would all be strengthened by going back to the idea
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That we were all for one another,
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And that when our
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Nation prospers, it's to all of our advantage.
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Well, if you haven't yet, you can go to aj now.com.
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There you can see our most recent episode of this program.
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There are ways to watch and if you scroll
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Down on the page, you can send your feedback and questions.
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It's an important part of this show.
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Well, from all of us here in nashville,
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I want to thank you for joining us tonight,
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And you have a wonderful evening.
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