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GEORGIA DECIDES: Your Rights, Your Healthcare & Your Money · J&B Live Podcast

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Guys,
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welcome to election night.
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The election is on. The countdown is on.
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Better yet, the countdown is on. So,
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we're going to give Broker J3 a few
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minutes to get up. So, guys, thank you
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for joining us. We're talking about uh
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the midterm elections. Uh Georgia
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decides. We're talking about your
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rights, your health care, and your money
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here in the state of Georgia as the
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um results from the midterm election
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come in. So, we wanted to chat with you
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guys about that because that's something
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that's uh dear to me. You know, I can't
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stress how important it is that we all
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vote.
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Hey, Welli, how are you doing this
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evening? So, that's what we're talking
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about. Georgia decides your rights, your
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health care, and your money. Yes, that's
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what we're talking about. So guys, grab
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your cup of tea, grab your coffee, your
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favorite beverage, and join us. Go ahead
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and hit that like, that share, and
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subscribe. And we're going to get
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started shortly. Hey Leslie, how's it
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going for you today? I'm doing good.
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It's election day. We're going to see.
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Is it a blue wave? What do you think
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Leslie? And you think it's going to bl
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be a blue wave?
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I'm praying it is. Okay. All right. But
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we're talking about Georgia Decides,
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your rights, your healthc care, and your
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money. I'm here with my co- host, Broker
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J3, who's uh joining me as well. Go
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ahead and say hi to everyone. Broker J3.
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>> Hey, how you doing, everybody? Welcome
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and thank you for joining. Uh if you
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haven't guys, do what I'm doing right
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now and make sure you guys share the
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live, you know, um especially for our
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Georgia viewers tonight. We're talking
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about the Georgia midterms. We're we,
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you know, we're glancing at some of the
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other states, but you know, me and Doc
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B, we we we broadcast from the state of
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Georgia. So, we're we're going to be
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talking about some of the things that's
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going on uh in our state today.
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>> Yes. So, all eyes, guys. All eyes here
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on Georgia. So, good evening. Good
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evening my beautiful people and welcome
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to JMBB live. I am Dr. B. I am your
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co-host alongside broker J3. He's
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sharing the live as well on the other
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different platforms. So guys, go ahead
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and drop your city and state and let us
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know where your eyes are. You know, your
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eyes may not be on the state of Georgia,
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but since we both live in this state,
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that's what we're watching. So, but I'm
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sure some of you out there are watching
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the results or waiting for the results
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from the other states. Okay. So, tonight
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Georgia's regular polling hours have
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ended. They ended at 700 p.m. Yeah,
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that's right. But anyone who's in line
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by 700 p.m. can still vote. Yes, you
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can. I don't care how long that line is.
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If you're in line at 7 p.m., you can
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still vote. So, stay in line and make
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your voices heard, guys.
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>> That's right. And welcome again, guys.
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You already know I'm Broker J3 and like
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Dr. B said, tonight we're going beyond
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who is ahead and who is behind. We're
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talking about women's rights, healthc
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care, education, grocery prices. We
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talking about them crazy gas prices and
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whether people elected will actually
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make a better life for the everyday
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citizens because we all want to know.
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>> Oh, this is this election is so
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important. We're also going to discuss
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how Donald Trump's agenda and the
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legislation commonly called that big
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beautiful bill. Yes, that big beautiful
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bill. What does it actually do? Guys,
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you you just don't realize how if the
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Republicans remain in control, what
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changes you going to see after the
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midterm election? Also guys, if
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Republicans win the races that they need
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tonight, what could happen next? What's
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going to happen to us? Okay, we're
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talking about that tonight.
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>> That's right, guys. And we're going to
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look at the candidate, what the
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candidates say and what they'll do and,
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you know, what they've supported in the
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past and what what's still what kind of
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required actions uh that we need from
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our officials. you know, because a
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campaign promise and and then you
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change, you know, you change your
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household budget, you know, the two
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different steps and then you got Georgia
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and all that crazy
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>> crazy mess. Guys, we going we gonna get
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into it. We going we going to get into
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it.
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>> Okay guys, so what are the candidates
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offering? This is so important. No
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matter what state what state you are
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from, you need to know what the
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candidates are offering. You should have
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already figured that out before you
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voted. Okay. So, here in Georgia, we're
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going to start with the Senate race.
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John Oas, who's a Democrat, is seeking
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reelection against Republican Mike
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Collins. Osaf, he supports protecting
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abortion access. Has opposed Republican
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Medicaid changes. Y'all know about those
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changes that are coming. A lot of
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people, thousands of people, hundreds of
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thousands of people will lose Medicaid.
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Okay? And he has also proposed changes
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uh against grocery pricing uh practices
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that use p information to charge
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different customers different prices.
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Yeah, that's what they're talking about.
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Guys, you got to know what's going on in
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your community. Also guys, these are
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specific areas where he is offering
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federal action.
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>> That's right. And Collins, he's offering
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a more conservative direction pretty
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much aligned with President Trump. You
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know, his campaign emphasizes reducing
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regulations against them bad companies,
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supporting businesses growth because you
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know them billionaires, they look out
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for each other.
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>> Yeah. and reducing government waste
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which I think is is even a fraudulent
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statement in itself as much fraud is
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going on in the government you know but
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he argues that those approaches will
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actually make things more affordable
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um you know for um all Georgians now
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keep in mind that those hit are his
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stated goals you know but whether he
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produced on his promise results that's
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something that voters should kind of
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continue measuring because
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>> you know these politicians say a lot but
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they do very little.
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>> Yeah. And that's why we're bringing you
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this podcast because based on who you v
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voted, you need to know. You really
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should have known this before you voted
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for them, but you need to know what they
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stand for. And then you need to know
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what they're offering offering you. You
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need to make sure that they're
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accountable for what they're running on
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the promises that they made to you. Now,
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you know, Mike Collins, I'm getting a
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little off of script, bro. Broker J3,
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supports Trump. They don't know pretty
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much anything about grocery shopping.
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You know, Trump thought he had to show
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his ID when he shoed for groceries.
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Really? Okay. So, now let's shift to the
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governor's race. We got Democrat Kesha
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Lance Bottoms who proposes full Medicaid
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expansion,
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more affordable housing development,
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stronger po public school funding, and
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that's where she gets me the education
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component because everybody knows that
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they did a lot of budget cuts as far as
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DOE is concerned. So I think they need
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to reinforce and get back to those the
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amount of funds that they uh focus on as
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far as education is concerned and also
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she wants to restore abortion rights.
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Remember Ro versus Wade that they struck
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down. Okay. Her education proposal
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includes eliminating state income tax
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for teachers and creating a path towards
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free technical and community colleges.
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And that's always a plus. Everybody
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don't have to do four-year colleges.
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People can make tons of money even at
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community college. I taught in a
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community college for um 20 plus years
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and there are a lot of students that
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have been successful. They don't
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necessarily have to do a four-year
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degree. Okay, but to each his own. Okay,
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these are proposals that would require
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funding and the cop uh the cooperation
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to carry out those tasks.
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>> Okay, now Republican Rick Jackson.
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>> Yeah. Now, he proposes
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>> Slick Rich.
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>> Yeah. Yeah. Slick Rich Jackson, you
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know, uh proposes cutting Georgia income
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taxes in half within four years, which
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is really crazy because you want to cut
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our taxes down within four years. But
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yet, the big beautiful bill cut them
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billionaires and millionaire taxes down
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substantially as soon as that bill went
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into effect. So, it's kind of crazy how
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the regular tax people have to wait
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within four years to see a decrease in
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their taxes. It does not make sense.
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>> Anyway, let's keep it going. He's
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talking about freezing property taxes.
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Now, everybody know these property taxes
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going up. So, that would be nice. But
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then again, broker J3. Kemp Kimp
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proposed cutting property taxes in
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Georgia this year. I saw a notice that
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came through not too long ago where he's
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actually which is probably part of um
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>> the election the midterms getting people
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to re to vote Republican. Yeah. Yeah.
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>> Yeah. You want to make you want to make
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promises that you can't keep because
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you're looking for these votes, you
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know, even promise to people $5,000 that
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they won't get. Yeah. you know, in Rick
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Jackson, he also proposes higher pay for
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teachers, stronger literacy instructions
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and and a more career u pathways for
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people um to be able to find jobs.
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Again, again, again, these are all just
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campaign commitments, but implementation
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of any of these things, they they
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involve other decisions making outside
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of Rick Jackson.
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So if your candidate wins,
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>> yeah, if your candidate wins, you want
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to try to make sure that they carry out
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those promises that they said they
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would. They ran on these promises. They
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ran on these statements. So you want to
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make sure that they keep them. Okay. So
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the choices involve different ways of
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using government. some proposals,
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you know, expand public service and
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protection,
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lower taxes, fewer regulations, and
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changes in how the government operates.
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So, we should ask each candidate if they
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don't want to fulfill their obligations,
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ask them the same questions. Who
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benefits? Who's benefiting? You want to
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make sure you benefit. Who pays? And how
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will we know whether it works for me?
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>> Exactly. you know, a business business
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um experience um it deserves
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examination. So, uh and so does the
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public office. You know, neither title
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should end the conversation at all. Show
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us the record and as they as they say in
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the streets, show us the receipts.
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>> I know, you know, right?
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>> Explain what the plan is and tell us
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what happened if the numbers don't work.
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you know, all this avoiding uh questions
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and and running around over and over and
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can't answer anything properly when it
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comes down to our money, it does not
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make sense.
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>> I agree. I agree. Okay, guys. So, again,
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welcome Megan. We've got Cello Hood.
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Thank you guys for joining us. Welcome
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to the J&B live podcast. Shout out to
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those who have liked our podcast. those
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hearts, uh, those top gifters. Guys,
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don't forget to tap that screen, share
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the live, and follow our top gifters
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this evening. And guys, I want you to
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tell us, give us your city and state,
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and let us know where you guys are from.
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And then I want you to tell me, tell us
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which proposal you want. Explain more
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clearly. Just think about it. You just
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voted. Some of you, some of you may
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still be in line. Tell us what proposal
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that you supported as far as your
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candidate what he or she has promised to
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deliver.
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>> Yeah, that would be something there. Dr.
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B.
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>> All right. So, so we we're talking about
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the women's rights
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>> and what would actually change.
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>> Oh, God. Guys, this is so important
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um to a lot of women out there because,
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you know, we want some of the rights
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that were stripped away from us. We want
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those rights restored. So, women rights
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deserve a serious discussion tonight.
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That includes the reproductive
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decisions,
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you know, access to care,
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maternal health. Everybody knows that
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even black women don't receive the same
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care when they're hospitalized. Okay?
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Workplace opportunities and the ability
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to support your family. So, women should
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be heard as people affected by these
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decisions, not simply discussing a
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voting category.
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>> Yeah. and and also, you know, they they
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want to talk about um the abortion
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rights.
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>> You know, the Senate candidates uh have
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clear disagreements when it comes to
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that. Mike Collins, he support Georgia's
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restrictions at U roughly six weeks
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after that, you know, uh they declare
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that that's when life begins to them,
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you know, and Osaf, John Oaf, he opposes
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that Georgia restriction and support
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federal protections and for abortion
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access, you know, those positions could
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influence federal litig uh uh litigation
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and the judicial confirmations. Um and
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and that's another thing talking about
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that be I would love to see adding more
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Supreme uh court justices um to the
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ballot uh removing lifetime access to
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these positions um and term limits on
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the House and the Senate. You know,
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we see those things on the ballot.
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>> You know, I feel like to a certain
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extent um Trump has the Supreme Court in
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his back pocket. Yes,
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>> with Kavanaaugh with but certain ones uh
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Thomas you know with certain ones
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>> I think
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gain yeah gain control of the house and
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the senate they should make those
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changes
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immediately
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because this should never happen again I
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mean absolutely they should set it to
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where their term limits they get old
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certain age I don't mean no harm
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But sometime they need to retire and get
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somebody young in there with fresh ideas
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who are willing to stand up. They've
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been making the same decisions for
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years. What make you think they're going
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to change?
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>> Yeah.
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>> How do you feel about that? Broker J3,
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>> you know?
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Hey, I think Well, how I feel about it,
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you need to get out and vote. You know,
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>> if your if your polling place is still
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open and you haven't voted yet, just go
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vote. Don't complain about it. Just vote
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about it.
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>> You don't have no room to complain if
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you have if you have not voted. Okay.
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That's right. So, guess and within a few
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hours, we're going to really find out
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how the nation feels about what's been
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going on over the last two years.
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>> We're going to find out today how the
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nation feels about what's been going on
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over the last two years. and and I I
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can't wait.
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>> Me either. I'm ready for those results
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to come in. Broker J3. So, the
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governor's candidates, they do differ.
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You got Bottoms versus um Jackson. Okay.
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Bottom proposes repealing Georgia's
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abortion restriction and restoring
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uh Row era standard. Remember, we have
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Row versus Wade. A woman can decide what
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she does with her body. Jackson on the
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other hand supports the existing Georgia
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law. Well, they don't women don't have
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control of their bodies. So, electing a
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governor would not by itself rewrite the
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law. However, legislation action and
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court decisions still matter. They are
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important.
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>> Yeah, that's what you can overturn Ro
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versus Wade.
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>> Yeah. And you know, supporters of those
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restrictions, they actually describe
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their position as we're protecting
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unborn life. Okay. Now, opponents to
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that, they emphasize that the your your
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bodily anatomy and and the risk of
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interfering with it and, you know,
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having medical decisions um and stuff
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like that should all, you know, coincide
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with one another. But when elevating one
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thing over another, that's when people
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should ask how the law should actually
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handle, you know, medical situations and
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whether patients and their doctors can
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have clear guidance. That's that's
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that's like for instance, if if a doctor
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is saying that we need to abort this
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baby because it's causing harm on the
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mother, they should be able to have that
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choice. They shouldn't feel like they'll
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lose their doctor's license because
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they're trying to save the mother
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instead of that unborn fetus. Come on
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now.
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>> Yeah. Yeah. That's what's happening now.
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So guys, I want the discussion to
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continue after the word birth.
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What are the proposals for prenatal
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care?
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What's going on is for safe delivery,
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postpartum care, child care, and helping
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a parent remain employed. Okay. Bottoms
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health care plan includes maternal
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health and expanded reproductive care.
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Those are commitments I'm looking for.
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Those commitments the same. They deserve
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the same scrutiny over funding and
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delivery as any other promise. Guys, you
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want to make sure that if bottom does
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win, you want to make sure she carries
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out what she's promised you, what she's
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going to do for her constituents.
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>> That's right. So, here's a question,
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guys.
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What should elected officials
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uh be required to explain
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before uh a law that affects everybody's
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medical decision happens?
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What what should they be be required to
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tell the people about this bill? You
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know, hey you guys, you guys is
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watching. You know, you may have a
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personal experience uh that you might
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have never shared um before. So, please
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keep some of these comments um
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respectful um you know because some
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people are sharing information
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um maybe about some personal things. So,
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please let's not um go there. All right.
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Okay. All right, guys. So, let's take a
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look at a scenario where I work but I
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still can't afford coverage. This is
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where so many people
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are just struggling. And so when it
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comes down to electing or voting for one
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of your candidates and your candidate
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wins, you want to make sure that you can
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afford coverage. So here's a scenario.
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Okay? So let's take this woman for
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example that works at a small business
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that does not provide hair care. There's
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a lot of people who are working
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part-time, excuse me, working part-time,
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but they don't have any health insurance
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or she has a chronic
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>> condition. She pays her rent. She helps
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care for her mother and says, "Everybody
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tells me to work hard, which is what we
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all stress for. Work hard. It's part of
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the American grand dream. It's going to
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come through for you. You're going to
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get what you you what you deserve." That
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sort of thing. Okay. So she she believes
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in that. What is the plan for somebody
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like her? What do you think guys?
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>> You know, Doby,
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you know, that's why working families,
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they need real definition about what's
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going on.
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Working doesn't automatically mean that
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somebody has affordable insurance. Just
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because you got a job don't mean you got
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insurance.
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you might not have paid leave
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>> or you might have those um pred
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unpredictable hours.
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>> Now, just like today, some companies
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offer to pay their employees for two
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hours um if they need to vote.
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>> Yeah.
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>> Some companies don't offer that,
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>> you know. So, you have to you have to
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keep all that stuff in under
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consideration. To evaluate a health care
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proposal, we need to know whether the
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person qualifies, what they pay, and
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whether they can even find a provider
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that would even take their healthc care
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coverage.
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That is true. That is true. Ain't that
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something? So guys, we're going to take
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a comment from Angela who lives in Mon.
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Um, she says, "I need coverage that lets
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me see a doctor before the situation
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becomes an emergency." And see, it's sad
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to say, but a lot of people have
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insurance, but don't allow them to do
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that. A lot of people, I hate to say it,
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and it's so sad when I have to mention
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this, a lot of people can't afford to go
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to the doctor. So what they do is they
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go to the emergency rooms because they
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know the emergency rooms have to see
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them. They have to see them. They can't
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turn them away. So they don't care and
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they really have no intentions of paying
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that emergency room bill because they
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can't. But that's the only option for
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them. And that's sad at this point.
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>> Yeah. Well, we got um Robert from
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Conjurs, Georgia. He says, "I support
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stopping fraud, but I want to know how
23:09
they keep eligible people from losing
23:12
their help." Which which I get it, you
23:14
know, cuz I'm I'm I'm I'm with you,
23:16
Robert. I'm against fraud, too. But
23:20
don't interrupt my services with some
23:23
fake stuff using fraud to prevent me
23:27
from getting the care or the access that
23:29
I need. I totally agree with you.
23:33
Yeah, that is true. Okay, guys. So,
23:35
we're going to move on and talking about
23:39
one of the hot topics,
23:42
Medicaid,
23:43
Medicare, and the big the big beautiful
23:48
bill.
23:52
>> I don't know how beautiful that is, but
23:54
we going to talk about it. First of all,
23:56
let's get into it.
23:58
Medicare, it's a federally funded health
24:01
insurance
24:03
that's probably covering a mostly all 65
24:08
>> um year uh and older people. Okay. Now,
24:12
of course, along with some younger
24:14
people that may have disabilities uh if
24:18
they have qualifying conditions. Okay.
24:21
Now, uh, Medicaid, now it's a jointly
24:24
funded federal program that, um, uh,
24:28
states, um, most of the time they cover
24:31
their eligible people, um, and usually
24:34
that's based on limited income and
24:36
resources. So, some some people qualify
24:39
for both on the state level.
24:41
>> Yeah. Yeah. And then Medicaid um will
24:44
help you pay for services such as
24:49
nursing home care and personal care that
24:54
Medicare generally does not cover in the
24:56
same way. So you need to know the
24:58
difference between the two. Uh so the
25:01
Medicaid policy can affect older adults
25:04
and their families as well. So the
25:07
conversation reaches beyond the
25:08
stereotype that everyone receiving
25:11
Medicaid is an unemployed adult. That is
25:15
not the case.
25:18
>> Yeah. Yeah. I totally agree. That is
25:21
completely not the case. in Georgia.
25:24
Kesha Land's bottom, she proposes that
25:26
the full Medicaid expansion, meaning
25:29
that if you qualify, you should be able
25:32
to uh utilize um the Medicaid services.
25:37
Now, Jackson, he proposes a different
25:39
expansion approach um which basically is
25:43
trying to u require more work
25:46
requirements and speak and seek more
25:48
federal approval of funding. So
25:50
basically um he's looking for more
25:53
loopholes to prevent you from getting
25:55
access um to what you need. Now he also
25:59
proposes um now it depends on a waiver
26:03
um that um reported that um he review
26:08
how can I say it uh where they have
26:11
certain questions that they ask you um
26:14
to be able um to get that federal
26:17
funding. So again, um making it harder
26:21
uh for people that need those services
26:23
to get them.
26:26
>> Yeah. Yeah.
26:28
All right, guys. So that one
26:31
beautiful bill is already a law.
26:34
Uh Trump signed it. Um the legislation
26:38
for that one big beautiful bill on July
26:41
the 4th, 2025.
26:43
So tonight's election is about who will
26:46
oversee it. This is very important guys.
26:50
Who will defend it and who will seek
26:53
changes to it. So it's not whether it
26:56
becomes law for the first time.
26:59
>> Yeah. Now it also includes temporary
27:03
federal deductions for qualified tips.
27:06
Those were the no tip thing that they
27:09
tried to throw in even though a very
27:11
small portion of Americans work um for
27:14
tips, you know. Um not much for the
27:17
middle class um for qualifying overtime.
27:20
Now, that may help some of the middle
27:22
class people um to not get taxed on that
27:25
overtime money and for eligible people
27:27
that's over 65 and over. But listen to
27:30
the details now. the overtime provision
27:34
that they talking about, it only really
27:36
covers uh qualified premiums above
27:40
regular pay and and that senior
27:42
deduction. It's not a $6,000 check.
27:46
These are just things that they
27:48
provision in the rules um you know that
27:51
make it eligible, but they really limit
27:54
um um the income which they actually
27:57
phase out. So, it's not like they're uh
28:00
it it sounds like they're helping
28:02
people, but really they're limiting um
28:05
what they can actually the people can
28:08
actually get from the program.
28:10
>> Okay, guys. So um the congressional
28:15
um budget office
28:17
they have estimated that the Medicare
28:22
the laws Medicare chapter will increase
28:24
the number of uninsured people that
28:28
means a lot of people going to lose
28:30
Medicaid
28:31
by 7.5
28:33
million
28:35
>> by the time 2034 hits. Okay, that's just
28:38
a baseline. That is a projection of the
28:42
laws of Fed and is not account of the
28:45
people losing coverage tonight. We
28:47
already know
28:50
that if the Republicans remain in
28:52
control, they enforce what's part of the
28:55
big beautiful bill, a lot of people will
28:58
lose Medicaid coverage. Bottom line.
29:06
>> Yeah, they they they really will. you
29:08
know, the law, it generally requires
29:11
certain adults to meet a 80hour
29:14
um monthly work hour to qualif to
29:17
qualify
29:18
uh for these work uh required um
29:21
benefits, you know, and starting January
29:24
2027. Um that's with exceptions. Um, so
29:29
basically 2027 rolled around, some of
29:32
the benefits that some of the people are
29:34
getting are going to be based off of
29:36
them uh meeting the the 80 hours a month
29:40
work requirement. So if if they're
29:43
giving you something and you're required
29:46
to work 80 hours, if not, um, your
29:48
benefits could get cut. Now, for a lot
29:51
of people, that's going to be very,
29:54
very strenuous.
29:55
>> Okay, guys. So, back to you know what
30:00
um your candidate has promised you. You
30:02
know why you voted for your candidate.
30:05
If you don't, you need to know what your
30:08
candidate has promised you. So, Collins
30:10
supports the 2025 tax and spending law
30:14
while Osaf opposed it. So, we've got
30:18
supporters out there who will have
30:20
emphas emphasized the tax release, the
30:23
work requirements, and control spending
30:25
because you guys know that spending has
30:28
has been off the chart and you know
30:31
since Trump came into office. So,
30:33
critics are emphasizing the coverage
30:36
losses, the financial pressure on health
30:39
care because I think everybody, this is
30:41
one of the richest countries in the
30:42
world, everybody deserves health care.
30:45
So, a useful household question is this
30:47
is what you should be asking yourself.
30:49
What do I gain in tax savings and what
30:52
might change in my health care cost or
30:55
eligibility? What's going to happen?
30:58
That's some real good questions, Dr. B.
31:01
You know what people don't understand is
31:03
for Medicare,
31:05
you know, you need to ask candidates
31:07
about specific protections rather than
31:10
accepting general promises. Uh, you know
31:14
what I'm saying? It's it's like people
31:15
need stuff specifically. Um the way they
31:19
talk about Medicare is so broad, you
31:22
know, like covered insulin. Right now,
31:25
the current cost um is more than $35 per
31:28
month for each covered insulin product.
31:31
In 2026, the out-ofpocket limit for that
31:34
coverage prescription is $2,100.
31:38
That prescription limit is not a cap on
31:40
every medical expense. So, think about
31:42
it. What happens when your uh uh
31:46
medicine goes over that cap?
31:49
>> That means it comes out of your pocket
31:51
if you need that medicine.
31:53
>> Yeah,
31:54
>> that's crazy.
31:54
>> And that's a and that's the sad part
31:56
about it. People can't afford their
31:58
medicine. The richest country of the
32:01
world and we can't our seniors
32:03
particularly can't afford medicine.
32:09
Doesn't make any sense. Okay, shout out
32:11
guys to our top gifters and everybody
32:14
that's sharing this discussion, sharing
32:16
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32:24
deserves clear explanation because
32:27
people make real life decisions based on
32:32
what they hear. Based on what they hear,
32:34
based on what you've been promised.
32:36
Based on what you're promised. So, if
32:38
they're promising this, your candidates
32:40
are promised or your candidate is
32:42
promised you this, you want to make sure
32:44
that they deliver.
32:45
>> Yeah. And and and big shout outs to
32:47
Ernest, Jasmine Jackson, Butterfly,
32:51
Marcus,
32:52
um Lena,
32:55
uh Brooke, uh Loki, Big Dog, 420, Lissa,
33:01
uh and Fanny, Jonathan, Dodd. Appreciate
33:04
you guys joining us. You could have been
33:06
anywhere else, but you decided to join
33:08
the JB Live podcast and we appreciate
33:11
it. Now, let's let's get into that.
33:14
Grocery, gas, and bringing down the
33:17
prices.
33:18
>> Absolutely.
33:20
>> You know that that first of all, gas was
33:22
already low before the war. So, you
33:25
know, we ain't we ain't going to talk
33:26
about that right now. Now, now let's
33:28
talk about the receipts. That's what we
33:30
f to do. We finn to talk about the
33:31
receipts. People hear that the economy
33:33
is proven and then walk into the grocery
33:36
store and wonder um when the
33:38
improvements going to reach my cart.
33:41
>> You know, there's important distinction.
33:43
Um inflation
33:46
slowing means that the prices are rising
33:49
more slowly. It doesn't necessarily mean
33:51
that prices have fallen. you know, okay,
33:55
beef was $16 a pound uh uh uh 6 months
33:59
ago and now it's $1,550,
34:03
you know? So, it it's not like you can
34:06
make it seem like beef back down to $89
34:08
like it was a year ago.
34:10
>> You know, you know what I'm saying? It's
34:12
like you using the fact that it's down
34:14
just a little bit to make it seem like
34:15
you really doing something even though
34:17
you was the reason why the price went up
34:19
in the first place.
34:20
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And just think about
34:22
it. You know, families,
34:25
they're hearing this. You know, they do
34:27
this for a reason. Just like we talked
34:28
about earlier about the property taxes
34:30
being lowered or the prices of gas going
34:34
down. You hear that? Okay, that's the,
34:36
you know, family can hear that good news
34:39
about the inflation rate, the gas prices
34:41
and whatnot and still be paying more
34:44
than they can actually afford. You know,
34:46
a lot of people, like for instance, for
34:48
me, if I make a trip to Mon, which is
34:52
about 15 minutes away, I'm going to try
34:55
to make sure I take care of everything
34:57
in Mon that I possibly can because I
35:00
don't want to have to keep spending
35:02
money to go to Mon
35:04
like every day or every other day. I'd
35:06
rather just take care of everything
35:08
because I'm penny pinching. I don't want
35:10
to have to waste gas to go to several
35:13
different areas in that county. So just
35:15
think about it. Some people are paying
35:18
more than they can actually afford.
35:20
Officials need to acknowledge that
35:23
experience and explain why their
35:26
proposals can rel realistically change.
35:29
I want to hear how you're going to lower
35:31
my gas prices. What is your plan?
35:35
>> That's right. And you know, uh, again,
35:37
John Oaf, he he he backed a bill that
35:39
was targeting, uh, grocery prices based
35:42
on personal surveillance data, you know,
35:45
such as customers browsing history and
35:48
precise location. You know, you ever
35:50
thought about um I'm going to get me
35:53
some of that sweet tea that I like? You
35:55
know, when when you wasn't at the store,
35:57
but soon as you was at the store, all of
35:58
a sudden that sweet tea that you like
36:00
just popped up on your phone on your
36:02
feed, and you wonder, well, you know,
36:04
like they know you in the store right
36:06
now. They know what you like. They they
36:09
looking at your receipts, what you done
36:10
bought before. They already know what
36:12
products you buy the most. They already
36:14
know this,
36:15
>> you know. So basically he what he wanted
36:17
to do was kind of uh add that protection
36:22
um to the consumers you know now it
36:24
wouldn't automatically require every
36:26
grocery item to become cheaper but you
36:29
know it's a start
36:32
>> yeah all right broker J3 I'm having some
36:34
technical difficulties
36:36
but guys guess what I'm going to let you
36:38
lead the discussion and guys you have to
36:42
know what each one of your candidates is
36:46
proposing what they support and what
36:49
they do not support. This is so
36:52
important.
36:53
>> All right, Dobby B. So, if you if you
36:56
want B, um you can go ahead and give us
36:58
a final thought on on tonight's U
37:02
podcast.
37:03
>> Okay, guys. So, you know, we talked to
37:06
you about Georgia Decides. That's our
37:08
topic for tonight. Your rights, your
37:11
healthc care, and your money. This is
37:15
this is the Georgia election because
37:18
that's what we focus on. We told you
37:19
earlier this is the state that we live
37:21
in. So, of course, we're watching the
37:24
results for
37:26
the Senate race and the governor's race
37:29
because we are impacted by who wins. And
37:34
not just that, we want to make sure that
37:38
our candidates, whoever we selected or
37:40
whoever wins,
37:42
carries out those promises because, you
37:45
know, they'll tell you anything to win
37:47
an election. But you want to make sure
37:50
that they deliver. You want to make sure
37:53
that if they're saying they're going to
37:54
lower the health care cost that they
37:58
deliver. Okay? You want to make sure if
38:00
they're going to pro protect women's
38:02
rights
38:04
that they deliver. These things are also
38:08
purport. If they say they're going to
38:10
lower the gas prices, grocery prices,
38:12
and put more money in our pockets,
38:15
guess what? You want to make sure that
38:18
they deliver. So, you want to make sure
38:21
that your candidates
38:23
are accountable for what they promised
38:25
us. We don't have the results of the
38:28
election just yet, which they're going
38:30
to be coming in momentarily because it
38:32
depends on when the poll closes. Well,
38:34
all of the polls close at 7, but it's
38:36
going to depend on how soon they get
38:38
those results in. However, regardless of
38:41
what state you're from, you want to make
38:44
sure that each one of your candidates is
38:46
responsible and accountable for what
38:49
they promised to you.
39:02
Okay. Um, that's your final thought,
39:04
Dr.B.
39:05
>> Yes, it is.
39:07
>> Okay. All right, guys. Um, my my final
39:10
thought today. Um, you know, and again,
39:12
me and Dr. B, we're talking about um
39:15
these Georgia midterms because this is
39:17
the state that, uh, we both reside in.
39:19
you know, when when all of the speeches
39:21
end, you know, everyday citizens will
39:25
still be working. They'll still be
39:27
paying bills and they'll still be caring
39:30
for the people that they love. You know,
39:32
that is the standard that I want to keep
39:35
us in front of no matter who wins.
39:39
Show us how your decision
39:43
can improve people lives,
39:46
you know, and
39:50
acknowledge
39:51
when something just isn't right.
39:54
Don't just go along with the flow
39:56
because that's what your party does.
39:59
Supporting
40:01
a candidate does not mean surrendering
40:05
your right to question them about their
40:08
actions.
40:11
You give credit when it's earned and you
40:13
demand answers when they need it.
40:18
Public service should produce something
40:20
that the public can actually recognize.
40:24
Yo, look at all of these people that our
40:27
taxpayer dollars pay for.
40:31
How much do they actually do for you
40:35
when you put them in office?
40:40
That's the question you need to be
40:41
asking.
40:44
>> Very good, broker J3.
40:47
All right, guys. So, this has been uh
40:50
just a little
40:53
quick minute on our take and just to
40:57
give you a little information on
40:59
Georgia's size. You know, we're talking
41:02
about your money,
41:04
uh your healthc care, and of course your
41:07
rights. So, we wanted to bring you, it's
41:10
not a lengthy
41:12
topic. We just wanted to bring you our
41:15
take on it. We hope that it was useful
41:18
to some of you, you know, as far as
41:21
holding um these candidates accountable
41:25
to make sure they deliver on the
41:26
promises. Okay? So, you know, going
41:29
forward, you want to make sure I'm sure
41:30
you guys are going to be glued to the TV
41:33
for the next two hours. I know I will as
41:36
the results come in. But while you're
41:38
glued in, I want you to remember what we
41:42
discussed tonight because you know
41:44
what's going to happen after the results
41:47
are in what's going to happen tomorrow.
41:49
You know, you then you're going to ask
41:51
yourself, you know, that person won, so
41:54
are they going to deliver? And you want
41:56
to make sure that they do. So, I am your
41:58
girl Dr. B. And thank you guys for
42:00
spending a little part of your time with
42:03
us and thank you for spending part of
42:06
your election night with us.
42:09
>> Yeah. And I'm your boy uh Broker J3. I
42:12
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42:14
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43:01
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43:03
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43:05
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43:09
>> And as always, guys,
43:11
let's talk about it.
43:12
>> And you know what we do? We talk about
43:14
it.