WEBVTT - Israel and Hamas Agree to Peace Plan | Halloween Chocolate

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<v Speaker 1>You're listen Saints KFI AM six forty the bill Handles

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<v Speaker 1>forty handle on a Thursday, October ninth. And the big

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<v Speaker 1>story is peace has broken out in the Mid East,

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<v Speaker 1>and we all know what's happening. I mean, you look

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<v Speaker 1>at the news and there it is. We know that

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<v Speaker 1>Hamas has agreed to the peace plan. Most of that

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<v Speaker 1>twenty point peace plan, the big parts of it. Hamas

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<v Speaker 1>As is releasing Sunday or Monday all of the hostages.

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<v Speaker 1>They figure twenty are still alive. Is what the Israelis think.

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<v Speaker 1>Twenty eight are dead. And so we're talking about actually

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<v Speaker 1>Hamas releasing the bodies.

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<v Speaker 2>How sick is this?

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<v Speaker 1>They hold on to bodies for negotiations and hostages. So

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<v Speaker 1>that's phase one, all right, So Israel ceasefire happens, Israel

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<v Speaker 1>goes still, stays in Gaza, goes back to a predetermined area,

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't It just pulls back a bit and the hall

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<v Speaker 1>of hostages are released and then the rest of it

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<v Speaker 1>is up for negotiation. So I want to dive into

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit is why are the hostages being released?

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<v Speaker 2>Why is Hamas saying yes to it.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, the hostages were all the ammunition that Hamas had,

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<v Speaker 1>So all they had were the hostages. Why would they

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<v Speaker 1>cut loose with the hostages without the rest of the

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<v Speaker 1>deal being put on paper but being signed. In other words,

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<v Speaker 1>the demilitarization of Haramas, the dismantling of Hamas, that's still

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<v Speaker 1>up there. Why would Hamas do that? Well, when this

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<v Speaker 1>war started, Hamas is under no illusion that it was

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<v Speaker 1>never it was ever going to win or even fight

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<v Speaker 1>a standard.

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<v Speaker 2>Military battle against Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, that's basically a World Series baseball team to

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<v Speaker 1>a high school team, not even so what they thought

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<v Speaker 1>was and they guessed wrong on this one. The more

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<v Speaker 1>that Palestinians were killed, the more infrastructure, the more destruction

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<v Speaker 1>the Israel wrought on housing and hospitals and schools and

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<v Speaker 1>sewage systems and electrical systems and water plants, wiping out everything,

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<v Speaker 1>the more Israel would be under pressure to sign this deal, right,

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<v Speaker 1>to leave Hamas alone. There'll be some kind of negotiation.

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<v Speaker 1>And they guessed wrong because Natainnehu said, I don't care

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<v Speaker 1>Hamas was right. There was tremendous world pressure. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>Israel is on its way, maybe already be a pariah

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<v Speaker 1>state in doing what it did to sixty seven thousand Palestinians.

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<v Speaker 1>About a third of them are militants, so that doesn't count,

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<v Speaker 1>but the rest, for the most part, innocent, innocent civilians.

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<v Speaker 1>And so we're going to show Israel because the worldwide

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<v Speaker 1>pressure is going to stop them doing for what they're doing.

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<v Speaker 2>Nettie says, you're crazy. We're not stopping.

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<v Speaker 1>We will wipe out Gaza. And now what does Hamas do? Yeah, boy,

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<v Speaker 1>what a choice. Hamas made good, good choice to do

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<v Speaker 1>that attack on October seventh.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they did it right.

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<v Speaker 1>And the other thing I want to point out as

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<v Speaker 1>to what happened, by the way, the Israeli Cabinet is

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<v Speaker 1>meeting right now to sign off on this because they

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<v Speaker 1>have to under Israeli law. And the first that well,

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<v Speaker 1>all the hostages will be released over a Sunday Monday,

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<v Speaker 1>and Israel's releasing about fifteen hundred prisoners that some.

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<v Speaker 2>Of them have life sentences.

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<v Speaker 1>That's because that's normally what happens whenever you have an

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<v Speaker 1>exchange like this. One of the things that I pointed

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<v Speaker 1>out this morning, and I had said this, and I

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<v Speaker 1>was wrong by the way I had said when this

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<v Speaker 1>is over, and there of course they'll be a negotiated peace.

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<v Speaker 2>It's impossible not to have that happen at some point.

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<v Speaker 1>What you'll see in Israel is celebrations that the hostages

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<v Speaker 1>are coming home. What you'll see in Gaza is the

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<v Speaker 1>celebrations that Hamas has won the war, because that's what

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<v Speaker 1>happened every single time, every incursion into Lebanon, the Israel

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<v Speaker 1>wipes out entire military structures and their entire military force,

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<v Speaker 1>and Israel stops, We've won the war, We've gotten rid

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<v Speaker 1>of the oppressor, and they sing and they dance. The

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<v Speaker 1>only singing and dancing that's going on is that the

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<v Speaker 1>war is over. I have not yet seen a statement

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<v Speaker 1>from Hamas saying we've won. We got rid of those

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<v Speaker 1>Israeli bastards. This is a success, we are victorious. Have

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<v Speaker 1>not heard that yet, and I don't know if they're

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<v Speaker 1>going to because you know, where do they do that

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<v Speaker 1>in front of a hospital that doesn't exist anymore?

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<v Speaker 2>Or is that where they have the press conference? So

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<v Speaker 2>is Israel still a pariah state?

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<v Speaker 1>I think Israel has a horrible reputation now, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>it is not very well respected. But I'll tell you

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<v Speaker 1>where it is respected Is by Donald Trump, and without

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump, Israel would never been able to pull this off.

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<v Speaker 1>He is being credited for putting this together, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think rightly, so he's taking a lot of credit. And

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<v Speaker 1>then the issue becomes when this is all said and done,

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<v Speaker 1>and it will end. There will be a full negotiated piece.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll see what happens. What happens to Camas, we don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>but there'll be all kinds of safeguards. You will see

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<v Speaker 1>humanitarian aid. Right now, there are hundreds of trucks lined

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<v Speaker 1>up on the Egyptian side of the border ready to

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<v Speaker 1>go in with humanitarian aid. There's enough to keep everybody

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<v Speaker 1>going for three months, I mean today going into Gaza

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<v Speaker 1>and then the humanitarian aid and the restructuring is, the

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<v Speaker 1>reconstruction is going to start and it's going to change

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<v Speaker 1>everything that Gaza will come back. Now will they be

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<v Speaker 1>able to rebuild as generations before it comes back to

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<v Speaker 1>where it was before October seventh? So good news and Hamas,

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<v Speaker 1>good call, guys, good call. You talked to sixty seven

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<v Speaker 1>thousand people because you sure show those Israelis, didn't you. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>let's move on and talk about what's happening here. The

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<v Speaker 1>Trump administration continues the immigration crackdown. And see what happened

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<v Speaker 1>in Chicago yesterday if you're looking at the video, my God.

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<v Speaker 2>The deck, the demonstrations.

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<v Speaker 1>So as the immigration crackdown is happening in southern California,

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<v Speaker 1>it was one of the places that the Trumpet administration

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<v Speaker 1>is focusing on. The La County Board of Supervisor Supervisors

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<v Speaker 1>is considering issuing a state of emergency to provide itself

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<v Speaker 1>with more power to assist people affected by these detainments

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<v Speaker 1>and deportations. Supervisor Lindsay Horvath, who wrote this proposal, says,

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<v Speaker 1>this escalation about raids puts thousands of our neighbors in

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<v Speaker 1>extreme perils. So I believe we need to act now,

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<v Speaker 1>and this declaration is necessary to give us every available

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<v Speaker 1>tool to fight back. So the state of emergency, this

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<v Speaker 1>declaration of the state of emergency is a legal concept,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's a precursor to enacting an eviction moratorium for

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<v Speaker 1>households that have lost income doing due to the rates.

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<v Speaker 1>You can prove a loved one who paid rent, a

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<v Speaker 1>head of household who paid rent, we have been affected. Therefore,

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<v Speaker 1>we shouldn't be able to be forced to pay rent.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's the moratorium, which I'm assuming he's going to

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<v Speaker 1>kick in for sure. Now that's county, that's not going

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<v Speaker 1>to be the city. And the declaration allows expedited hiring

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<v Speaker 1>for rules and assist tenants.

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<v Speaker 2>Four to one vote.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, the board chair, Catherine Barger, came up with something

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<v Speaker 1>rather interesting and I think legitimate.

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<v Speaker 2>She voted no.

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<v Speaker 1>She was the only no vote, and said, first of all,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we're going to be challenged legally. Every moratorium

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<v Speaker 1>we've ever put in. We went to the courts and

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<v Speaker 1>it went crazy. But look at what's happening here. The

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<v Speaker 1>landlords are going to be held financially responsible for the

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<v Speaker 1>unpaid rent. They still have to pay the mortgages, they

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<v Speaker 1>still have to maintain the property. Now the moratorium means

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<v Speaker 1>that the rent doesn't have to be paid, but it

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<v Speaker 1>is still due. So you have a family, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to go forward doing this, and Neil, I'm sure you're.

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<v Speaker 2>Going to say, I don't handle You're either being eracist

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<v Speaker 2>or whatever.

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<v Speaker 1>But I am going to make an assumption that families

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<v Speaker 1>that have illegal aliens within them, that are breadwinners do

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<v Speaker 1>not make a lot of money. My guess is there

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<v Speaker 1>are very few high end cardiovascular surgeons who are illegal

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<v Speaker 1>or who are married to people who are illegal, and

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<v Speaker 1>the breadwinner is someone who is not undocumented. Okay, moratorium.

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<v Speaker 1>They have a tough time making rent anyways, moratorium. It's

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<v Speaker 1>now an eight month oratorium, a nine month oratorium.

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<v Speaker 2>During COVID it was what a year? Two years?

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<v Speaker 1>And okay, now you owe thirty thousand dollars in rent?

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<v Speaker 1>Now you owe fifty thousand dollars in rent in back rent?

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<v Speaker 1>Really you think you're going to get that? In reality,

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<v Speaker 1>the landlords are going to be nailed now.

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<v Speaker 2>Big corporate rations can take it.

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<v Speaker 1>But the majority of the rental units in southern California

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<v Speaker 1>are owned by people, they're not owned by huge corporations,

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<v Speaker 1>and so it's.

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<v Speaker 2>It's going to be another fight now. Is there any

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<v Speaker 2>way to be fair about it?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah? The state pays for it all. The state pays

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<v Speaker 1>the rent. If someone falls under this moratorium as a

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<v Speaker 1>result of being unemployed or affected financially because of a

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<v Speaker 1>raid or a deportation, do you tag.

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<v Speaker 2>It onto the landlord? Well that's not fair. Do you say,

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<v Speaker 2>but you owe.

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<v Speaker 1>The nine months or a year and a half rent? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know there's no money there. Let's get practical

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<v Speaker 1>for a moment. So what do you do? Do you

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<v Speaker 1>subsidize the rent? Well, that costs us money the taxpayer.

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<v Speaker 1>This is not fun stuff. This really isn't And frankly,

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<v Speaker 1>for me, it boils down to these deportations are worse.

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<v Speaker 2>They do more harm to us.

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<v Speaker 1>Our economy, our country than they help. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if anybody who's lost a job because an illegal alien

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<v Speaker 1>has taken their job, I don't I don't know how

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<v Speaker 1>many people pick strawberries and said, oh, that undocumented person,

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<v Speaker 1>I would be picking those strawberries if the farmer had

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<v Speaker 1>not hired that person. I don't know how often does

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<v Speaker 1>that happen? Now?

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's probably the construction industry and things like that.

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<v Speaker 1>But they're still huge. But there aren't enough people in

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<v Speaker 1>the construction industry. That's the problem right now. Anybody in

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<v Speaker 1>the construction industry has a job for the most part,

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<v Speaker 1>And you're right, the construction industry is hit, but most people,

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta tell you, it's harder and harder to hire undocumented,

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<v Speaker 1>very very tough.

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<v Speaker 2>The problem is, I believe that this.

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<v Speaker 1>Whole issue of immigration deportation is more optical than it

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<v Speaker 1>is realistic. I also think that people who are deported,

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<v Speaker 1>family members who are deported or held in detention are

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<v Speaker 1>not being able to pay the rent.

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<v Speaker 2>That's real.

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<v Speaker 1>Non payment of rent is real because you can't afford

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<v Speaker 1>to pay it. Non payment of rent is real when

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<v Speaker 1>the landlord and you own the property and can't make

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<v Speaker 1>the mortgage payment. Those are all very real. The immigration,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how much money is being spent for that.

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<v Speaker 1>It just drives me nuts. You know that by now? Okay, now,

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<v Speaker 1>there is a story came out at USA today in

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<v Speaker 1>which the columnists wanted to move on an airplane sitting

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<v Speaker 1>on an airplane empty seats up there, and said, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'd like to move up there, and they said no, no.

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<v Speaker 1>The not only just one stewardess, but the steward die

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<v Speaker 1>said no, two of them.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know what is that about? They're empty seats.

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<v Speaker 1>Here was a post at United Flight to our mission

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<v Speaker 1>trip to Honduras, some Houston, three hour duration, most of

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<v Speaker 1>the plane empty. The attendant told is they won't let

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<v Speaker 1>anyone change seats for less than the eighty six dollars

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<v Speaker 1>each charge, even though the plane is nearly empty and

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<v Speaker 1>there's a picture of the empty airplane. Okay, that's pretty obnoxious.

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<v Speaker 1>They just don't let you do it. Now, there's some

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<v Speaker 1>good reasons for it. It's not just a question if

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<v Speaker 1>you pay more money. There's a safety component big time.

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<v Speaker 1>And even the safety issues extended seat assignments. Why well,

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<v Speaker 1>there's something called weight and balance and airplanes when before

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<v Speaker 1>they take off, it is very specific as to how

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<v Speaker 1>much weight they're carrying at you want to get the

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<v Speaker 1>plane as balanced as as possible, which means one side

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<v Speaker 1>of the airplane should not be full of passengers on

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<v Speaker 1>the other side should I remember once going on a

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<v Speaker 1>plane and we were passing Mount the Rushmore and the

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<v Speaker 1>pilot said, as we were flying on the left side

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<v Speaker 1>of the plane, we're going to be passing Mount Rushmore

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<v Speaker 1>and it's a great view. And everybody moved over there

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<v Speaker 1>and the plane damn near went over on its side

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<v Speaker 1>and you could actually feel the plane go over, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>swing to the left, and so that is important stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>So the argument is that you know, we've got a

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<v Speaker 1>weight and balance issue, and we have to know how

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<v Speaker 1>many people are sitting in what seats. Now, if a

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<v Speaker 1>few people move, did that make any difference now, not

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<v Speaker 1>really on big planes, but if a lot of people move, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's important. It's also important to know where people are

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<v Speaker 1>sitting because they have a manifest and they know what

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<v Speaker 1>seat people are in other than Southwest, although that's changed

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<v Speaker 1>and that makes sense. The other thing is if they're

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<v Speaker 1>charging a premium for a seat that someone is paid for,

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<v Speaker 1>but let's say the next seat next, the seat next

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<v Speaker 1>to what is empty, and all of a sudden someone

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<v Speaker 1>jumps in from the back of the plane and goes

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<v Speaker 1>and sits in that seat.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, what are you doing. I paid for this, you

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<v Speaker 2>got it for free. So there's a whole philosophy there.

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<v Speaker 1>And by the way, it can get really bad. I

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<v Speaker 1>went to school in Canada for a period of time,

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<v Speaker 1>about a year and a half. I don't remember one

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<v Speaker 1>day of it because I was stoned every single day

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<v Speaker 1>that I was in Canada. I was on some kind

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<v Speaker 1>of drug. But I needed knee surgery I had. It

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<v Speaker 1>was a mess. I was in a cast and I

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<v Speaker 1>had to get on an airplane from Vancouver to la

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<v Speaker 1>I was fully extended in the cast. So I'm sitting

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<v Speaker 1>in coach and I and there was seats opening business

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<v Speaker 1>class and I asked the stewardess, Hey, can I sit

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<v Speaker 1>up there? This is incredible, it's such pain. I can't move.

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<v Speaker 1>She said, no, you can't do it. So there I

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<v Speaker 1>am sitting with my feet sticking out in the aisle

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<v Speaker 1>and the steward says, you got to put your feet back,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm it's it was insane And they wouldn't do it.

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<v Speaker 1>Why because people paid a fee, an additional fee, a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of money to sit up in business and we weren't.

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<v Speaker 2>Going to let you do it. So can you change seats?

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<v Speaker 2>Although today, when's the last.

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<v Speaker 1>Time you've been on an airplane that there were a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of empty seats, Neil, have you been on They're

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<v Speaker 1>no empty seats on airplanes anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>No, they've all been pretty packed. Yeah, yeah, that's true.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, when I fly overseas, I always well, I

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<v Speaker 1>tend to want to usually fly business class because I

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<v Speaker 1>use my credit card, which I get miles and I

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<v Speaker 1>run my business through it. So everything is paid through

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<v Speaker 1>the credit card, so I get some miles and so

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<v Speaker 1>I fly. I get to fly up front because of

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<v Speaker 1>the miles. There is an a seat that's not occupied.

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<v Speaker 1>I have not seen one seat in business it's not occupied.

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<v Speaker 1>You want to know why, because everybody else has miles too, bastards.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought it was only for me, and there are

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<v Speaker 1>fewer airplanes and there are more people flying. COVID did that,

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<v Speaker 1>and then the airlines realize, Wow, you want to know something.

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<v Speaker 1>If we cut down on the number of flights, which

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<v Speaker 1>means we don't have to pay pilots, we don't have

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<v Speaker 1>to use fuel, we don't have to do maintenance as much,

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<v Speaker 1>and we have as many people flying or more. Guess

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<v Speaker 1>what we're gonna have. We're gonna have full airplanes, a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of them. So the concept of an empty flight

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<v Speaker 1>today is pretty rare. You know, air bust, the big

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<v Speaker 1>three eighty, you know that huge double stacker that's out

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<v Speaker 1>of production, making it anymore because it just didn't make sense,

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<v Speaker 1>too big, too expensive to run. The seven forty seven

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<v Speaker 1>is out of production. It's now these regional jets, small jets,

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<v Speaker 1>or with the big ones. Of course you can still

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<v Speaker 1>do wide body jets, but their two engine jets and

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<v Speaker 1>jet these planes have just gotten smaller, more people crammed

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<v Speaker 1>into them, fewer of them, and this is why the

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<v Speaker 1>airlines are making so much damn money.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, let's not forget what they charged for check bags. Right.

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<v Speaker 1>The last bastion was Southwest Airlines, the last ones. And

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<v Speaker 1>here they were swirling, swirling, keeping their head just above water,

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<v Speaker 1>and then down the drain they went. So now every

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<v Speaker 1>single airline charges for baggage. It's just it's horrible flying.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, flying at one time actually used to be fun.

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<v Speaker 1>There was leg room. People used to dress up that

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<v Speaker 1>were a tie and coat because that was considered really neat. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>cattle cars, all right, we're done with that.

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<v Speaker 2>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>Halloween is coming up, and chocolate candies are a big deal.

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<v Speaker 1>Except chocolate candies are not a big deal. Chocolate is

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<v Speaker 1>expensive as hell. Droughts in chocolate land where they grow it,

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<v Speaker 1>the cost is exploded.

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<v Speaker 2>And what are the manufacturers doing.

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<v Speaker 1>Are they just lying to us and calling this brown

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<v Speaker 1>stuff chocolate and it really isn't.

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<v Speaker 2>Neil chocolate ish. Yes, okay, So this is what's going on.

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<v Speaker 3>The vast majority of the world chocolate comes from West Africa,

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<v Speaker 3>and you can have as little as three weeks of

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<v Speaker 3>problematic weather that would throw everything into a tailspin.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's what we've been dealing with.

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<v Speaker 3>In addition to droughts or problematic harvests and they had

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<v Speaker 3>a very small harvest. These things are making chocolate just sore.

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<v Speaker 3>The cost of chocolate is nuts right now like three

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<v Speaker 3>times normally what it is.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's at a.

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<v Speaker 3>Record high right now, which is twelve thousand dollars a ton.

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<v Speaker 3>Recent history, prices were below four thousand dollars a ton,

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<v Speaker 3>so you can see that that's choked up.

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<v Speaker 1>So how do you make chocolate candies when you can't

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<v Speaker 1>afford to make chocolate candy?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, this is what's interesting. And I mentioned this gosh

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<v Speaker 3>maybe last week or something like that, that butterfinger is one

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<v Speaker 3>of my favorites, and I know Amy King has talked

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<v Speaker 3>about it being one of hers as well. People love

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<v Speaker 3>butterfingers right well, they came out with a new flavor.

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<v Speaker 3>It's covered in a marshmallow coating. Now, we love all

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<v Speaker 3>kinds of different flavors, and there is a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>novelty items that come out around the holidays or just

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<v Speaker 3>to stir up interest again in candy. However, there is

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<v Speaker 3>a pattern right now that we're seeing that is not

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<v Speaker 3>about novelty or changing things up. It seems to be

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<v Speaker 3>across the board they're finding different ways to use less

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<v Speaker 3>chocolate or to not use it at all. There is

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<v Speaker 3>a cinnamon toast crunch version of the classic kisses, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>the little chocolate kisses.

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<v Speaker 2>It lodged.

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<v Speaker 3>Last year or something like that, and it had no

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<v Speaker 3>chocolate in it.

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<v Speaker 2>A chocolate kiss that had no chocolate in Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you think there's things that are just chocolate

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<v Speaker 1>and they're spinning away and doing everything other than chocolate,

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<v Speaker 1>like butterfingers without the chocolate on it.

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<v Speaker 3>But they're also changing the ounces of it. You're too,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, your regular package of two standard Reese's peanut

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<v Speaker 3>butter cups is about one point five ounces.

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<v Speaker 2>But the peanut butter pumpkins that.

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<v Speaker 3>They that are out right now for Halloween are you know,

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<v Speaker 3>they lock launched them back in July and they're sold

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<v Speaker 3>individually wrapped at about one point two ounces.

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<v Speaker 2>So they're finding ways.

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<v Speaker 3>Kit Kat has a bunch of different flavors that don't

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<v Speaker 3>have chocolate.

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<v Speaker 2>In them right now.

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<v Speaker 3>They have the cookie crunch and all of that stuff,

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<v Speaker 3>but they have like different coatings on the outside, or

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<v Speaker 3>are using flavored white chocolate which is not chocolate.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it affecting sales of candy where people are simply

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<v Speaker 1>just not buying. If you can't get chocolate, we're just

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<v Speaker 1>not going to buy the candy.

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<v Speaker 3>Now they're finding consistency still that that there are folks

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<v Speaker 3>that are you know, the main groups that are buying candy,

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<v Speaker 3>gen Z, Millennials, that type of thing.

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<v Speaker 2>They're still buying.

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<v Speaker 3>They happen to be a group of people though that

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<v Speaker 3>like to experiment and taste different flavors and textures together.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know the rest of us. I like chocolate.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean for Halloween, I make sure we have chocolate,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know you can get those bundles of the

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<v Speaker 3>mix of the fun size or whatever. Well now they're

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<v Speaker 3>putting together these fun these mix of candies, but they're

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<v Speaker 3>like starbursts and things like that that don't have any

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<v Speaker 3>chocolate in them to begin with. So it's something we're

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<v Speaker 3>going to see probably quite a bit, or you're going

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<v Speaker 3>to be spending more money on it. And when it

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<v Speaker 3>comes to candy and things, we kind of let ourselves spend.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that makes sense. Amy is our butterfingers your favorite candy.

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<v Speaker 2>Bar pretty much because I was deprived of them when

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<v Speaker 2>I was a child. Yeah, I love butterfingers.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's a little factoid did you know that butterfingers were

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<v Speaker 1>Jeffdahmer's favorite to candy.

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<v Speaker 2>Also, I did not boy. Thank you very much.

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