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Speaker 1: welcome again into Bill Cunningham Show and tell us what

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Speaker 2: Yeah, Bill, great to be with you. Yeah, it's really crazy. Actually,

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Speaker 2: But again, no one's being held accountable for their actions,

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Speaker 1: On that front. Karen Bass, the mayor of Los Angeles,

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Speaker 1: And it's inflationary because when you greatly increase the cost

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Speaker 2: Can leave whenever you want.

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Speaker 1: But these policies cause inflation to go up, they cause

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Speaker 1: You vote for the individuals to bring about what you

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Speaker 1: once again, Michael Mcdonaldcatholic League dot org, lack of accountabilities.

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Speaker 1: on the Bill Cunningham Show. And Michael, you're a great American.

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Speaker 2: Thank you. Thanks, Billy, you're great American.

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