WEBVTT - 2-23-26 Sloan with Michelle Schultz

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<v Speaker 1>Do you want to be an American? All right, here

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<v Speaker 1>we go Scott's Long Show, seven hundred world up in

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<v Speaker 1>the snowy Monday morning. Not the most ideal start to

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<v Speaker 1>the week, for sure. Could be worse. It could be

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<v Speaker 1>in New York City. They're gonna hammered right now. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>your price is your wallet. The Supreme Court just ruled

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<v Speaker 1>on Friday on Trump's tariffs. What the hell does this

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<v Speaker 1>all mean for what we pay at the store? That's

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<v Speaker 1>the question. Tariffs. It's all confusing. Even the experts are

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<v Speaker 1>confused by it. I'm confused by you are as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Money's coming into the treasury through this thing where we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to get two thousand dollars checks. So then why

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<v Speaker 1>do we do this in the first place if it's

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<v Speaker 1>just going to be a rebate? And not only that,

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<v Speaker 1>what does the future hold here when it comes to

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<v Speaker 1>these tariffs. Michelle Schultz is with Schultz Trade Law in Dallas,

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<v Speaker 1>an expert on such things, joining the show this morning. Michelle,

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<v Speaker 1>how are you well?

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<v Speaker 2>How are you five?

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<v Speaker 1>That's fine, everything's good except for tariffs. So Friday Supreme

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<v Speaker 1>Court rule six y three that the tariffs are legal,

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<v Speaker 1>and the court said, look, This is not your job.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a job of Congress. And we've collected some

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and seventy five billion in tariff revenue right now,

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<v Speaker 1>it's all up in the air, and companies are all

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<v Speaker 1>lined up going, hey, guess what give us our money back? Here?

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<v Speaker 1>What the hell does this all mean? It would be

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<v Speaker 1>the question. And then Trump hassigned a new executive order

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<v Speaker 1>and we're going to go with fifteen percent tariffs now

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<v Speaker 1>as a workaround of this whole thing. And everyone's head

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<v Speaker 1>is spinning, going, Okay, I just want cheaper beef. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to buy a Hamburger and not have to get

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<v Speaker 1>a second mortgage. Let's jump into this whole thing, Michelle,

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<v Speaker 1>and I guess the question is why do to take

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<v Speaker 1>now until now for this to hit the Supreme Court?

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<v Speaker 1>This is a lot to spend on the books. What

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<v Speaker 1>since nineteen seventy.

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<v Speaker 2>Seven, Yes, I mean, well nineteen seventy four, technically the

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<v Speaker 2>Trade Act of nineteen seventy four, And I guess, well,

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<v Speaker 2>that's the new one that we're using. The nineteen seventy

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<v Speaker 2>seven would be the original one, and that's the one

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<v Speaker 2>that was struck down. So yeah, we've been using the AEPA,

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<v Speaker 2>which is known as the International Emergency Economic Powers Act

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<v Speaker 2>for many years, since nineteen seventy seven, that one, and

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<v Speaker 2>we use it for things that are national emergencies, like

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<v Speaker 2>export controls. We don't want things, we don't want our

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<v Speaker 2>goods and our technology getting in the hands of the

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<v Speaker 2>wrong people so that they're used against us. But this

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<v Speaker 2>one is being used for terrorists. So it's it's been

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<v Speaker 2>the Supreme Court has really struggled with what to do

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<v Speaker 2>with this.

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<v Speaker 1>One, obviously too, as split as they were. Trump not

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<v Speaker 1>happy about it. But now he's got a workaround that.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess another section of this law that says, well,

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<v Speaker 1>now we can kick a fifteen percent trade allotment in

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<v Speaker 1>for one hundred and fifty days till Congress extends them.

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<v Speaker 1>And it seems like, if I'm reading this incorrectly, he can.

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<v Speaker 1>He's just transferred one terror for another and saying, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>this one expires as an emergency in one hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>fifty days, and I'll just come up with another reason

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<v Speaker 1>why to extend another one hundred and fifty days. Is

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<v Speaker 1>that what's going to happen?

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<v Speaker 2>That's what I expect. Yes, I think you're right on

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<v Speaker 2>with that this new tariff is going to be maxed

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<v Speaker 2>out at fifteen percent. So there's some good news, but

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<v Speaker 2>it's this one is the one that's nineteen seventy seven

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<v Speaker 2>under Section one twenty two of the Trade Act, and

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<v Speaker 2>this particular provision allows him a lot of authority to

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<v Speaker 2>increase tariffs for one hundred and fifty days up to

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen percent. And so where we had a baseline of

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<v Speaker 2>ten percent with the AIPA tariffs, those are struck down.

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<v Speaker 2>We now at fifteen. Yeah, so it's it's confusing and

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<v Speaker 2>it's up and down, but they have figured it.

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<v Speaker 1>Out, well, I guess. But you know, the markets hate uncertainty,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're uncertain af right now. That is the problem

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<v Speaker 1>until maybe Congress sorts this out and we have some

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<v Speaker 1>permanent guidance here. But I don't expect that to happen

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<v Speaker 1>anytime soon, considering the partial shutdown and the problems Congress

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<v Speaker 1>has obviously, Now, what happens with one hundred and seventy

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<v Speaker 1>five billion dollars that's in limbo right now. I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>you represent as a trade attorney, Michelle, interests that want

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<v Speaker 1>to claw that money back on Well, if the Supreme

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<v Speaker 1>Court rules against you you owe us the money we've

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<v Speaker 1>been paying in tears how to And as a matter

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<v Speaker 1>of fact, I think three justices, the three conservative justices,

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<v Speaker 1>ruled against our ruled and wanted to keep this and said, listen,

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<v Speaker 1>we get the argument, but this is going to be

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<v Speaker 1>a master of the treasury. That's going to be the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest question looming here is what do we do that

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and seventy five billion dollars.

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<v Speaker 2>That's really important, and I think that the justices were

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<v Speaker 2>right said this is going to be a mess. But

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<v Speaker 2>in my mind, that doesn't change what the law is.

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<v Speaker 2>And the Constitution provides that Congress has to delegate this

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<v Speaker 2>authority to the president. He can't use it on his own.

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<v Speaker 2>So technically refunds are due. Customs is ready somewhat because

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<v Speaker 2>they use an electronic system for refunds, and we've been

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<v Speaker 2>advising our clients, the importers in the United States, to

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<v Speaker 2>get their electronic refund process ready if they're planning to

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<v Speaker 2>claim refunds. It's not going to be so easy as

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<v Speaker 2>a check in the mail. You will have to actually

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<v Speaker 2>calculate what you're owed and why and request a refund

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<v Speaker 2>through an automated system.

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<v Speaker 1>She is Michelle Schultz Schultz Trade Law. She's a trade

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<v Speaker 1>attorney with the court striking down Trump's tariffs. And what

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<v Speaker 1>this means because he's going to pivot and use a

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<v Speaker 1>different section of that law that gives the one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and fifty days unless Congress extends them. And so we're

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<v Speaker 1>just swapping one tear for another. But what does that

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<v Speaker 1>mean to the bottom line? And you know, these companies

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<v Speaker 1>that are filing protective lawsuits to preserve their refund claims,

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<v Speaker 1>how are you actually advising companies to protect themselves? Now,

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<v Speaker 1>this is something you would have to start a while ago.

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<v Speaker 1>And why it's important to get these suits filed because

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<v Speaker 1>first in line gets the money right pretty much.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that's the way it should work. And these

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<v Speaker 2>lawsuits that were filed basically they they they stayed liquidation,

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<v Speaker 2>which means that they put on hold the ability of

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<v Speaker 2>customs to finalize the amount owed on these particular entries.

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<v Speaker 2>But now we've got a completely different set of rules

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<v Speaker 2>in place, and we've got fifteen percent not to mention

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<v Speaker 2>section three oh one for unfair trade practices in section

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<v Speaker 2>two thirty two for national security, we're already in use.

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<v Speaker 2>And those don't go away. So we have some continued,

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<v Speaker 2>some gone, we have new ones replacing the ones that

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<v Speaker 2>are gone.

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<v Speaker 1>I tell you, it sound like you gout. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>this is your job. You're the smartest person in the room, Michelle,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're like, still not one hundred percent true of

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<v Speaker 1>what all this means.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean we have meetings about it at least

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<v Speaker 2>weekly with various trade groups. Everyone's confused, and everyone's advising

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<v Speaker 2>the clients to get ready for electronic refunds. You're not

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<v Speaker 2>going to just get a check. But on the other hand,

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<v Speaker 2>we don't know what to expect, except that the administration

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<v Speaker 2>seems to be relying on these other provisions. And I

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<v Speaker 2>think within the next one hundred and fifty days, while

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<v Speaker 2>they have this authority to impose fifteen percent, they will

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<v Speaker 2>investigate other options like Section two thirty two and three

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<v Speaker 2>oh one, and they so they have it, they have

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<v Speaker 2>it lined up.

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<v Speaker 1>Basically, it sounds to me like if you're counting on

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<v Speaker 1>that two thousand dollars refund from this whole thing that

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<v Speaker 1>Trump promised your way at the back of the line

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<v Speaker 1>that did that just get kicked down, going yeah, you're

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<v Speaker 1>not going to get too grand.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what I would think. Yeah, I'm not counting on it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, I'm not sure either. Yeah, okay, I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>just making sure to be like, damn it, I thought

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<v Speaker 1>it was going to get two grand. Probably not.

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<v Speaker 2>I know.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're a shopper online shop for that bat. There's

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<v Speaker 1>a wonky legal term called deminimus, and the deminimous loophole

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<v Speaker 1>remains closed and that pack did what you buy online,

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<v Speaker 1>that's still in the fact explain that, yes, correct.

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<v Speaker 2>So there used to be a deminimous amount of eight

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<v Speaker 2>hundred dollars which required you to file a formal customs

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<v Speaker 2>entry and pay duties. And if you didn't, if you

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<v Speaker 2>were buying something pretty cheap under eight hundred dollars like

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<v Speaker 2>I would normally do online, you did not have to

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<v Speaker 2>file a formal customs entry, didn't have to pay duties.

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<v Speaker 2>This administration took away the dominimus, so that now we

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<v Speaker 2>as importers or US consumers in the end, have to

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<v Speaker 2>pay duties on every item, no matter how small it is,

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<v Speaker 2>even if it's under eight hundred dollars.

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<v Speaker 1>And that was the workaround for a lot of Chinese

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<v Speaker 1>companies undercutting American manufacturers and you know, the patent not

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<v Speaker 1>in your area, but you know, patent theft and things

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<v Speaker 1>like that. They turn around and crank out a cheaper product.

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<v Speaker 1>Get on TIMU whatever and buy a four dollars sweater

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<v Speaker 1>that would normally cost you, you know, seven hundred dollars

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<v Speaker 1>in the store. I get a cheap and it may

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<v Speaker 1>last two washings. But it's gon fallow our. They were

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<v Speaker 1>exempt from tax and now this still stands. So it

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<v Speaker 1>makes them on level playing field with North American manufacturers

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<v Speaker 1>and manufacturers moreund the world.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that is a good. That's the very positive

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<v Speaker 2>way to look at it. Yeah, that the consumers, we

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<v Speaker 2>do hear a lot of complaints about Dominimus because it

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<v Speaker 2>ends up it ends up getting passed down to the consumer.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm also hearing now that if the cost was

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<v Speaker 2>passed to the consumer, then there's no chance you'll get

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<v Speaker 2>a refund because you've already gotten your refund from your consumer.

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<v Speaker 2>So this just gets more and more confusing.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, and the market take confusion. See the reaction

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<v Speaker 1>is this week this section one twenty two part that

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<v Speaker 1>he's now enacted. It can't be in the pass. It's

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<v Speaker 1>been very country specific. You know, he had his big

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<v Speaker 1>chart out as the point of the countries that are

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<v Speaker 1>Gonnat nailed and what the percentages are, and then if

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't like the person he was talking to, they

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<v Speaker 1>get hit with a higher tear. If this new section

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<v Speaker 1>that he's using that expire one hundred and fifty days

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<v Speaker 1>has to apply universally, does that complicate the trade deals

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<v Speaker 1>the administration's already struck with countries like in the EU

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<v Speaker 1>where they negotiated specific rates.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe it does, and I think that's what we'll

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<v Speaker 2>see moving forward. It presents a new obstacle. So I

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<v Speaker 2>have clients who, for example, already emailed me and said

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<v Speaker 2>I was exempt before, but now I have fifteen percent.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's actually worse for me. And I think under

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<v Speaker 2>free trade agreements they're going to have to negotiate what

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to allow. For example, under the US Canada

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<v Speaker 2>Mexico agreement, see if there are any exemptions that we

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<v Speaker 2>can apply. But it actually is going to present significant

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<v Speaker 2>obstacles for negotiating with new countries we haven't been thinking about.

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<v Speaker 1>Michelle Schultz is a trade lawyer with Schultz Trade Lawn Dallas,

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<v Speaker 1>on the show, talking and explaining what the after effects

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<v Speaker 1>are of this decision by the Supreme courtA on Friday

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<v Speaker 1>that's struck down Trump's terror of Trump has since come

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<v Speaker 1>back and said, well, you know what, I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>find a work around here loophole, and we're discussing that

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<v Speaker 1>that what's this basically means when you buy stuff or

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<v Speaker 1>the price of goods going to come down, You're going

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to afford what is in stores these days.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you go to the store when I'm when

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<v Speaker 1>I go to the store and I look at beef

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<v Speaker 1>and go beef ground beef. That's too damn expensive. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>stick to chicken thighs. That's me and millions of other

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<v Speaker 1>Americans are felt by this whole thing too. We're looking

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<v Speaker 1>for some sense and some guidance here bottom line for

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<v Speaker 1>businesses and importers, which you deal with, what should they

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<v Speaker 1>be doing right now? Given the legal uncertainty around refunds.

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<v Speaker 1>You may go, well, I don't know, importers, exporters. You

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<v Speaker 1>know a lot of people have side hustles and and

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<v Speaker 1>you know companies that are running out of their house

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<v Speaker 1>or their basement or whatever or garage, and it's going

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<v Speaker 1>to affect them as well. So what's the advice.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, yes, I mean they should be looking at all angles,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe have a backup plan, be cautious about what you're

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<v Speaker 2>spending because this is this does not mean that all

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<v Speaker 2>the prices will go down. In fact, we're still seeing

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<v Speaker 2>them go up because companies can't carry that burden any longer.

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<v Speaker 2>They're having to pass on the amount to the consumers.

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<v Speaker 2>And our clients are definitely doing that. Some folks are

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<v Speaker 2>getting out of their business altogether and trying a new business.

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<v Speaker 2>We've seen that, especially in luxury items which people just

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<v Speaker 2>aren't going to be buying anymore very much. And then

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I was on a farm the other day

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<v Speaker 2>and the guy was telling me, Hey, I get my

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<v Speaker 2>own eggs, I make my own lettuce, I got my

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<v Speaker 2>own tomatoes. I don't go to the grocery store anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's all by design. So not to say we

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<v Speaker 2>should all get a farm, but people are just trying

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<v Speaker 2>different things.

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<v Speaker 1>It is something to see. I don't know, and this

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<v Speaker 1>is the first shoe to drop. Do you suspect more

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<v Speaker 1>Supreme Court involvement is a very busy court session, for sure, Michelle.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you expect more terror related issues coming out of

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<v Speaker 1>the high coquarters. That's it.

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<v Speaker 2>I think there could be more. There have been other

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<v Speaker 2>lawsuits filed, and we have companies interested in filing different

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<v Speaker 2>types of lawsuits. So I think you'll continue to see

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<v Speaker 2>resistant lawsuits. But it's going to play out over time.

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<v Speaker 2>And in the meantime we've got that measures where every

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<v Speaker 2>country is now at fifteen percent.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, we'll see how it plays out. She is

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<v Speaker 1>Michelle Schultz at Schultz Trade Law in Dallas. Thanks again, Michelle,

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<v Speaker 1>great inside, appreciate.

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<v Speaker 2>You, Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>Scott's a pleasure, take care you know, hear this and

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<v Speaker 1>go I just want a little closure maybe the good Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>well they strike it down, I mean, prices are coming down. No,

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<v Speaker 1>so we're just gonna replace those terrifts with others. But

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<v Speaker 1>at what about all the deals you spend all this

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<v Speaker 1>time working out with other countries in the EU and elsewhere.

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<v Speaker 1>What happens to that? Just it's all kind of like

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<v Speaker 1>up in the air right now, So you wonder if

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<v Speaker 1>that adds more confusion to it. Of course, tomorrow nine,

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<v Speaker 1>the President will deliver his State of the Union address.

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<v Speaker 1>Will be really interesting to see how how hard he

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<v Speaker 1>kicks the teeth into the high Court because his initial

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<v Speaker 1>tweets on true Social we're essentially saying, you know, we've

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<v Speaker 1>got Republicans name only the rhinos, We've got liberals taking

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<v Speaker 1>over the High Court. I'm not quite sure when two

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<v Speaker 1>of the people on the High Court are people you've

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<v Speaker 1>just appointed yourself in your first term, how they are

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<v Speaker 1>somehow infiltrated in that you know, the conspiracy theory nonsense

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<v Speaker 1>is out there. It's like now they pretty much swore

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<v Speaker 1>to up all the Constitution. That's what this looks like.

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<v Speaker 1>Now he's working around it with the fifteen percent trades.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm not quite sure. You know, at some point,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're feeling it now. You look at your buying

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<v Speaker 1>power ands diminished significantly, how much more pain you can

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<v Speaker 1>stand as a consumer, and what that looks like for

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<v Speaker 1>Congress and everything else. And we're quickly closing in on midterms,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm sure there are a lot of Republicans that

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<v Speaker 1>are nervous beyond description because they see some significant backlash

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<v Speaker 1>coming from all this in the midterm elections. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>how things are run. Speaking of the president, there was

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<v Speaker 1>a breach at mar A Lago yesterday. FBI investigating for

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<v Speaker 1>I understanding he was a guy who came in to

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<v Speaker 1>mar A Lago had a can of gas and a

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<v Speaker 1>shotgun twenty year old that he had just purchased, and

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<v Speaker 1>everyone that they spoke to, family members, friends and everything,

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<v Speaker 1>because you know, the minute the guy's name is released,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody starts doing a deep dive on who this person was.

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<v Speaker 1>Twenty years old. Cording's family. He's like, well, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we're all we're all pretty heavy Trump supporters, so this

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<v Speaker 1>was a shock to us. And he's a very quiet individual.

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<v Speaker 1>Anytimes somebody goes in the shooting nut all the time,

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<v Speaker 1>but shooting spret builda it's everyone going, well, I saw

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<v Speaker 1>this coming. It's always like he was so quiet. We

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<v Speaker 1>did not He didn't even like guns. He was scared.

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<v Speaker 1>He didn't even know how to work a gun. Went

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<v Speaker 1>and bought a shotgun, I guess, and showed up the

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<v Speaker 1>box with the brand new shotgun, never been fired, was

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<v Speaker 1>still in the original packaging, I guess, was still in

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<v Speaker 1>this guy's car at mar A Lago, showed up with

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<v Speaker 1>a can of gas and a shotgun, dropped the can

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<v Speaker 1>of gas and leveled the pump action shotgun at law

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<v Speaker 1>enforcement officers, which of course would be Secret Service agents

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<v Speaker 1>and two of them, I guess are the I guess

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<v Speaker 1>their Sheriff's deputies. Two they are there fire the fatal shots,

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<v Speaker 1>and the FBI is asking for help on the breach

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<v Speaker 1>at mar Laga going. This guy wasn't even on the radar,

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<v Speaker 1>which is pretty scary, you know, and uncertain times and

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<v Speaker 1>uncertainty like what we're talking about here. There people are

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<v Speaker 1>clearly mentally unstable that are going to want to do

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<v Speaker 1>things and take things in their own hands, which makes

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<v Speaker 1>us all just kind of go, well, you know, if

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<v Speaker 1>you're crazy people out there and they're triggered by this,

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<v Speaker 1>you got some real problems going on. Speaking of problems,

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<v Speaker 1>New York City, we got the Great Blizzard of twenty six.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we had record snow here in Cincinnati was like,

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<v Speaker 1>oh yeah, in Cincinnati, Ohio, I don't New York City.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like all the network affiliates that I have under

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<v Speaker 1>the monitors here, they're all doing like round the clock

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<v Speaker 1>of non stuff coverage, Like okay, well, when we got hammered,

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<v Speaker 1>you you know, we didn't have eight reporters on the scene.

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<v Speaker 1>Grant the biggest city in the country. I understand that,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, those of us have lived through the

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<v Speaker 1>last big snowstorm we had. We got through ours. Really

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<v Speaker 1>don't give a damn, but hey, they got twenty four

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<v Speaker 1>inches on the ground. There's like up to I think

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<v Speaker 1>up to twenty four inch and some areas out there,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's just coming down at three inches an hour.

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<v Speaker 1>We had one inch an hour and as a crisis

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<v Speaker 1>managed three inches an hour. I've seen that. That is

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of snow. When you can't see a quarter mile,

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<v Speaker 1>it is. It's frightening, is what it is. Because you

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<v Speaker 1>can get disoriented really quickly. I mean literally you walk

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<v Speaker 1>out to your mailbox to go, wait, where'd the house go?

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<v Speaker 1>It's that bad if you've ever been through that before.

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<v Speaker 1>So twenty three twenty four inches in some areas out

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<v Speaker 1>of New York City, there's over I think four or

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<v Speaker 1>five thousand flight delays. I believe our seven thousand flight delays.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you're flying to and from in that whole region,

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<v Speaker 1>you are in trouble today. If you're headed out to

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<v Speaker 1>CBG or Indye, Columbus or Louisville, for sure, let me

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<v Speaker 1>get a news update in. We'll get all that caught

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<v Speaker 1>up with you very the latest on what's happening in

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<v Speaker 1>and around the world. We have Reds Baseball that happened

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<v Speaker 1>this weekend in Arizona, the spot all of the snow.

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<v Speaker 1>The boys are playing baseball. The boys this summer are back.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll have Jeff Carr on from Lockdown Reds to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about the first weekend of action and what you look

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<v Speaker 1>for in the first week of spring training out in

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<v Speaker 1>good Year. That's all coming up on the show. Coming

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<v Speaker 1>up next on the show though, Speaking of sports, how

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<v Speaker 1>about the US men's hockey team. Double gold for the

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<v Speaker 1>US Olympians in the sport of hockey, and forty six

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<v Speaker 1>years ago it was miracle on ice? Do you believe

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<v Speaker 1>in miracles? In twenty twenty six, it's do you believe

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<v Speaker 1>in ghosts? What do ghosts have to do with the

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<v Speaker 1>men winning gold in Milan? Details six minutes away slowly

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<v Speaker 1>seven hundred wlwt