WEBVTT - DONKEY: N.C. School District Requests More Than 200 Teachers Pay Back $1,250 From Payroll Error

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<v Speaker 1>Charge some donkey to day is just so themselves. I've

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<v Speaker 1>been watching Charlotte Mandy. I never heard them donkey other

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<v Speaker 1>day say it again Charlotte, man, yes you are that Charlotte.

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<v Speaker 1>That's true.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes donkey Today for Monday, January twenty second goes to

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<v Speaker 2>the Charlotte Mecklenburg School District in Charlotte, North Carolina. Salute

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<v Speaker 2>to the seven or four drop on the clues bombs

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<v Speaker 2>for the Queen City. Man, I love Charlotte. I haven't

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<v Speaker 2>been to Charlotte in a long time. I'm definitely coming

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<v Speaker 2>to Charlotte on my book toe and I dropped my

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<v Speaker 2>third book upon your head top or whatever the hell

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<v Speaker 2>Drake be saying. But today Charlotte Mecklenburg School District has

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<v Speaker 2>to get the biggest he hard because they're playing with

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<v Speaker 2>people who shouldn't be played with, and those people are teachers,

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<v Speaker 2>dropping the clues bombs for some of the greatest public

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<v Speaker 2>servants the world has ever seen. Public school teachers, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>the most overworked, under paid, underappreciated folks in our society.

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<v Speaker 1>These people received something from.

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<v Speaker 2>The Charlotte Mecklenburg School District that they should have received

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<v Speaker 2>a long time ago. And they should receive often, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's something as a bonus. Okay, Yes, two hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five high school teachers received the bonus of one thousand,

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<v Speaker 2>two hundred and fifty dollars. That's fifty dollars more than

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<v Speaker 2>the Stemmis folks got for COVID.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, and well deserved.

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<v Speaker 2>Look, my mother was a high school English teacher for

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<v Speaker 2>many years in the Berkeley County School District in South Carolina,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'll overstand the need for a bonus for these

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<v Speaker 2>high school English teachers, and the.

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<v Speaker 1>Teachers got one.

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<v Speaker 2>But as the Charlotte Mecklenburg School District give us the

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<v Speaker 2>Charlotte Mecklenburg School District take off away. Let's go to

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<v Speaker 2>Queen City News for the report.

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<v Speaker 3>Police more than two hundred high school English teachers in

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<v Speaker 3>CMS will now have to pay back money due.

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<v Speaker 1>To a payroll error.

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<v Speaker 2>Well.

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<v Speaker 3>In a statement, CMS leaders say two hundred and twenty

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<v Speaker 3>five teachers received a recruitment bonus and the amount of

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<v Speaker 3>one thousand, two hundred and fifty dollars. The bonus, however,

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<v Speaker 3>was intended for teachers who are new to a critical

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<v Speaker 3>shortage teaching area, which the district says was just an

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<v Speaker 3>unfortunate oversight. Teachers now have to be able to have

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<v Speaker 3>the option of repaying the bonus and a lump sum

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<v Speaker 3>from their February check, or choose to be able to

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<v Speaker 3>repay the money over three months. Now, CMS says impacted

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<v Speaker 3>teachers will, however, receive a separate two hundred dollars monthly

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<v Speaker 3>retention bonus.

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<v Speaker 2>They want the whole Black History month check. Why y'all

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<v Speaker 2>playing with them? People like that?

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<v Speaker 1>Why y'all playing with them? Teachers like that?

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<v Speaker 2>An extra twelve hundred and fifty dollars is a game change,

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<v Speaker 2>and extra twelve hundred and fifty dollars can give folks

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<v Speaker 2>some much needed relief in regards to their bills, food, rent. Hell,

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<v Speaker 2>how about an extra twelve hundred might allow you to

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<v Speaker 2>get some R and R, little rest and relaxation.

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<v Speaker 1>You might be able to go.

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<v Speaker 2>Get a massage, our new wig installation, your nails and

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<v Speaker 2>feet done. All I know is an extra twelve fifty

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<v Speaker 2>is a lot of money for everyday working class people,

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<v Speaker 2>especially teachers. And then to send these people an email

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<v Speaker 2>from a district HR letting them know that one thousand,

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<v Speaker 2>two hundred and fifty dollars will be deducted from their

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<v Speaker 2>next paycheck.

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<v Speaker 1>My god, that's cruel and unusual punishment.

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<v Speaker 2>And then you send another email saying teachers will have

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<v Speaker 2>the option to repay the money in a lump sum

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<v Speaker 2>in February, are spread it over three months. Well, let

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<v Speaker 2>me ask you a question, Charlotte Mecklenburg School District, Where

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<v Speaker 2>in the hell are teachers supposed to get the money

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<v Speaker 2>to pay y'all back? I did some research, and by research,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean I did my Google's and the average high

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<v Speaker 2>school teacher salary in Charlotte, North Carolina is sixty three thousand,

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<v Speaker 2>eight hundred as of December twenty seven, twenty twenty three,

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<v Speaker 2>but the rangely typically falls between fifty one thousand, seven

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and seventy nine thousand, three hundred. You already know

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<v Speaker 2>uncle Sam getting half of that, Okay, So all I'm

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<v Speaker 2>saying is, these English teachers don't have one thousand, two

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and fifty dollars to pay back, right. Most of

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<v Speaker 2>these teachers are already budgeting anyway. Every dollar is accounting for.

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<v Speaker 2>Now you have to add another bill to the budget.

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<v Speaker 2>These teachers are already paying light bills and gas bills

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<v Speaker 2>and screaming service bills, and phone bills, childcare bills.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure student loans. Now they gotta pay y'all back

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<v Speaker 1>because y'all made a mistake.

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<v Speaker 2>Nah man, I don't understand how these burdens always fall

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<v Speaker 2>on we the people. Okay, if you made a mistake

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<v Speaker 2>and gave me a bonus I wasn't supposed to receive,

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<v Speaker 2>then you gotta eat that, especially when the bonus that

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<v Speaker 2>was given was given the people who.

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<v Speaker 1>Actually deserve it.

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<v Speaker 2>Two hundred and twenty five teachers getting one thousand, two

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and fifty dollars a piece equates to two hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and eighty one thousand, two hundred and fifty dollars. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I could be wrong, but I did some googles and

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<v Speaker 2>it says the school that that school district, Charlotte Mecklenburg

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<v Speaker 2>School District, has a budget of two point one billion.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if that's true.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, I'm just telling you whatout Google, And I don't

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<v Speaker 2>even know if this is where that money came from.

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<v Speaker 2>But two hundred and eighty one thousand, two hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>fifty dollars is nothing, and it shouldn't be nothing for

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<v Speaker 2>the people who shaped the character caliber in future of

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<v Speaker 2>our kids. When I say that two hundred and eighty

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<v Speaker 2>one thousand, two undred and fifty dollars is nothing, I

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<v Speaker 2>mean it's nothing if you have a budget of two

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<v Speaker 2>point one billion.

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<v Speaker 1>And once again, if.

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<v Speaker 2>It's going to the people who shaped the carri think

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<v Speaker 2>caliber and future of our kids, meaning the teachers, let

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<v Speaker 2>them have it. Please, Let bring me mak give the

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<v Speaker 2>Charlotte Mecklenburg School District the biggest.

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<v Speaker 4>He haw he haw he ha. You stupid motherfuck?

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<v Speaker 1>Are you dumb? Really grinds my gears this morning?

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<v Speaker 2>Man. The teachers are more than deservant of a bonus.

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<v Speaker 2>God bless them. If they get an extra one thousand,

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<v Speaker 2>two hundred and fifty dollars and they paycheck, eat that,

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<v Speaker 2>Charlotte Mecklenburg School District.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't make them pay that back.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 5>Let's let's let's open up the phone lines. Let's go

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<v Speaker 5>eight hundred five eight five one oh five to one.

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<v Speaker 1>Is this foul?

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<v Speaker 5>The fact that you're gonna give the teachers a bonus,

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<v Speaker 5>a well deserved bonus, the fact that they need the bonus,

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<v Speaker 5>and then after what five days later, you take the

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<v Speaker 5>bonus back and say, hey, we're gonna take it back

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<v Speaker 5>from you in a lump, some twelve fifty, or we're

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<v Speaker 5>gonna break it down in the payments. That's horrible, And

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<v Speaker 5>like Charlomage said, Christmas just happened. So I'm sure some

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<v Speaker 5>of them had to pay off some of their Christmas bills.

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<v Speaker 1>That's hard, some of their.

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<v Speaker 5>Christmas gifts that they had to buy their kids. Or

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<v Speaker 5>I'll shore some of their students asking eight hundred five

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<v Speaker 5>eight five.

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<v Speaker 4>One oh five one.

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<v Speaker 5>Let's open up the phone line. Should the teachers have

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<v Speaker 5>to pay this money back? No? Or should the Charlotte

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<v Speaker 5>Mecklenburg School District just have to eat it?

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<v Speaker 4>Eat it now? It's funny. They find money for everything else.

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<v Speaker 1>Eat it.

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<v Speaker 4>They need something, they fined money. They need a new gym.

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<v Speaker 4>They five money.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I don't know anything about this school.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't be generalized.

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<v Speaker 4>People usually five money when they feel need money.

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<v Speaker 2>They find we don't know the situation, all right, but

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<v Speaker 2>let's just add somebody in Charlotte, now.

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<v Speaker 4>No gym.

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<v Speaker 1>We got right up that we want a gym. We

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<v Speaker 1>didn't write no damn gym. Right, you start with a right,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, you might city, all right?

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<v Speaker 5>You eight hundred five eight five one five one. We're

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<v Speaker 5>asking should the teachers have to give back the money?

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<v Speaker 5>That is the question. Should the Charlotte Mecklenburg School District

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<v Speaker 5>just have to eat it? That is the question. Eight

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<v Speaker 5>hundred five eight five five to one. I hate you, yo,

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<v Speaker 5>That's why I'm like.

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