1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 1: Your execution on the Donkey of the day is something 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: to go hold. 3 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 2: For you to read. 4 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 3: He gave me donkey other day and I deserve that. 5 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 3: You need to know. You need to tell them. 6 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:13,680 Speaker 1: I am you tell them that. 7 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 3: It's time for Donkey of the day. 8 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:16,279 Speaker 1: It's a read. 9 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:23,760 Speaker 3: But you're so good at charlamage. You want charlomagde solomme? 10 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:25,080 Speaker 1: Who do you give the dusk the other day? 11 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 2: Soon? 12 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 4: Then? 13 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 3: Well? 14 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 2: Sexy red donkey today for Wednesday, April twenty third goes 15 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 2: to the US Department of Education, who under the Trump 16 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 2: administration announced on Monday that they will resume debt collections 17 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 2: for federal student law borrowers who have defaulted on their debts. 18 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 2: So millions of borrows are at risk of having federal 19 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 2: payments are portions of their salaries without in the coming 20 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:49,880 Speaker 2: months because the White House said it can and will 21 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 2: take borrowers wages, pensions, and tax refunds. 22 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 3: Let's go to KAA NBC five for the report Please. 23 00:00:56,400 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 5: Major whiplash for millions of federal student loan hold For 24 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 5: the first time in five years, the Department of Education 25 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:08,400 Speaker 5: will start collecting restart collecting, that is, federal student loans 26 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 5: in default. Student loans go into default after two hundred 27 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:15,759 Speaker 5: and seventy days without any payment. The Trump administration said 28 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 5: in a statement quote, there will not be any mass 29 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:20,680 Speaker 5: loan forgiveness. 30 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 4: The Trump Administration has announced we will put an end 31 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 4: to Joe Biden's illegal student loan bailout Attempts. 32 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 5: Loans have been on pause since March of twenty twenty 33 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 5: because of COVID nineteen. The Biden and Harris administration even 34 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:38,399 Speaker 5: tried to cancel the debts of millions of borrowers. Now, 35 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 5: the Trump administration says the previous administration did not have 36 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 5: authority to cancel that debt, and it will start collections 37 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 5: as soon as May. 38 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 4: Fifth debt cannot be wiped away. It just ends up 39 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 4: getting transferred to others. So why should Americans who didn't 40 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 4: go to college or went to college and responsibly paid 41 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 4: back their loans pay for the student loans of other Americans. 42 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 2: I didn't go to college, so I don't have student 43 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 2: loan debt, so this won't impact me. But that doesn't 44 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 2: mean I'm not gonna care about this. 45 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 3: Okay. 46 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 2: The reason I care about this is because I care 47 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 2: about people, all right. 48 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 3: Period. 49 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,519 Speaker 2: It doesn't matter what your financial situation is if you 50 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:14,799 Speaker 2: live in a country where people are barely getting by, 51 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 2: that is not gonna make for a pleasant society. Not 52 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 2: to mention, working class people are a benefit to our business. Okay, 53 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 2: working class people who are listening to this, they're the 54 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:25,239 Speaker 2: ones who listen to the show every day. Okay, They're 55 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 2: the people who buy books, they come to the comedy shows. 56 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,119 Speaker 2: They'll spend their harder money to be at the Black 57 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:30,239 Speaker 2: Effect Podcast Festival. 58 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 3: It's Saturday in Atlanta. 59 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 2: And every working class person in this country should be 60 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,079 Speaker 2: able to pay their bills and have a little left 61 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 2: over for recreation. Okay, they should have some money for 62 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 2: leisure activities. And if you're voted for Donald Trump because 63 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:43,919 Speaker 2: he promised to make the economy better, you gotta be 64 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 2: scratching your head right now. Okay, Donald Trump said he 65 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 2: was gonna make the economy better on day one. What 66 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 2: all he's done so far is cut federal programs that 67 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 2: benefit working class people, put elon muskin charge to fire 68 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 2: a bunch of federal workers. This half assed trade war 69 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 2: that's going on, hurting our wallets and four one K plans, 70 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 2: and now the White House is bringing more pain than 71 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 2: millions of Americans by restarting debt collection for student loan 72 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 2: borrowers who have fallen into default. I hope that you 73 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:16,559 Speaker 2: all realize this is just politicians playing with the lives 74 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 2: of people again. 75 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:17,639 Speaker 3: Right. 76 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:20,119 Speaker 2: I was reading an op ed that Linda McMahon wrote 77 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 2: in The Wall Street Journal, and she blamed the Biden 78 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:26,239 Speaker 2: administration and universities for making empty promises to students while 79 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 2: pocketing their loan dollars. She said, greedy colleges have profited 80 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 2: massively from Biden era forgiveness measures. When I read that, 81 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 2: I said to myself, Oh, the American people once again 82 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 2: have to suffer because of this pissing contest between Democrats 83 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 2: and Republicans. 84 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 3: See. I hate when political parties do that. 85 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 2: If Republicans do something that's good and benefit people, dim 86 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 2: should let it stand. If Democrats do something that's good 87 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 2: that benefits people, Republicans should. 88 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 3: Let it stand. 89 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 2: Linda McMahon said colleges profit massively from Biden era forgiveness loans. 90 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:57,559 Speaker 3: Well, Linda, there are plenty. 91 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 2: Of corporations, institutions, and people in the trumpetman who profit 92 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 2: massively from things y'all do too. I honestly don't care 93 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 2: as long as the working class people are getting some relief. 94 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 2: When the rich get richer and the port don't get 95 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 2: a devil damn thing, that's not good. But if the 96 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 2: rich get richer and people are able to get some 97 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 2: money in they pocket too so they can live, that's 98 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 2: a beautiful society. 99 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:18,599 Speaker 3: Okay. 100 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 2: And I don't want to hear you idiots say no, 101 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 2: they gotta pay these loans back. 102 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 3: You can't get a loan and not pay it back. 103 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 2: Sure, but how come there is never that sense of 104 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 2: urgency to pay loans back when it comes to these corporations. 105 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 3: Okay. 106 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:34,279 Speaker 2: Two thousand and eight financial crisis, US government bailed out banks, 107 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 2: AIG got one hundred and eighty two billion, City Group 108 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:39,720 Speaker 2: got forty five billion in TART funds and hundreds of 109 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 2: billions in loan guarantees. Bank of America got forty five 110 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 2: billion through the TART program. Those were loans. Two thousand 111 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 2: and nine, Auto Industry GM got fifty billion in federal aid, 112 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 2: Chrysler got twelve billion. GM filed for Chapter eleven bankruptcy 113 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:53,479 Speaker 2: and had over thirty billion in. 114 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 3: Debt wiped out. 115 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 2: What about during Covid Airlines, Delta, United American Airlines, OH 116 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 2: got billions in payroll support and loans. 117 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 3: And my point is I don't. 118 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:05,840 Speaker 2: Ever hear or see about these corporations getting pressure to 119 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 2: pay money back the way we are so quick to 120 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 2: do American citizens. Yes, I'm glad all these institutions were 121 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:13,480 Speaker 2: able to stay afloat. We need those institutions, We need 122 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:15,720 Speaker 2: the airlines, we need the banks, but don't we need 123 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 2: the American people too. Is it really going to hurt 124 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 2: us as a country if we don't garnish the wages 125 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 2: of student loan borrows, if we don't take from their 126 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 2: pensions their tax refunds. Is it really going to make 127 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:27,719 Speaker 2: or break us as a society if we choose to 128 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:30,840 Speaker 2: simply let those folks be for the time being. Why 129 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:33,279 Speaker 2: at a time like this, with the Department of Education 130 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 2: and the Trump administration be doing this Because it's not 131 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 2: about what's right, it's about revenge. I'm not a Joe 132 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:42,279 Speaker 2: Biden fan. I think his legacy is trash. But the 133 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 2: student loan forgiveness that he provided was great, Okay, one 134 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:47,599 Speaker 2: of the better things on his resume. But Donald Trump 135 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 2: is hell bent on wiping his ass with Joe Biden's resume. 136 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 3: It's that simple, and we. 137 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 2: The people have to suffer because folks have political scores 138 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 2: to settle. 139 00:05:57,760 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 3: Please let me, rema, give the US Department of Edge 140 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 3: the biggest he huw. 141 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: He haw he ha, You stupid mother, Are you dumb? 142 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:10,480 Speaker 1: That's what we said earlier. It makes no sense none whatsoever. 143 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 3: They deserve that. 144 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:15,359 Speaker 1: All right, well, thank you for that. Donkey of the day, Yes, ma'am. 145 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 1: Now when we come back, Olyncia Johnson will be joining us. 146 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:20,479 Speaker 1: She has a new book called Flip the Tables, and 147 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: we're gonna talk to her next. It don't go anywhere. 148 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:24,839 Speaker 3: What's the whole No, what's the whole book name? Clip 149 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 3: the Tables? Now? 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