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Allen Jackson NOW | Allen Jackson: March 10, 2025 | Allen Jackson Now | March 10, 2025

Well.
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Good evening.
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I'm alan jackson, and welcome back to nashville.
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It's said that the first step toward
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Fixing a problem is recognizing that you have one.
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Well, it appears that the majority of the country
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Does truly recognize
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That there are things that need to be fixed.
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The new team in washington is plowing ahead full steam
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And hopefully in time to keep the country
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From getting into more trouble, especially with our economy.
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There are headlines every day
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About the federal debt, which is as big as the budget
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Of our military.
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That simply cannot continue.
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And the vast amount of fraud from government programs,
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More than half $1 trillion worth, all from people
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Who are stealing from the taxes that we pay.
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That has to be addressed
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In the countries we compete with,
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Taking advantage of our open markets, making it impossible
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To compete and keep american jobs here at home.
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Well, the expensive new economy
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Put a dent in every family's budget
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To the point
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Where more debt than ever has piled up on our credit cards.
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But there's hope.
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When the president delivered
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His address to the country,
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The polls showed that support for his ideas is growing.
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They may not all be wearing the red maga hats,
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But they genuinely support making america great again.
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Now parts of the country are already more safe.
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It only took a few weeks,
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But thousands of people who were trying to come here
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Illegally have almost all turned back
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With the understanding that they're still welcome,
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But only if they come here legally.
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Within hours of taking the oath of office,
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I declared a national emergency on our southern border,
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And i deployed the u.s.
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Military and border patrol
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To repel the invasion of our country.
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And what a job they've done.
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As a result, illegal border crossings last month were by far
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The lowest ever recorded ever.
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Well, there's much
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To digest and a tough road ahead for the president.
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His determination was on full display
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When he went to the capitol to address the nation.
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Joining us tonight is the dean of pepperdine
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School of public policy, pete peterson.
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Welcome back pete.
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Great to be back with you, ellen.
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The recent polling data shows a strong desire for change.
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70% believe the country has been on the wrong
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Track and 80% advocate substantial change.
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But so much is happening at once that i'm not sure
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That most people are able to process at all.
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What are you seeing?
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Well, i think that's absolutely right.
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And i think it's also been
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Exacerbated by the fact that the previous administration
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Had moved at such a slow pace on on a variety
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Of different issues, obviously, that in many ways,
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Led to, president trump's reelection,
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But also this general feeling that a lot of things
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Were broken in the country and it was on the wrong track.
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And so when you look especially at his address to congress
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This week, you see across a whole array of issues, both,
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Domestic and foreign,
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That, president trump has brought new life
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And certainly an array of new policy,
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Decisions to washington, d.c.,
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And that this really is and he often says that he did.
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This is what the american people voted for back in november.
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But you're also right to say that it's,
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Dizzying speed that he's he's going at.
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Well, one thing that's changed a lot is the messaging
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People are hearing
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The outrageous stories of how their taxes have been wasted.
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And i think it's leading to an even greater
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Majority of supporters for government overhaul.
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You know, we've known about the $400 hammer for years,
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But the long, expensive list of how our government has been
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Handing out the money we pay in taxes is pretty shocking.
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What sort of impact do you see as people share
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The stories of waste with one another?
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I think again, it's it springs out of that
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General american awareness that there is a lot of what
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We call waste,
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Fraud and abuse, especially in our federal government.
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And i think one of the more
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Powerful parts
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Of the president's speech this week was
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When he just went line by line.
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And of course,
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I'm sure he was only listening a fraction of of what? doge
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And other, trump administration officials are finding.
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But it really is a laundry list of, misspending of,
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Tax dollars.
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And americans are right to be, not only concerned,
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But angry about hearing about the lack of accountability,
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That we've seen in the federal government
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And their spending of tax dollars.
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But transparency is coming to federal spending,
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And it's certainly something that americans
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Across the political spectrum support
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Over this. next question.
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I'd like to ask everyone to think of your pay stub.
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You know, the one that shows your total
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Income minus the federal and state
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Taxes on it, the deductions for social security,
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Medicare, medicaid.
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Compare the amount you deposited in the bank each pay period
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Versus the original amount your employer pays you.
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That difference is what
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We all hand over to spend mostly on things we never hear about,
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You know, including the transsexual coloring books,
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Sesame street show in foreign countries.
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But i believe that
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What trump and elon musk have done is a huge change leading.
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Taxpayers know how badly they've been taken advantage of
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So they can help do something about it.
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What are you hearing?
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Yeah, i'm hearing the same thing.
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It's especially true out here in california, where for
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Especially these last few years, we've seen this break in
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What was been called the blue state model
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Out here in california.
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It was said that, yeah,
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You're going to pay high taxes,
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But you're going to get a lot back in services.
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You're going to get
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Great schools and great roads and great public safety.
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Well, we're not seeing any of those things
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Even as we're still paying high taxes out here.
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I think at the federal level,
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You're also seeing that same thing
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That americans understand, just like you said, allen.
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When you look at your pay stub, you see a big chunk of that
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Going to the federal government and also
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State and local governments.
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But you're really left to wonder,
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How is this money being spent?
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Because i'm not seeing it in quality public services.
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That are coming back to me.
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And i think in the end, really what we want to do
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Is rebuild trust in our governing institutions.
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And i think that's
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What a lot of people miss about president trump and doge
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And some of these other efforts at creating more transparency.
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It is not just about taking government apart.
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It's about rebuilding trust in institutions
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That, frankly, have lost it in the eyes of the american people.
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But if it weren't so personal,
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It'd be fascinating to watch this public debate.
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But the democrats don't seem to want to give an inch.
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From what i've seen,
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They have no leaders to turn to,
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And they don't appear to have an agenda either.
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Even your governor in california has come up empty handed,
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So he's adding a podcast to his schedule
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Of just talking about things publicly.
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We'll make him sing more engaged.
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Can that party regroup or have the republicans
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Seized the entire agenda for now?
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Well, you're certainly right to say
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That a lot of californians, and even across the spectrum
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In this, in this deep blue state, are really wondering
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Why our governor is spending any time on anything other
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Than rebuilding from the fires and making our public services
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Like education and roads and public safety work better
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Now at the federal level.
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You're absolutely right to say that really, the republicans,
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Especially under president trump,
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Have really been driving the narrative, as they say.
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And if there's a super power that president trump has,
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It is forcing his opponents to defend the indefensible
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And an array of different things, whether it's getting the
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Democratic legislators out
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In front of the department of education
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To the to defend that or in other spending policies
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Where president trump is seen as really defending the taxpayer.
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Democrats are being seen as defending the bureaucracy.
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And that is a that's a losing battle politically.
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We'll
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Hear more from the dean at pepperdine when we come back.
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You've got a couple of minutes
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Now to send me an email about this discussion
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We can address later in the show.
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We love you sharing your thoughts
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With the larger audience here.
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You can send them to comments at alan jackson now.com.
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We'll be right back.
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We'll be right back.
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We're back now with pete peterson,
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Our wise man from the other side of the country.
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Let's start with the president's tariffs.
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I don't think most people understand
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What tariffs are designed to accomplish.
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For example,
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The canadian government subsidizes its lumber industry.
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Most of the timber they sell here
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Comes from government owned forest.
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But in our country, the privately run timber
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Industry, it gets no such government help.
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The result is the canadian timber is much less expensive
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Than what's harvested here,
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And american companies can't offer the same lower prices.
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So by adding a tariff on canadian lumber,
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American companies will have a much better chance of competing.
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But even when the president is trying to help
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American businesses survive, the democrats are pushing back.
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Listen to this comment.
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His tariffs on allies like canada will raise prices
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On energy, lumber and cars and start a trade war
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That will hurt manufacturing and farmers.
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Your premiums and prescriptions will cost more,
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Because the math on his proposals
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Doesn't work without going after your health care.
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You know,
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Of course,
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You said nothing about the damage
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To american businesses or the jobs that are lost.
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But i don't know of anyone who would volunteer
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To lose their job here to help support
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A government sponsored business in another country.
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What do you think about all that, pete?
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And i think you've perfectly framed the strategic importance
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That president trump places on tariffs.
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Now, i would say i think he could be
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Clearer at outlining the reasons for doing this.
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The fact is that we are out of balance
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With our trading partners, like, for example, canada,
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Who are doing things in some ways like a reverse tariff
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By subsidizing a variety of different industries,
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Putting them at, in addition, putting our timber industries
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As one example, at a disadvantage.
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And so really, what president trump is seeking is
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Balanced and fair and free trade.
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But there's going to be some pain along the way to get there.
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And i do think that president trump
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Could be a little bit clearer
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About stating the real intentions of this,
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Which is to ensure free and fair markets.
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And we currently do not
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Have those, even with those we consider friends like canada.
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What about trying to level the playing field
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With tariffs on mexican products?
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You know, one
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Example of the disparity there involves the automakers
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Who have moved their plants to mexico
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Because the labor costs are a lot cheaper.
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Cheaper labor means a less expensive vehicle
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And more sales.
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Mexican workers make between $5 and $14 an hour versus
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The us auto workers,
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Who average $32 an hour more than twice as much.
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Don't you think that most people support the president
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In his determination to strengthen american business?
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Yeah, absolutely.
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Again, this goes to this whole america first view
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On american policy, both domestic and international.
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And like you said, there are a variety of places
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In our trade agreements with other countries
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That really have not been fair
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To american workers in a lot of different ways.
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And so in this, you bring up another one with the auto makers
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In mexico, trying to balance the playing field.
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Again, another phrase that you use,
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I think it's the right way to communicate this.
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I think what's been confusing, i've heard from commerce
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Secretary nick, who one day we're talking about,
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Tariffs as a way of fighting fentanyl
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Coming across the border and other ways.
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We've been trying to look at other issues having to do with,
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Illegal immigration.
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If we just keep the messaging on point, which is being fair
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To american workers.
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I really think that's
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The consistent winning message for a tariff policy.
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Well, we can't really have this
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Discussion without including china,
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Where tariffs may be needed as much as any country.
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Their steel and aluminum production are heavily
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Subsidized by the chinese government,
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And they flood the global markets with cheaper products.
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But even with tariffs,
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I'm wondering if there's any way to compete with china
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When their average worker is paid only about $6.50 an hour?
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Yeah, another difficult situation.
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I think what's complicated there with china is obviously,
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They are a geopolitical,
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Really foe, to the united states.
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And so a lot of what they're, deriving benefit from
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Economically is going directly into things like their military.
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So making sure that we're
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Being very clear with them as regards to,
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Trade policy and, development, economic development.
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Also understanding that a lot of different ways,
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Intellectual property or ip, that is one of the countries
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That has really run afoul of international regulations,
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Not just american ones as it relates to,
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Intellectual property.
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China is a is a unique case and does
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Need to be treated uniquely.
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But i do see that president trump is up for, defending
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Not only american workers, but in the case of china,
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American geopolitical interests, as it relates to china.
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Pete, you always bring clarity to the turbulent change
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That we're walking through.
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Thank you for taking the time today.
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Always great to be with you, alan.
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When we come back, it's a special moment for a young man.
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A very powerful reason for hope.
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We'll be right back.
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We'll be right back.
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Welcome back.
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This is the part of the program where
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I usually share my thoughts about the times we're in.
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But tonight, i'd like to share something
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We witnessed on the night of the president's
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Address to congress.
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It's a lesson in how we should all value our children.
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Joining us in the gallery tonight is a young man
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Who truly loves our police.
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His name is dj daniel is 13 years old,
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And he has always dreamed of becoming a police officer.
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But in 2018, d.j.
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Was diagnosed with brain cancer.
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The doctors gave him five months at most to live.
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That was more than six years ago.
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Since that time, d.j.
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And his dad have been on a quest to make his dream come true.
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And dj has been sworn in as an honorary lawn force officer.
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Actually, a number of times.
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The police love him that police departments love him.
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And tonight,
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Dj, we're going to do you the biggest honor of them all.
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I am asking our new secret service director,
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Sean curran, to officially make you an agent of the
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United states secret service.
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I'll be back with your emails in a moment.
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You might even hear your name this time.
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You might even hear your name this time.
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I want to thank you again for taking the time
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To share your thoughts with us, your opinions and perspectives.
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They're important.
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Kaye webb in pennsylvania wrote, when i read this quote today,
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I had to share with you because your age now tagline
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More reasons for hope than despair popped into my head.
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Obviously, another well-known person
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Would agree with your wisdom, and i quote, there's no greater
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Folly in the world and for a man to despair, end quote.
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That's miguel de cervantes from don quixote.
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I'm in good company.
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His english is better than mine.
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Dixie from wichita falls, texas, emailed.
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Your program is so refreshing
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And to know that we hear truth
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From you about the times we are living in.
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I'm wondering about the countries and corporations
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That are investing all these billions into our nation.
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For instance,
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Apple with 500 billion from saudi arabia 600 billion.
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Do you believe these investments are really to benefit america?
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Or at some point, could this turn out to be an invasion?
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I'd like to know your point of view on this.
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Thank you.
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Well, actually, the way i understand it is
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They're investing in manufacturing in our nation,
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Investing in manufacturing facilities, infrastructure,
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Giving jobs to americans.
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Now, i don't see that as a hostile takeover.
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They're not buying farmland
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Or the land around our military bases,
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As has been happening in the previous administrations.
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I believe
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They're making an investment in american manufacturing,
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Which gives us a shared future together.
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Now, having said that, we're responsible for our culture.
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That's not the government's job.
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At main street, in every small town in america,
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We have to give attention to the values
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That we're teaching our children in our schools,
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In our homes, in our communities,
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In the universities that we have locally.
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If we'll do that, i think the future's bright.
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Hawkins wrote
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It's a shame that private industry
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Has a higher standard and work ethic
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Than those hired to serve the people.
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The bible states that a worker is worthy of his higher.
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I say to all the federal workers,
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Get to your offices and get to work.
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Many from your lips to god's ears and hopefully
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To the workers arch.
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That would be an improvement for all of us.
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Mary jeanne emailed i have enjoyed and gained wisdom
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From listening to your live stream services
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Podcast, alan jackson now and daily post on email.
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Also the 9:30 a.m.
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Central time programs on tbn.
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You offer a very godly perspective
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And biblical knowledge.
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Mary g that sounds like all al and all the time.
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May god help you.
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If you miss this broadcast though, you can go to youtube
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Every evening. it's posted there.
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The the address is on the screen behind me.
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If you haven't yet, take a moment
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To send your email to comments at alan jackson now.com.
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Your feedback and your questions.
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They do a lot to shape our show.
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Well, i'm alan jackson.
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I pray you have a wonderful evening.
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Allen Jackson: March 10, 2025 | Allen Jackson Now

March 10, 2025 | S25:E310

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