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Tonight, the high cost of gas,
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the high cost of weddings,
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President Biden
is stepping on the gas,
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Lewis Black is getting ready
for wedding season,
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and Congress
has agreed on gun reforms
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that are somehow a huge deal
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and a huge disappointment
at the same time.
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So, let's do this, people.
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Let's jump straight
into today's headlines.
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All right, let's kick things off
with gasoline
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or, as scientists call it,
dinosaur pee-pee.
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Over the past few months,
global demand for oil
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has kept rising faster
than the supply
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to the point where the price
of gas in the United States
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is now $6 babillion a gallon,
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so drivers are hurting.
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The good news is that as always,
President Biden wants to help.
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The bad news is that as always,
it doesn't look like he can.
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NEWSMAN:
The president this afternoon
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called on Congress
to temporarily suspend
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the federal gas tax,
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which is right now
about 18 cents a gallon.
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It's a move President Biden
has resisted until today
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given that it is unlikely
to pass Congress.
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While officials say
a gas tax holiday
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is worth considering,
there is a cost.
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Those funds are used
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for repairing roads
and infrastructure,
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important priorities
across the country.
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What the president wants
is a three-month gas tax holiday
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on both regular gas and diesel
going into September.
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He also wants states
to pass their similar versions
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of that gas tax holiday.
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The president also had
a word specifically here
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for the oil companies.
Here's what he said.
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Bring down the price
you are charging at the pump
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to reflect the costs
you are paying for the product.
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Do it now. Do it today.
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(laughter)
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Why are you talking like that?
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Is this a secret?
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Should the rest of us
be listening?
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Why does he do that thing?
It's so strange.
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Like, Joe Biden's
the only president
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whose vibe shifts
in the middle of a sentence.
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"Oil companies,
you better lower the prices.
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"Please.
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Please, I'm begging you."
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If you're president,
you just got to say things!
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Otherwise, it makes you
look weak, you know?
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You can't be like,
"Mr. Gorbachev,
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"tear down this wall!
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"If you get around to it.
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"It's such an ugly wall.
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Or at least paint it. Come on."
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And, you know, I feel like
this is the big difference
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between Trump and Biden,
you know?
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It's how they use their power.
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Because with Trump
it was always like,
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"Ah, shit,
is he gonna use his power?!"
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And with Biden, it's like,
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"Ah, shit,
is he gonna use his power?"
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(laughter)
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Also, whoever decided to call it
a gas tax holiday?
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That person should be fired.
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It's not a holiday.
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What does that mean?
It's a gas tax holiday.
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No, just be like,
"We're not charging gas..."
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"It's a gas tax holiday."
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That's the worst holiday
of all time.
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What,
you save 18 cents off of gas,
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and I still have to go to work?
Are you shitting me?
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Even Arbor Day
is better than that shit.
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And this is what always
confuses me about this country.
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All right?
Everywhere in the world,
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governments manage to protect
their populations
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from corporate greed.
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Right? Like,
South Africa will limit
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how high bread prices can go.
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The EU will be like,
"You cannot pump chickens
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with the same hormones
they use in the Hulk."
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In China, they're like,
"Crypto's done.
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And no more dancing on TikTok.
Only homework."
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But whenever
the American government
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has to deal with corporations,
they've got about as much power
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as a tortoise
that's stuck on its back.
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You know? It's just like,
"Come on, oil companies.
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"Come on, pass on your savings.
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"Drug companies,
don't overcharge
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"for lifesaving drugs, please.
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Please."
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(applause)
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But, still,
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this is good news for Americans.
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Instead of the gas tax
going to maintaining roads
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and infrastructure,
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drivers will now save
18 cents per gallon.
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And then you can use
those savings to buy a new car
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after yours gets swallowed up
by a pothole.
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But let's move on
to a different problem
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facing practically everyone
in America,
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gun violence.
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There have been
many mass shootings in America
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over the past couple of decades,
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and, after each one,
people have always said,
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"Maybe this time
will be different.
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Maybe Congress
will do something about this."
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And, every time,
Congress was like, "No."
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But ever since the mass shooting
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in Buffalo and Uvalde
last month,
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a group of senators
from both parties
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have been working together
to see if they can find
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any common ground on gun reform.
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And it turns out
this time is different,
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ever so slightly.
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NEWSMAN: This morning, after
decades of partisan gridlock,
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a major breakthrough
in Congress--
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14 Republicans joining
all 50 Democrats
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to advance a new compromise
on gun restrictions.
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This is a breakthrough.
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And, more importantly,
it's a bipartisan breakthrough.
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NEWSMAN: The deal includes
enhanced background checks
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for people between 18 and 21;
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closing the so-called
"boyfriend loophole,"
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preventing romantic partners
convicted of domestic violence
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from buying guns;
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directing more money for states
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to implement their own plans
to address gun violence;
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and billions
for school security upgrades
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and mental health services.
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And Senate Minority Leader
Mitch McConnell calls the deal
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a "commonsense package
of popular steps
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"that will help make
these horrifying incidents
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less likely while fully
upholding the Second Amendment."
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Oh, I agree
with Senator Mitch McConnell.
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Thank God the precious Second
Amendment has been preserved.
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Oh, yes. I mean,
I'm all for protecting kids,
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but the Second Amendment, oh,
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have you seen that little face?
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Have you seen it?
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Whose Second Amendment are you?
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Whose Second Amendment
are you?
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Oh, you're so adorable!
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Sometimes I feel like Americans
want to protect the Constitution
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more than they want
to protect the Americans
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the Constitution
is supposed to protect.
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-(cheering and applause)
-It doesn't make any sense.
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"Oh, I'm glad we could protect
the Second Amendment."
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I'll tell you now,
if the Second Amendment
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was in that classroom in Uvalde,
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the cops would have bust
the door down
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with Mitch McConnell
right behind them.
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"Yippee-ki-yay, mother(bleep).
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Mah. Mah."
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And I will say, look,
I know, for a lot of people,
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it can be hard to know
how to feel about this deal,
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because it doesn't include a lot
of things that people want.
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You know?
It doesn't ban assault rifles.
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It doesn't raise age limits.
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It doesn't even do
universal background checks,
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which is the most basic thing
imaginable.
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So, for some,
this kind of thing, you know,
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feels like trying
to stop Godzilla
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by dropping a few mousetraps
around the city.
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But on the other hand,
on the other hand,
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after three decades
of nothing happening,
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this deal is something.
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Please remember that.
It is something.
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It's not gonna solve everything,
but it's something.
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And something is always better
than nothing.
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That's the entire philosophy
behind the hand job.
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(laughter, applause)
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All right, let's move on.
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If you've been out in New York
City over the past few years,
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especially pandemic
and through it,
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you've probably noticed
a wild new phenomenon.
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And, no, I'm not talking
about how the stuff dripping
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from air conditioners doesn't
taste as good as it used to.
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Which--
No, it really bothers me.
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It used to have, like, a flavor.
It had a tang.
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When it would, like, fall
in your mouth, you'd be like,
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"Mmm!"
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No, the problem
I'm talking about
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is the squads
of dirt bikes and ATVs
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flooding the streets
and sidewalks
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like Trump supporters
trying to find Mike Pence.
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Well, now the mayor
of New York City
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has decided
to crush this problem literally.
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Today, heavy machinery
crushed illegal ATVs,
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dirt bikes and motorcycles
confiscated by the NYPD.
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Mayor Eric Adams waved
a checkered flag and work began.
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He said this effort
was to ensure
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these vehicles cannot
ever terrorize the city again.
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The NYPD says that it has seized
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more than 2,000
of these vehicles citywide,
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an increase of more than 80%
from this time last year.
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Hell, yeah, baby!
Crush those bikes!
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That's what I want
from my city government. Yeah!
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I don't even care about
the underfunded schools anymore
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'cause this shit rocks!
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By the way, why is he waiving
a checkered flag
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-at the beginning of a race?
-(laughter)
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Does he not understand
how a race works?
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Guy in the truck is like,
"I-I finished already?"
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Now, look, I will admit,
as a New Yorker-- humble brag--
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maybe this isn't
the biggest problem
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the city is facing right now.
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You know, rents are driving
people out of their homes,
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traffic is always bad,
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and the subways are
always shutting down.
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'Cause I think we have trains
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-that are scared of the dark
or something. -(laughter)
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Yeah, yeah, no, I think
that's what it is in New York.
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You see, 'cause they're fine,
and then they go into a tunnel,
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and then they're just like,
"Aah! Aah! Aah!
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"You guys should walk.
I don't know what to do.
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This is scary."
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In fact,
instead of crushing these bikes,
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maybe the city
could have used them
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to solve some of the city's
problems, you know?
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I mean, this could have been the
solution to the subway problem.
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Instead of those trains
that are always breaking down,
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just drop a bunch a dirt bikes
into the tunnel, you know?
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Yeah, let people wheelie
to work,
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or give them to the police
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so they don't have
to ride horses anymore.
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What are you doing?
Stopping crime in the 1850s?
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Huh? "There are cattle rustlers
on Broadway!"
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Or just hire the dirt bike kids
to ride around neighborhoods
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where the rents
have gotten unaffordable.
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-Help keep the prices down.
-(applause and cheering)
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"This studio apartment
with no bathroom. You want it?
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You want it?
It costs $6,000 a month."
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-"What?!"
-(imitates engine revving)
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"All right, give me 50 bucks,
you can have it."
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All right, and finally,
if you're one of those people
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who rarely likes to vape,
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well, first of all,
congratulations on being basic.
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And second of all,
you might want to stock up
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because your supply is
about to run out.
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NEWSMAN: One of the largest
makers of e-cigarettes may soon
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be forced to stop selling
products in this country.
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The Wall Street Journal says
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the FDA could order
Juul e-cigarettes
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off the market as soon as today.
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The FDA has criticized Juul
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for gearing its products
toward young people.
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It already barred the sale
of fruity
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and sweet
e-cigarette cartridges.
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Juul had hoped to continue
selling tobacco flavors.
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It can appeal if the FDA does
hand down that ban as expected.
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That's right, people.
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Juul e-cigarettes
are about to be banned.
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So your days
of going around looking
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like you're blowing R2-D2
are over.
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But this is a big move
by the FDA.
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Because you realize
Juul is the iconic vaping brand.
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So by them doing this,
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it's like going after soda
by banning Coke,
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or going after Coke
by banning Don, Jr.
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(laughter)
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All right, that's it for
the headlines, but before we go,
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let's check in on the traffic
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with our very own Roy Wood, Jr.,
everybody!
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(applause and cheering)
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What's happening, Roy?
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-What's up, man?
-Good to see you again.
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-You're doing good?
You're doing good? -And...
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Yeah, I'm good, I'm good.
Now, I know we want to get
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to the traffic, man,
but that brings up a good point.
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Am I supposed to be excited
about 18 cent off of gas?
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-I guess they want you
to be excited. -I don't know.
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I don't feel like that's a lot.
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I'm sure 18 cent off,
I'm sure that's a lot of gas
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where you're from. I'm sure
that's, like, a lot of gas.
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-And...
-What? 'Cause I'm from Africa?
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(laughter)
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You said it, not me.
This is the thing.
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Like, I feel like 18 cents--
it's like it's a nice gesture,
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but it ain't really
doing nothing.
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It's like when your grandma
still gives you ten dollars
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for your birthday.
And I'm like, "I'm 43.
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"What am I going to do
with these ten dollars?
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This ain't even a sandwich.
This ain't even a del..."
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Oh, you looking at me.
You want me to do traffic.
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All right, here, here. You know
how to fix this traffic?
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-Yeah. -'Cause, like, perfect
thing about the gas, right?
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-Yeah.
-All right, so, gas is up,
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-'cause everybody consuming gas,
right? -Okay, yeah.
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People consume gas
'cause they stuck in traffic,
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they ain't really moving.
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What gives you good gas mileage?
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Motion, the car moving.
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So the way you get to fix
the traffic-- all green lights.
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(laughter)
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Every light,
every intersection in America,
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green light, same time,
traffic moving.
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-This-- -I think that would
create another problem, though.
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What's the problem? What-what--
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'Cause it's all the green
lights, then, like,
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the cars are probably
gonna smash into each other.
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Even better. Even better.
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Car's smashed, your car
don't run, now you walking,
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saving gas.
You understand?
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That's how it works.
All green lights.
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-All right. Well, uh--
-Look-- Ooh, look at all
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these motorcycles. Why we didn't
just sell motorcycles
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to these people?
What-what country is that, even?
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I-- I don't know,
a country with traffic.
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I-I don't understand why-why
would the city of New York
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not just sell the bikes?
The police love
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to put stuff out
and then just tear it up.
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Man, you could you have
sold them bikes for parts.
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You could have took them
to another country or some shit.
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Man, why would you
get rid of the bi--
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I bet you they didn't even
siphon the gas
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out them bikes
before they crushed them.
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-That's messed up, man.
-That's a lot of money--
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I'm from Alabama, man.
I'm from Alabama.
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The police downing there,
they do something called
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the police auction.
The police take your shit
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and then once every-- two,
three times a year, they just
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have a yard sale and they
just sell everybody's stuff.
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And that's how you
make a little bit of bread.
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You don't burn the stuff up,
man. Like, when they be
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burning the-the drugs,
they be burning up the drugs.
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Why would you burn that cocaine?
All that good cocaine?
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Maybe you could bag that up,
you could take that
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down to Knoxville,
holla at Big Migs,
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he got two clubs from the
Salvadorians, we can get that--
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That shit pretty--
You cut it the right way,
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you could get a couple extra
dollars and stretch that sh--
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Roy, Roy, be careful, you're
gonna incriminate yourself.
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Let's, uh,
let's jump to the traffic.
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-That's my bad. Tha-That's
my bad. -Yeah, let's just
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jump to the traffic.
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You know where the Juul people
messed up?
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The Juul-the Juul
cigarette people?
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-Yeah, where did they mess up,
Roy? -See, they tried too hard
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to sell to children.
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You can't just
go right at the children.
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That's what happened
to Joe Camel.
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That's why they got Joe Camel
out of here.
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You remember Joe Camel? You
remember the Camel cigarettes,
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they had the dude--
I remember in the sixth grade,
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everybody either wanted to be
Michael Jordan or Joe Camel.
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That's who you wanted to be.
It was a camel,
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He had shades,
he a leather jacket on,
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he had a white woman
on his arm.
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I was like,
"That's the man."
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Also, also, the thing with Juul,
man, it's-it's the people
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who smoke e-cigs.
It's they fault.
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Y'all had all this time
to normalize e-cigs,
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but every time they-- You ever
seen somebody pull a e-cig out?
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They look weird.
They-- (mutters)
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(deep inhale)
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Then they put it back down.
Then they look at the floor
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when they hitting it.
Why you looking at the floor?
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Look up at me. That's-that's
addiction behavior.
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You don't look down at the--
(sharp inhale)
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Smokers look you in the eye.
Smoker-- Also, when people
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smoke a cigarette,
they don't smoke in the center
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of they mouth-- This is cool.
You got to smoke
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in the corner of your mouth,
you don't smoke nothing in the--
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This is a crack pipe, you--
(sharp inhale)
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Don't just-- Crack pipe.
(inhales)
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This is cool.
This is meth.
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And that's
why people be tripping
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on them Juul cigarettes, man.
You can't be sm--
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You want to look cool, you got
to smoke around the corner.
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I-I hear you there, man.
I hear you there.
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I'm just-- Mm.
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Man, this some
nice traffic, man.
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Well-- W--
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What do you-what do you want me
to say about the traffic?
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-Let's just-- -Well, Roy,
people-- I-- People like--
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-watching the news. Yeah,
-Every week. What do you--
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-because people like watching--
-What do you want me to say?!
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People, like, want to know
what roads to drive on.
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The-- N-Not this one.
Don't drive on this one.
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You know what, all right.
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-But they get cars--
-Thank you so much, Roy.
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-Thank you so much.
-And they're wasting gas.
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All right, when we come back,
Lewis Black
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will be talking about weddings,
so don't go away.
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(cheering, applause)
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(cheering and applause)
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Welcome back to The Daily Show.
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When a news story
falls through the cracks,
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Lewis Black catches it
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for a segment we call
Back in Black.
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♪ ♪
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(cheering and applause)
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Wedding season is here,
everyone.
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My favorite time of year.
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The brides are radiant,
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the grooms are terrified
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and I'm in the photo booth
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letting my artistic side out.
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My nipple rings really pop
in a wedding album.
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And it's a great time
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for someone who loves love
as much as I do,
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because this year,
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there are more weddings
than ever.
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2022 is gonna be a record year.
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They're talking
about 2.5 million weddings
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set to take place,
the biggest number since 1984.
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That number is up by 600,000
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since 2021.
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NEWSWOMAN: One out of every five
weddings last year
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was rescheduled for this year,
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which means everything
from dresses to venues
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to hotel rooms
are in high demand.
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00:17:23,009 --> 00:17:26,246
Planning to marry?
Then get ready to rumble.
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00:17:26,346 --> 00:17:29,115
You can kiss
the romantic venues goodbye
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because the only one left
is the Octagon,
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00:17:31,851 --> 00:17:35,021
and you're gonna have
to choke someone out for it.
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00:17:35,121 --> 00:17:37,790
And I guess
that's America for you.
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It's easier to get a shotgun
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than it is
to get a shotgun wedding.
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But at least
post-pandemic marriages
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are gonna be strong.
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After all, most of these couples
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have been through lockdown
together.
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They already know they can spend
hours in the same room,
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watching TV
without speaking to each other,
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until one of them falls asleep
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and the other one
can finally masturbate in peace.
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You know,
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marriage!
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Of course,
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even if you manage to find
an aisle to walk down this year,
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guess what, it's gonna cost ya.
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NEWSWOMAN: And the cost
to tie the knot? Astronomical.
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All of the vendors
really didn't have
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any sort of income
for almost two years.
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So they are really trying to
make up for that lost revenue.
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NEWSWOMAN 2: That coupled with
supply chain issues
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and inflation
have sent prices soaring.
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NEWSWOMAN: Couples will spend
an average of more than $24,000
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on their wedding this year,
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up nearly $2,000 from last year.
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But it's not just the bride
and groom.
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Guests should expect
to spend more, too,
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as a record travel season
boosts demand for flights,
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hotel rooms, and rental cars.
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NEWSWOMAN 3:
That's Matt Tressler
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from Louisville, Kentucky.
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And this is his tenth wedding
so far this summer.
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Weekend after weekend,
he's shelling out
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for gifts, gas, hotels,
and more.
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I don't want to say
an exact number,
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00:19:01,174 --> 00:19:02,876
but let's just say
it was, like, four digits.
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I've had to buy a lot of suits
for weddings.
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Hate to brag-- I'm
a professional wedding guest.
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00:19:06,312 --> 00:19:07,380
I'm the wedding king.
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00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:11,084
"Wedding king" is Yiddish
for "schmuck"!
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20...
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00:19:13,853 --> 00:19:15,788
(cheering and applause)
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$24,000 for a wedding?!
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00:19:19,192 --> 00:19:21,494
(bleep) me hard!
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00:19:21,594 --> 00:19:23,363
At that price,
you won't have anything left
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00:19:23,463 --> 00:19:25,765
for the divorce lawyer!
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00:19:25,865 --> 00:19:27,967
And thanks to the price of gas,
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even get-getting to a wedding
costs an arm and a leg.
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00:19:31,838 --> 00:19:33,573
Gas is so expensive,
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you can bring it
as a wedding gift.
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And make sure
you hold on to it, though.
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Your grandkids can sell it
to a warlord for water!
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So with all the logistical
and financial challenges,
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it's no wonder that some couples
are finding creative ways
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to save money.
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NEWSWOMAN:
Weddings can cost a fortune.
487
00:19:54,561 --> 00:19:57,130
The national average--
close to 30 grand.
488
00:19:57,163 --> 00:19:59,766
And in Kiara and Joel's
home state of California,
489
00:19:59,866 --> 00:20:01,935
the average is even higher.
490
00:20:02,035 --> 00:20:04,037
Dress is check.
491
00:20:04,137 --> 00:20:05,838
NEWSWOMAN: So how did Kiara
pull it off?
492
00:20:05,939 --> 00:20:10,710
She started with the dress,
which cost just $47.
493
00:20:10,810 --> 00:20:13,079
KIARA: I didn't want to spend
a lot of money on a dress
494
00:20:13,146 --> 00:20:14,681
because I had the mindset--
495
00:20:14,781 --> 00:20:17,617
I'm gonna wear this one time
for a few hours.
496
00:20:17,717 --> 00:20:19,452
NEWSWOMAN: Then she found
the perfect location--
497
00:20:19,552 --> 00:20:23,356
right off the freeway,
key word being "free."
498
00:20:23,456 --> 00:20:24,824
(laughter)
499
00:20:24,924 --> 00:20:27,760
A wedding by the freeway?
Genius!
500
00:20:27,860 --> 00:20:31,197
I found love on the side
of the road loads of times.
501
00:20:31,297 --> 00:20:33,099
(laughter)
502
00:20:33,199 --> 00:20:37,136
And never once did I think
to invite a photographer.
503
00:20:37,237 --> 00:20:41,274
And I definitely wouldn't
have invited my grandmother.
504
00:20:41,374 --> 00:20:44,110
But even if you beat the cost
and the crowds,
505
00:20:44,143 --> 00:20:48,314
there's one more thing you need
to worry about-- the COVID.
506
00:20:48,414 --> 00:20:51,284
One newlywed couple didn't want
to reschedule
507
00:20:51,384 --> 00:20:53,253
their already postponed
wedding-- understandable--
508
00:20:53,353 --> 00:20:54,754
-the reception--
-NEWSWOMAN 2: Oh, no!
509
00:20:54,854 --> 00:20:57,156
when the groom tested positive
for COVID.
510
00:20:57,257 --> 00:20:58,725
It happened
just three days before,
511
00:20:58,825 --> 00:21:00,526
so the bride still attended
the wedding,
512
00:21:00,627 --> 00:21:04,697
but took this cardboard cutout
of her groom instead.
513
00:21:04,797 --> 00:21:07,300
The couple says it was their way
of making the best
514
00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:09,269
of a very
disappointing situation
515
00:21:09,369 --> 00:21:12,839
after their nuptials had already
been rescheduled several times
516
00:21:12,939 --> 00:21:14,974
-throughout the course of the
pandemic. -NEWSWOMAN 2: Oh.
517
00:21:15,074 --> 00:21:16,409
NEWSWOMAN:
Don't worry, though.
518
00:21:16,509 --> 00:21:18,177
The groom didn't
completely miss out
519
00:21:18,278 --> 00:21:19,612
on all the fun
and festivities.
520
00:21:19,712 --> 00:21:22,148
He did show up on screen
in the ballroom
521
00:21:22,248 --> 00:21:24,617
as a surprise to his bride.
522
00:21:24,717 --> 00:21:27,854
Look, if you find yourself
dancing with a cutout,
523
00:21:27,954 --> 00:21:30,690
you're certifiably insane.
524
00:21:30,790 --> 00:21:33,493
And what does it say about
the groom that he can be
525
00:21:33,593 --> 00:21:36,129
replaced by a cardboard cutout
526
00:21:36,229 --> 00:21:38,631
and nobody seems to care?
527
00:21:41,267 --> 00:21:44,270
And the bride is in for
a rude awakening,
528
00:21:44,370 --> 00:21:46,239
because there's no way
the husband
529
00:21:46,339 --> 00:21:49,242
is ever gonna
live up to that cutout.
530
00:21:49,342 --> 00:21:51,311
It's well dressed, it listens,
531
00:21:51,411 --> 00:21:53,546
and it has a flat stomach.
532
00:21:53,646 --> 00:21:55,348
It's the total package.
533
00:21:55,448 --> 00:21:57,250
Now, if you'll
excuse me, Trevor,
534
00:21:57,350 --> 00:21:58,885
I've got a wedding to get to.
535
00:21:58,985 --> 00:22:00,753
Some asshole is getting married
536
00:22:00,853 --> 00:22:02,422
to a woman he doesn't even like
537
00:22:02,522 --> 00:22:04,123
and those idiots have decided
538
00:22:04,157 --> 00:22:06,492
to make it
a destination wedding.
539
00:22:06,593 --> 00:22:09,128
Oh. Wow, Lewis,
who-who's getting married?
540
00:22:09,195 --> 00:22:10,396
I am.
541
00:22:10,496 --> 00:22:13,533
And I got to pick up my bride
at Kinkos.
542
00:22:13,633 --> 00:22:15,868
Lewis Black, everyone.
We'll be right back.
543
00:22:15,969 --> 00:22:18,071
(cheering, applause)
544
00:22:25,893 --> 00:22:27,928
(cheering and applause)
545
00:22:31,298 --> 00:22:33,834
Welcome back to The Daily Show.
My guest tonight
546
00:22:33,934 --> 00:22:36,503
is best-selling author
Angela Garbes.
547
00:22:36,603 --> 00:22:38,272
She's here to talk
about her new book,
548
00:22:38,372 --> 00:22:39,640
Essential Labor,
549
00:22:39,740 --> 00:22:42,209
which reflects on the state
of caregiving in America
550
00:22:42,309 --> 00:22:45,779
and explores mothering
as a means of social change.
551
00:22:45,879 --> 00:22:47,915
So, please welcome
Angela Garbes.
552
00:22:48,015 --> 00:22:50,050
-♪ ♪
-(cheering and applause)
553
00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:54,955
-Welcome.
-Good to see you. Thank you.
554
00:22:59,226 --> 00:23:00,794
-Welcome to the show.
-Thank you.
555
00:23:00,894 --> 00:23:02,062
Thank you, Trevor,
for having me.
556
00:23:02,162 --> 00:23:03,630
Are you kidding me?
Thank you for writing
557
00:23:03,730 --> 00:23:06,433
one of the most fascinating
books on a topic that I...
558
00:23:06,533 --> 00:23:08,202
I-I love delving into,
559
00:23:08,302 --> 00:23:11,371
because I feel like
it is the root of everything.
560
00:23:11,472 --> 00:23:13,540
-Yes.
-And that is mothering.
561
00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:15,142
-Yes. I'm glad
that you see that. -You know?
562
00:23:15,242 --> 00:23:16,810
-We share a vibe. (chuckles)
-No, I... Right.
563
00:23:16,910 --> 00:23:19,346
But let's start with-with, uh,
you know, the title of the book.
564
00:23:19,446 --> 00:23:20,914
Essential Labor.
565
00:23:21,014 --> 00:23:23,584
You wrote this book, you know,
based on an article
566
00:23:23,684 --> 00:23:25,419
that, uh,
that got acclaim from everyone.
567
00:23:25,519 --> 00:23:26,987
I mean, mothers
all over the country read it.
568
00:23:27,054 --> 00:23:28,355
Some people around the world
read it.
569
00:23:28,455 --> 00:23:30,624
Even people like Melinda Gates
and Elizabeth Warren
570
00:23:30,724 --> 00:23:32,893
-chimed in, said,
"Yeah, this is spot-on." -Yeah.
571
00:23:32,993 --> 00:23:34,795
What do you think
people have been missing
572
00:23:34,895 --> 00:23:36,196
about mothering for so long?
573
00:23:36,296 --> 00:23:38,031
Sure. I mean,
I wrote this book...
574
00:23:38,132 --> 00:23:40,434
You know,
part of it came out of the grief
575
00:23:40,534 --> 00:23:42,402
and loss that I felt
at the start of the pandemic.
576
00:23:42,503 --> 00:23:45,305
Um, as a writer, I had
sort of nebulous deadlines,
577
00:23:45,405 --> 00:23:47,875
and I didn't get a regular
paycheck or health insurance,
578
00:23:48,008 --> 00:23:49,710
but my husband's job
gave us that.
579
00:23:49,810 --> 00:23:51,011
So, I basically stopped writing,
580
00:23:51,111 --> 00:23:53,313
and because
childcare centers closed,
581
00:23:53,413 --> 00:23:55,149
I was taking care of my kids.
582
00:23:55,249 --> 00:23:57,184
And I knew that
that was the most important work
583
00:23:57,284 --> 00:23:58,519
I could be doing,
584
00:23:58,619 --> 00:24:00,754
um, but it also...
585
00:24:00,854 --> 00:24:03,223
I felt like I wasn't getting
any recognition for it.
586
00:24:03,323 --> 00:24:05,058
-Right. -We were hearing
about essential workers,
587
00:24:05,159 --> 00:24:07,594
health care workers,
sanitation workers
588
00:24:07,694 --> 00:24:09,029
who are, yes, essential,
589
00:24:09,129 --> 00:24:10,631
but we were never hearing
about parents
590
00:24:10,731 --> 00:24:12,900
who were working 24-7,
591
00:24:13,033 --> 00:24:14,535
trying to take care
of their families,
592
00:24:14,635 --> 00:24:15,936
trying to keep communities safe.
593
00:24:16,036 --> 00:24:18,105
Um, and that's really where,
like...
594
00:24:18,205 --> 00:24:20,174
This is what I, like,
what I know you understand,
595
00:24:20,274 --> 00:24:23,310
is that domestic work,
mothering,
596
00:24:23,410 --> 00:24:25,212
um, we do it to ourselves
every day.
597
00:24:25,312 --> 00:24:26,847
Feeding ourselves,
taking a shower.
598
00:24:26,980 --> 00:24:29,283
-Right. -Without care work
and domestic labor...
599
00:24:29,383 --> 00:24:32,653
You know, this is the work that
makes all other work possible.
600
00:24:32,753 --> 00:24:36,423
The idea that domestic labor
is somehow less valuable
601
00:24:36,523 --> 00:24:38,392
than "professional work,"
602
00:24:38,492 --> 00:24:39,993
I just think it's a myth.
603
00:24:40,094 --> 00:24:42,429
You know, you know, what you...
what you tap into in this book
604
00:24:42,529 --> 00:24:45,999
is-is so powerful
because it even goes to...
605
00:24:46,033 --> 00:24:49,169
-Let's say somebody's, like,
a rampant capitalist. -Sure.
606
00:24:49,269 --> 00:24:51,205
You know? They go like, "Oh,
the country needs to make money.
607
00:24:51,305 --> 00:24:53,240
We got to get people out there.
We got to get..."
608
00:24:53,340 --> 00:24:54,675
And yet they don't want
the policies
609
00:24:54,775 --> 00:24:56,543
that support mothers
in doing that.
610
00:24:56,643 --> 00:24:58,545
So you see mothers-- You know,
you talk about in the book
611
00:24:58,645 --> 00:25:01,048
where they have to choose--
do-- am I gonna be a mom?
612
00:25:01,148 --> 00:25:03,250
Or am I going to find somebody
to be a mom to my child
613
00:25:03,350 --> 00:25:05,319
-though I can't afford them?
-Yes. This is so many--
614
00:25:05,419 --> 00:25:07,054
You know,
we talk about this care crisis
615
00:25:07,154 --> 00:25:08,856
-that was exposed
in the pandemic, right? -Yes.
616
00:25:09,022 --> 00:25:11,024
When childcare centers
and schools closed down,
617
00:25:11,125 --> 00:25:12,693
we were lost.
618
00:25:12,793 --> 00:25:14,762
People didn't know what to do.
619
00:25:14,862 --> 00:25:16,764
But many of us have always known
that, you know,
620
00:25:16,864 --> 00:25:18,599
until your child is age six,
621
00:25:18,699 --> 00:25:20,601
in America,
you're really on your own.
622
00:25:20,701 --> 00:25:22,336
And there are many people
who are choosing
623
00:25:22,436 --> 00:25:24,838
between "should I put my child
in daycare?" or "should I work?"
624
00:25:24,972 --> 00:25:26,673
because it's really about
the same amount of money.
625
00:25:26,774 --> 00:25:29,176
-Right. -Right? But so--
Studies have been done.
626
00:25:29,276 --> 00:25:32,513
So, Oxfam has a study
that if women in America
627
00:25:32,613 --> 00:25:35,983
were paid minimum wage
for the amount of domestic labor
628
00:25:36,083 --> 00:25:37,651
that they do unpaid right now,
629
00:25:37,751 --> 00:25:40,854
it would be worth
$1.9 trillion per year.
630
00:25:40,988 --> 00:25:43,123
-Wow.
-So that's-- Talk about putting,
631
00:25:43,223 --> 00:25:44,191
you know, a value on that.
632
00:25:44,291 --> 00:25:45,993
Like, that is part
of our economy.
633
00:25:46,059 --> 00:25:48,796
And that's a thing that
we just have not reckoned with
634
00:25:48,896 --> 00:25:50,097
in this country.
635
00:25:50,197 --> 00:25:52,599
Our country,
American capitalism,
636
00:25:52,699 --> 00:25:56,670
relies just as much on the labor
that happens in the home
637
00:25:56,770 --> 00:25:59,506
as any other labor that happens
in the office or on a job site.
638
00:25:59,606 --> 00:26:02,309
And other countries have-have
done that in many ways.
639
00:26:02,409 --> 00:26:04,011
You know,
you see countries like Sweden,
640
00:26:04,044 --> 00:26:05,212
countries like Switzerland,
et cetera,
641
00:26:05,312 --> 00:26:06,613
they've got different methods
of doing it.
642
00:26:06,713 --> 00:26:09,016
-Yeah. -But they all say
this is so valuable
643
00:26:09,116 --> 00:26:11,418
-to the country that we will pay
a mother... -Yes.
644
00:26:11,518 --> 00:26:12,786
...we'll make sure that
the government is supporting
645
00:26:12,886 --> 00:26:14,455
a mother. Because, you know,
you talk about this
646
00:26:14,555 --> 00:26:16,457
in the book-- and it's
really fascinating to get into--
647
00:26:16,557 --> 00:26:18,759
is, like, everything that
we struggle with in society,
648
00:26:18,859 --> 00:26:20,360
whether it's crime, you know,
649
00:26:20,461 --> 00:26:22,696
wh-whether it's poverty,
whether it's mental issues,
650
00:26:22,796 --> 00:26:25,065
-et cetera, you can link so many
of those things... -Yeah.
651
00:26:25,165 --> 00:26:27,734
-...to mothering. -Absolutely.
Yes. When you invest--
652
00:26:27,835 --> 00:26:30,270
So, I believe
that raising children, you know,
653
00:26:30,370 --> 00:26:32,139
it's a choice
that people make to have kids
654
00:26:32,239 --> 00:26:34,274
or to not have kids.
And I think we should all--
655
00:26:34,374 --> 00:26:36,343
unfortunately, this is not
guaranteed in our country--
656
00:26:36,443 --> 00:26:38,245
we should all be allowed to make
that choice for ourselves.
657
00:26:38,345 --> 00:26:41,381
-Mm-hmm. -Right? But whether
or not you have children,
658
00:26:41,482 --> 00:26:43,984
you know, raising kids
is a social responsibility.
659
00:26:44,051 --> 00:26:45,552
And when we invest--
660
00:26:45,652 --> 00:26:46,854
Like, no one gets to adulthood
661
00:26:46,987 --> 00:26:48,856
-without someone
taking care of them. -Mm-hmm.
662
00:26:48,989 --> 00:26:51,358
And that's their parents.
It's also beloved aunties.
663
00:26:51,458 --> 00:26:53,460
It's a preschool teacher.
It's a teacher. Right?
664
00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:55,395
There are so many people
who are part of that.
665
00:26:55,496 --> 00:26:58,732
And when we invest in children,
in families, in mothers,
666
00:26:58,832 --> 00:27:00,334
it's investing in public health.
667
00:27:00,434 --> 00:27:01,902
It's investing
in the very future
668
00:27:02,002 --> 00:27:03,570
and health of our society.
669
00:27:03,670 --> 00:27:05,372
It's interesting
that you also wrote this
670
00:27:05,472 --> 00:27:07,007
not just as a mom but y-you--
671
00:27:07,107 --> 00:27:09,843
I-I enjoyed how many prisms
you look through--
672
00:27:10,010 --> 00:27:11,478
you know, at the issue through.
673
00:27:11,578 --> 00:27:13,046
You know,
you wrote about it as a mom.
674
00:27:13,147 --> 00:27:16,216
-Um, you wrote about it as
a worker and as a writer. -Yes.
675
00:27:16,316 --> 00:27:18,018
And you also wrote about it
through the lens
676
00:27:18,085 --> 00:27:21,054
-of being an immigrant
or family of immigrants... -Yes.
677
00:27:21,155 --> 00:27:24,158
...but specifically Filipino,
which I-- which I really enjoyed
678
00:27:24,258 --> 00:27:26,560
because you talked
about how caregiving
679
00:27:26,660 --> 00:27:28,429
and mothering seems almost like
680
00:27:28,529 --> 00:27:30,964
it's part of the fabric
of being Filipino.
681
00:27:31,064 --> 00:27:33,100
I would love to know
where you think that came from
682
00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:35,769
-or why that's so important
to Filipino culture. -Sure.
683
00:27:35,869 --> 00:27:38,038
Um, I'm so glad you asked.
Thank you.
684
00:27:38,138 --> 00:27:40,040
So I didn't set out
to write about
685
00:27:40,140 --> 00:27:41,542
my Filipino-American family.
686
00:27:41,642 --> 00:27:44,445
I do think that Filipinx
American history is something
687
00:27:44,545 --> 00:27:46,013
that is underrepresented,
you know,
688
00:27:46,113 --> 00:27:47,581
within the Asian-American
community.
689
00:27:47,681 --> 00:27:49,783
Sometimes I'm like, "What about
us? What about my people?"
690
00:27:49,883 --> 00:27:52,986
Right? But so there...
My mom is a nurse.
691
00:27:53,020 --> 00:27:55,155
And I won't go
into the whole long history
692
00:27:55,255 --> 00:27:57,458
of American imperialism
in the United States,
693
00:27:57,558 --> 00:27:59,393
but the reason why my parents
emigrated here is
694
00:27:59,493 --> 00:28:01,862
because my parents spoke English
695
00:28:01,995 --> 00:28:03,530
because of the American
education system
696
00:28:03,630 --> 00:28:06,300
-that was created by American
colonialism. -Mm-hmm.
697
00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:08,168
And when there was
a health worker shortage,
698
00:28:08,268 --> 00:28:10,904
the United States allowed
highly-skilled immigrants
699
00:28:11,004 --> 00:28:13,273
-like my mother and father
to come. -Mm-hmm.
700
00:28:13,373 --> 00:28:16,877
And when I was thinking
about the history of caregiving
701
00:28:17,010 --> 00:28:19,646
in this country, you know,
you have to really reckon
702
00:28:19,746 --> 00:28:21,682
with the reason
why we devalue care work,
703
00:28:21,782 --> 00:28:24,318
which is performed
mostly by women of color.
704
00:28:24,418 --> 00:28:26,253
It's because of slavery, right?
705
00:28:26,353 --> 00:28:28,989
This is why we accept women
of color working in the home
706
00:28:29,089 --> 00:28:30,591
for free or for low wages.
707
00:28:30,691 --> 00:28:33,227
So I was trying to wrestle with,
like, how do I take this on.
708
00:28:33,327 --> 00:28:36,597
But there is a statistic
that came out during COVID
709
00:28:36,697 --> 00:28:39,566
that, um, will never
leave my body, and it is
710
00:28:39,666 --> 00:28:43,303
that Filipinx nurses
are four percent
711
00:28:43,403 --> 00:28:46,340
-of the nursing workforce
in the United States. -Okay.
712
00:28:46,440 --> 00:28:50,377
They are 34 percent
of COVID-related nursing deaths.
713
00:28:50,477 --> 00:28:53,547
-Wow. -(audience gasping)
-Yeah, yeah. Thank you.
714
00:28:53,647 --> 00:28:56,016
And that, to me, I was like,
"This could be my mother.
715
00:28:56,116 --> 00:28:58,719
This could be
my children's grandmother."
716
00:28:58,819 --> 00:29:02,222
And it's because
when Filipinx nurses came over,
717
00:29:02,322 --> 00:29:03,891
they tell me...
This is a familiar trope
718
00:29:03,991 --> 00:29:05,526
-with immigrants here in the
United States. -Yes, yes, yes.
719
00:29:05,626 --> 00:29:08,595
-They took jobs that white
workers didn't want. -Right.
720
00:29:08,695 --> 00:29:10,898
They took ICU
and critical care jobs
721
00:29:10,998 --> 00:29:13,434
-that were more intimate
with patients' bodies. -Mm-hmm.
722
00:29:13,534 --> 00:29:15,836
And since 2020, that means
723
00:29:16,003 --> 00:29:18,472
-they've been caring
for COVID patients. -Right.
724
00:29:18,572 --> 00:29:21,008
-And so, they're dying in
disproportionate numbers. -Wow.
725
00:29:21,041 --> 00:29:23,310
And that's really where I was
like, "Wait a second."
726
00:29:23,410 --> 00:29:25,579
Like, I don't...
There are so many ways
727
00:29:25,679 --> 00:29:28,982
into this story
of caregiving in America, right?
728
00:29:29,082 --> 00:29:32,052
But this... I realized
I could tell my family story,
729
00:29:32,152 --> 00:29:36,156
and it's all of the same forces
that are happening.
730
00:29:36,256 --> 00:29:38,392
-It's capitalism,
it's colonialism. -Mm-hmm.
731
00:29:38,492 --> 00:29:41,061
It's exploitation, right,
it's white supremacy.
732
00:29:41,161 --> 00:29:43,063
These are the things
that we are living with now,
733
00:29:43,163 --> 00:29:45,332
and I see it in my family,
and I see it reflected
734
00:29:45,432 --> 00:29:47,334
in this crisis
that we're dealing with,
735
00:29:47,434 --> 00:29:48,969
which is going
to outlast the pandemic
736
00:29:49,036 --> 00:29:51,305
if we don't figure out
how to care for each other.
737
00:29:51,405 --> 00:29:54,575
How do we move towards
a situation where
738
00:29:54,675 --> 00:29:57,678
women are not in a
position where, as mothers or--
739
00:29:57,778 --> 00:29:59,279
and, you know, you
talk about it in the book--
740
00:29:59,379 --> 00:30:02,416
how mothering extends
beyond just the clichéd idea
741
00:30:02,516 --> 00:30:04,251
of what a mother is. You know,
we-we talk about communities,
742
00:30:04,351 --> 00:30:06,720
-we talk about, as you say,
the aunts, the grandmas, -Yeah.
743
00:30:06,820 --> 00:30:08,655
-They're all
mothering in some way. -Yeah.
744
00:30:08,755 --> 00:30:11,091
Do you see any viable solution?
Do you see a world
745
00:30:11,191 --> 00:30:12,993
that we can get to where we say,
746
00:30:13,026 --> 00:30:14,695
"Oh, this is where the
government could help. This is
747
00:30:14,795 --> 00:30:16,597
what we could do. This is
the way companies could help."
748
00:30:16,697 --> 00:30:18,766
-Etcetera. -Yes. Yes.
Well, so, I mean, companies--
749
00:30:18,866 --> 00:30:20,467
I will-- I-- At this point,
I want the government
750
00:30:20,567 --> 00:30:23,637
to be part of this, because
we've privatized everything.
751
00:30:23,737 --> 00:30:26,440
Right? Like, I don't think
that employees and employers
752
00:30:26,540 --> 00:30:27,941
and corporations
are save us at this point.
753
00:30:27,975 --> 00:30:30,410
We've privatized all
human rights in America, right?
754
00:30:30,511 --> 00:30:32,946
Like, universal health care,
right? Like, education,
755
00:30:33,046 --> 00:30:34,348
we've-we've made
all of those things, like,
756
00:30:34,448 --> 00:30:36,083
it's time
for government support.
757
00:30:36,183 --> 00:30:38,585
And I've gone through phases
of being really angry
758
00:30:38,685 --> 00:30:41,288
and really disillusioned,
but right now, um,
759
00:30:41,388 --> 00:30:43,157
my friend Ai-jen Poo,
who's the director
760
00:30:43,257 --> 00:30:44,958
of the National Domestic
Workers Alliance,
761
00:30:45,058 --> 00:30:47,428
who's part of a coalition
called Care Can't Wait,
762
00:30:47,528 --> 00:30:49,963
and they formed during COVID
to deal with this care crisis.
763
00:30:50,030 --> 00:30:51,965
There is actually--
Right now,
764
00:30:52,032 --> 00:30:55,335
senators are doing
budget reconciliation on a bill
765
00:30:55,436 --> 00:30:59,506
that would put money into child
care, home care and elder care.
766
00:30:59,606 --> 00:31:02,109
And so, in this moment,
if you're looking for something
767
00:31:02,209 --> 00:31:03,811
to do, if you've been
affected by care-- and I know
768
00:31:03,977 --> 00:31:06,814
all of us have been-- you can
call your senators right now.
769
00:31:06,980 --> 00:31:09,383
And tell them to fund care.
And this is not an opportunity
770
00:31:09,483 --> 00:31:13,187
that comes up all the time.
So, I feel hopeful, you know,
771
00:31:13,287 --> 00:31:15,656
because there is an actionable
item that we can do.
772
00:31:15,756 --> 00:31:17,991
I also feel hopeful
because in the pandemic,
773
00:31:18,091 --> 00:31:21,061
what I saw when people
formed pods, right,
774
00:31:21,161 --> 00:31:22,396
when people started
having these play dates,
775
00:31:22,496 --> 00:31:25,632
that was people saying,
"I can't do this alone."
776
00:31:25,732 --> 00:31:28,235
-Yeah. Right? We are not
meant to take care of children,
777
00:31:28,335 --> 00:31:30,938
to take care of our elders,
to take care of the disabled,
778
00:31:31,038 --> 00:31:33,240
to take care of the sick,
we're not meant to do that
779
00:31:33,340 --> 00:31:34,975
in isolation. We can't.
780
00:31:35,075 --> 00:31:37,344
And I saw so many examples
in the pandemic.
781
00:31:37,444 --> 00:31:40,114
Like, we are surviving this
not because the government
782
00:31:40,214 --> 00:31:42,483
sent us eight tests.
We're surviving this because
783
00:31:42,583 --> 00:31:43,750
-we took care of each other.
-Right.
784
00:31:43,851 --> 00:31:46,186
And I see that all around me.
And I think
785
00:31:46,286 --> 00:31:48,589
if we lean into that
and continue,
786
00:31:48,689 --> 00:31:51,458
I don't want that to go away,
as we, like, as the pandemic
787
00:31:51,558 --> 00:31:53,160
-moves more into
the rearview mirror. -Right.
788
00:31:53,260 --> 00:31:54,828
-Take that one part of it--
more community, -More of it.
789
00:31:54,962 --> 00:31:56,964
more looking after each other
and more honoring mothering.
790
00:31:57,030 --> 00:31:58,866
-Thank you so much for joining
me on the show. -Yes. Thank you.
791
00:31:58,966 --> 00:32:01,001
-I appreciate so you much.
-(cheering, applause)
792
00:32:01,101 --> 00:32:03,337
Essential Labor,
a fascinating book,
793
00:32:03,437 --> 00:32:04,972
is available now.
We're gonna take a quick break,
794
00:32:05,038 --> 00:32:06,707
but we'll be right back
after this.
795
00:32:06,807 --> 00:32:08,976
-Thank you again.
-Yeah.
796
00:32:09,076 --> 00:32:11,111
(cheering, applause)
797
00:32:16,693 --> 00:32:17,861
-(cheering, applause) -Well,
that's our show for tonight,
798
00:32:17,961 --> 00:32:20,030
but before we go,
before we go,
799
00:32:20,130 --> 00:32:21,431
please consider donating
800
00:32:21,531 --> 00:32:23,133
to the National Black
Justice Coalition.
801
00:32:23,233 --> 00:32:25,435
Since 2003,
they have been America's
802
00:32:25,535 --> 00:32:27,370
leading national
civil rights organization
803
00:32:27,470 --> 00:32:29,372
advocating for federal policies
804
00:32:29,472 --> 00:32:31,908
that fight against
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805
00:32:32,008 --> 00:32:33,977
So if you can, please donate
at the link below
806
00:32:34,077 --> 00:32:36,646
to help them reach their vision
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807
00:32:36,746 --> 00:32:39,449
are fully empowered
to participate safely, openly
808
00:32:39,549 --> 00:32:41,985
and honestly in family,
faith, community,
809
00:32:42,085 --> 00:32:43,386
regardless of their race,
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810
00:32:43,486 --> 00:32:45,589
their gender identity
or their sexual orientation.
811
00:32:45,689 --> 00:32:47,457
It's a really
great organization.
812
00:32:47,557 --> 00:32:49,793
Until tomorrow, stay safe
out there and remember,
813
00:32:49,893 --> 00:32:52,362
if you can't solve
the real problems in your life,
814
00:32:52,462 --> 00:32:54,731
just get a bulldozer
and crush somebody's bike.
815
00:32:54,831 --> 00:32:57,901
Now here it is,
Your Moment of Zen.
816
00:32:58,001 --> 00:33:00,871
♪ ♪
817
00:33:00,971 --> 00:33:03,173
We got a heck of a mess here.
818
00:33:03,273 --> 00:33:04,508
Okay? We-we--
819
00:33:04,608 --> 00:33:06,943
Inflation is hitting
my people so hard
820
00:33:07,043 --> 00:33:09,079
they're coughing up bones.
821
00:33:09,179 --> 00:33:11,882
I-I don't care
what the inflation is
822
00:33:11,982 --> 00:33:14,584
in other parts of the count--
the world, I'm sorry
823
00:33:14,684 --> 00:33:17,187
they're having inflation
in other parts of the world,
824
00:33:17,287 --> 00:33:20,657
but them in misery doesn't
make my people feel better.
825
00:33:20,757 --> 00:33:22,559
They're still miserable.
826
00:33:22,659 --> 00:33:26,463
Inflation is hitting people so
hard they're coughing up bones.
827
00:33:26,563 --> 00:33:28,665
♪ ♪