John Reeves
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All of us, we have to have our wealth and our, you know, all that there. And if I'm not the poorest, I have probably the bottom five. And, you know, other people there are worth hundreds of millions of dollars. So, you know, we can't have that situation where, you know, if you're going to be involved on those kinds of legislation that you can't be enriched by
All of us, we have to have our wealth and our, you know, all that there. And if I'm not the poorest, I have probably the bottom five. And, you know, other people there are worth hundreds of millions of dollars. So, you know, we can't have that situation where, you know, if you're going to be involved on those kinds of legislation that you can't be enriched by
those kinds of, and there has to be some kind of influence. That seems simple. That seems like logical. Like most people would agree to that. Yeah. There's a lot of, there's a lot of inertia. It's the same thing. I think if any one of us were being honest, money is destroying our democracy. And that's that some people that might sound trite or it's a cliche, but it's a hundred percent though.
those kinds of, and there has to be some kind of influence. That seems simple. That seems like logical. Like most people would agree to that. Yeah. There's a lot of, there's a lot of inertia. It's the same thing. I think if any one of us were being honest, money is destroying our democracy. And that's that some people that might sound trite or it's a cliche, but it's a hundred percent though.
those kinds of, and there has to be some kind of influence. That seems simple. That seems like logical. Like most people would agree to that. Yeah. There's a lot of, there's a lot of inertia. It's the same thing. I think if any one of us were being honest, money is destroying our democracy. And that's that some people that might sound trite or it's a cliche, but it's a hundred percent though.
I think most people who are objective would agree with you. I promise you, it is absolute. It is a scourge of American democracy. And money is king. And what's that money for? That money is for tearing you apart. And that creates more and more and more kinds of incivility and cruelty. And then now, when I was in graduate school for that stuff, I mean, there was no social media. And there wasn't
I think most people who are objective would agree with you. I promise you, it is absolute. It is a scourge of American democracy. And money is king. And what's that money for? That money is for tearing you apart. And that creates more and more and more kinds of incivility and cruelty. And then now, when I was in graduate school for that stuff, I mean, there was no social media. And there wasn't
I think most people who are objective would agree with you. I promise you, it is absolute. It is a scourge of American democracy. And money is king. And what's that money for? That money is for tearing you apart. And that creates more and more and more kinds of incivility and cruelty. And then now, when I was in graduate school for that stuff, I mean, there was no social media. And there wasn't
There wasn't podcasts. There wasn't all kinds of things. So that made it more difficult. But now there's all of those things. And social media is an accelerant and just unlimited money. And that has what, you know, like I'm sure you're an athlete. And if you've heard that NFL players, it's like, wait, would you want your son to play? And sometimes say, well, no, I wouldn't want that for my son.
There wasn't podcasts. There wasn't all kinds of things. So that made it more difficult. But now there's all of those things. And social media is an accelerant and just unlimited money. And that has what, you know, like I'm sure you're an athlete. And if you've heard that NFL players, it's like, wait, would you want your son to play? And sometimes say, well, no, I wouldn't want that for my son.
There wasn't podcasts. There wasn't all kinds of things. So that made it more difficult. But now there's all of those things. And social media is an accelerant and just unlimited money. And that has what, you know, like I'm sure you're an athlete. And if you've heard that NFL players, it's like, wait, would you want your son to play? And sometimes say, well, no, I wouldn't want that for my son.
And and it's like I'm relieved that my oldest is like he has no interest in being in politics. And so it's I can't imagine it's going to get better until, you know, we address this idea that unlimited money is unlimited wealth.
And and it's like I'm relieved that my oldest is like he has no interest in being in politics. And so it's I can't imagine it's going to get better until, you know, we address this idea that unlimited money is unlimited wealth.
And and it's like I'm relieved that my oldest is like he has no interest in being in politics. And so it's I can't imagine it's going to get better until, you know, we address this idea that unlimited money is unlimited wealth.
And it's unlimited cruelty and hyperbole and just all kinds of poisoning the will that, you know, half of us are going to hate your guts and the other half, hey, that's my team.
And it's unlimited cruelty and hyperbole and just all kinds of poisoning the will that, you know, half of us are going to hate your guts and the other half, hey, that's my team.
And it's unlimited cruelty and hyperbole and just all kinds of poisoning the will that, you know, half of us are going to hate your guts and the other half, hey, that's my team.
People hook themselves up. It's like you self-select your cocoon. Yes. You know, and like I'm a big fan of Apple News and it's like 13 bucks a month. And but I read everything across the spectrum, you know, very, very left and very, very right in between. And I think it's really I think that's your responsibility, especially if you're an elected leader to to.
People hook themselves up. It's like you self-select your cocoon. Yes. You know, and like I'm a big fan of Apple News and it's like 13 bucks a month. And but I read everything across the spectrum, you know, very, very left and very, very right in between. And I think it's really I think that's your responsibility, especially if you're an elected leader to to.
People hook themselves up. It's like you self-select your cocoon. Yes. You know, and like I'm a big fan of Apple News and it's like 13 bucks a month. And but I read everything across the spectrum, you know, very, very left and very, very right in between. And I think it's really I think that's your responsibility, especially if you're an elected leader to to.