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Be addressing conflict no theres not going to look. Very hot what you need to know and it is a miracle in 2020. 1 night. All right just when you thought the 2020 reality 6 show series couldnt pack any more twists and turns in steps this seasons big bad im talking of course colbert 19 to slap the United States president Congressional Republicans and viewers like us right upside the head. And all the fallout from the brand name in chiefs bout with covert is still yet to be determined the Government Run Health Care currently nursing our president and his covert stricken administration has apparently been bang on with even the president tweeting doctors and nurses and all at the great Walter Reed Medical Center and others from likewise credible incredible institutions who have joined them are amazing tremendous progress has been made over the last 6 months and fighting it this pledge with their help i am feeling well. Which is rather a lariats coming from a man whose party and political platform states on equivocally a Government Run Health Care is about as diabolical as naked cactus climbing or as economist and former us secretary of labor robert rice tweets sure dont tell the republicans but at walter reed they have socialized medicine oh my gosh with the donald and his associates are the only flag waving mega capitalists who dont seem to have a problem beating from the public trough when times get tough huff post is reporting that at least 5 companies with histories of violating environmental rules secured emergency government loans totaling as much as 32000000 to retain employees during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic these are companies that have collectively paid more than 52000000. 00. For in for in for environmental violation penalties in fact mal thanks to the Federal Reserves decision to buy Corporate Bonds for the 1st time in u. S. History in order to save wall street from essentially destroying itself earlier this year when covert hit Alexis Goldstein with truthout reports that we the public together with the bed now own over 315000000. 00 in bonds of fossil fuel perms including those with a track record of environmental racism. So with the great leader heading back to the white house after basking in thousands upon thousands of dollars worth of publicly funded health care and big oil another corporate dream of staying alive through taxpayer backed Federal Reserve bailouts. Hows that 1200. 00 check they sent us back in spring feeling now guess its time to start watching the hawks. On a city street you want to. See. This joyce state see. Graves see this least systemic deception is the late show which. Brings up. A world where more than watching our i robot and i will be across. Boy a boy image of a pretty big news of i mean donald looks like hes back and all all from Public Public health care and i get the Big Companies come find out the companies that threatened our environment they got fined for pollution theyre receiving Good Government money in the time of covert were bailing out big oil the fed steps in meanwhile americans are still waiting for that extra check to keep their lights on so its amazing to me how we continually to watch the American Government decide time and time again to bail out these big businesses when all it would take is an act in congress to actually have another round of checks to americans who are still highly unemployed going into the Holiday Season with no end in sight even for those who are currently working who are on the chopping block we just were in a very bad place economically and i dont think that our leaders have been taken that seriously as a shit yeah because i think that they live in their own kind of version of a covert bubble you know other big kind of live in this world the i dont think they i mean a lot of them you know i dont think that they really have any real experience with whats going on with people on a daily day to day basis i mean you work alongside a lot. Of these government things is it really that big of a divide the only way they get out of obligation because the majority of them dont actually they visit their districts in very small amounts of time typically around fund raising if were talking about senators before the most part theyre theyre getting bundled in bankrolled by large corporations and lobbyists so theres a very little connection between them in the places that they actually serve and the air that is often listened to the most or that you know that spoken to the most is that of the lobbyist in the special interest not that of the everyday american i think that we solve this definitely at the crash of 08 which i do think that president Obamas Administration did as much as they could could there be more obviously i think there was a lot of haggling between Congress Members at that time as well but this is all around its extremely egregious and brush rating because what we heard during the last round of checks was that it was the money was too much they felt that people got too much theres a disconnect between how much things cost today yes i think thats the biggest pressure in the rental cost for a one bedroom across this country have x. Astronomically risen over the past 5 years and with the original check money that was sent out it might have covered maybe 2 months rent thats not including any Health Care Costs or other things that people had and thats a bridge narrative that youll suddenly hear politicians sit and talk about all day long how will giving you a little bit of money to help you through theres just too much 1200. 00 too much youll be on welfare all the time youll never want to go back to work and all of these excuses they use when its our money at the end of the day what theyre handing you back is your own money money that you already worked hard for and gave them to fund the government for situations like this its absolutely yeah at least 41000000 in federal systems has been awarded the more than a dozen major donors the campaign tens of thousands of Small Businesses which found it very hard to get these emergency funds that were set aside to them these businesses however businesses owned by members of congress they managed to land loans very quickly or by the family we have hundreds of color that madly of members of suddenly oh men are ok you know it just gets pressure and because we continue to see that there are do. Current rules for people who have connections but also people who are wealthy a lot of the money that was given out wasnt necessarily to those that was troubling businesses many of those were businesses that existed and that went even count to Small Business as we saw you know steakhouse as you say existed in the later they set the money its a very fresh rating to the average american citizen when youre watching that happen it is i mean and then when you look at this Big Oil Bailout that the fed has no put put us into according to researchers 56. 00 oil and Gas Companies have issued 99300000000. 00 with the since the fed initiated its bailout of corporate debt markets back in march which is the 1st time the feds done Something Like this whether its just taking directly on that debt as of late august the central bank has purchased over 350000000 in fossil fuel bonds dan wegner the editor of bailout watch said quote this is prolonging the life of the fossil fuel industry at a time when it needs to be phased out for communities and on the climate basically fossil fuel kind of stepped up and said hey were struggling right now even before cobra there were struggling during cold less people driving but now hey hey bail us out we need help like we would bail out the airlines at the exact same time that were hearing environmental activists around the globe including those here argue for reduction in the fossil fuels argue for us to look to alternative forms of energy yet we continue to plan money into something that on the back end we already know is causing major environmental problems. For the people. There were many shocking and cringe worthy moments at the 1st u. S. President ial debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President joe biden if you could get through the interruptions conspiracy theories and lies you might have found a few enlightening moments but that would have required you to get past the barrage of lies trump seems to not only to kill time and again but the types of lives that also put lives at risk during the debate in particular claimed his policies may have influenced sochi. Its like water but alternative facts dont seem to get in the way of troops popularity on this issue a recent poll from the Kaiser Family foundation found that 46 percent of survey voters believe trump had a better plan to lower drug prices only 42 percent favored by playing. For most people the drug like insulin cost the same as before if not more in reality insulin the popular diabetes drug cost roughly 300. 00 a bottle in the United States most diabetics the 2. 00 to 3. 00 bottles per month and those with advanced stages of the disease require a whole lot more trouble came painting on lowering drug prices but folks just havent seen that happen in the copa 19 hits or they just come in. With 51000000 americans unemployed and health care being tied to their jobs even those who had access to insulin before dont have it now the cost of insulin has forced many patients to resort to drug rationing which causes blood sugar levels to rise to fatal levels. But rest assured when there is market turmoil like in all things an underground market emerges in the underground insulin market a network of people with diabetes share in the extra insulin they have free of charge. But just last year colorado was the 1st of 12 states to implement a cap on copayments for insulin but with the pandemic ravaging america the demand for insulin has gone up and Insurance Companies are taking advantage of it. Though its illegal to share Prescription Medications it should also be illegal to price gouge and allow the sick to die simply because they cannot afford medication i couldnt agree with you more the reason its illegal to share medications is you dont want people exchanging drugs which we do to other than someone gets sick but at the same time making it so and godly expensive just for someone to be able to afford insulin something that absolutely positively without a doubt need in order to live is absolutely ridiculous no it is and i think that to put it into full context we have to recognize that the high price of Prescription Drugs is a talking point on both sides of the aisle whether were talking about donald trump or joe biden but the one differentiation we have to make here is that donald trump has been claiming for the past 2 and a half years that he has lowered Prescription Drug prices yet when people go to actually fill those prescriptions things havent changed for the most part there are some drugs like insulin that have actually gone up over the past couple of years and their cost in america as you know has the highest price for street Prescription Drugs of any nation on the globe and it doesnt really have the positive Health Care Outcomes that you would expect to come from it and cope at 19 has only proven to exacerbate the issues that we already have around race around prejudice is systemic failures and i Health Care System so this is just completely falling apart and it breaks my heart that theres an underground market out there i mean im glad that people are saying you know what the hell with the other share of the supply i got an extra im sure a woman neighbor who also needs it like im happy that theyre doing that im happy that its free of charge but what does that say about the country when thats the case i mean when you especially when you look at the percentages of people who are having to ration their insulin because of the very cost of you know absolutely so studies and surveys that show that one in 4 people are actually rationing their insulin and it stinks because at the end of the day blacks hispanics native americans or the people in this country that typically have diabetes more than anyone else theyre also the ones who have bad medical reactions at higher levels than anyone else a lot of this is contribute to. Living in food deserts not having access to quality or healthy food but the other part is you have a lot of minorities who typically dont have access to Quality Health insurance either so theyre not able to readily you know have their Blood Pressure checked have these insulin checks when they need to so theyre really dependent on a system that has failed them time and time again it. Really should the people should be really angry about this whether you have know someone with a here in the us you probably do know someone with diabetes its pretty easy given the amount of sugar and corn syrup thats shoved down our throats every day its not its not a hard disease to suddenly get but people should be very upset about this because no one should have to choose between their their food on the table or the medicine they need and that is ridiculous when we try to claim to be this great country of absolutely and that is literally the question before many people right now they are whether they pay their food whether they pay rent whether they pay their utility bills because insulin is actually very expensive on average the majority of people who are in that higher tier of having serious that issues theyre taking between 4. 00 to 6. 00 bottles a month so if youre talking 300. 00 to 400. 00 per bottle that is a lot of extra cash coming out and again with the unemployment levels being what they are right now even for those who had health care that covered it before they no longer have it because of the unemployment so it becomes very difficult you know it really hurts too because they always say the argument against like socialized medicine all that all that kills innovation and normal want to innovate because they cant make money on it you know to me its like are we really that horrible of a people that we cant say hey we can innovate in health care simply because we want to do good that we dont need to put a dollar value would touch to doing good in order to do it i mean come on lets step up and be the better angels of ourselves and fight back against this and get that for all the greed argument out of the room for all the money out of it and actually start passing laws the do provide health care for people so these people dont have to go to the black market and choose between food and i like that you bring up the laws because according to the American Diabetes its the. 36. 00 additional states have introduced insulin copay legislation but the pandemic stalled all progress on that and by pandemic i also mean its an election cycle and pharmaceutical companies have paid certain campaigns insulin prices are high in the u. S. Because there are few if any limits that exist to regulate the pharmaceutical companies from jacking up the prices so this is one of those instances where regulation would really matter because it could make these drugs available to more people and were not going to see that regulation because theres too many people paid off in congress and local legislatures although by bird farmer to ever begin to dream of really regulate many exactly when the top 3 places politicians go after they leave congress thats not because theyre just really smart scientists and know a lot about. Good people healthy really good lovin agree if you are right everybody as we go to break remember that you could also start watching the hogs on the merits of the brand new portable t. V. Which is now available on all platforms you have no excuse for it are coming up are to emerge as rachel bloodworms brings us the latest on the battle with colberts 99 the controversy surrounding his move back to the white house stay true to what. Thank you. Thank. You. So it become a battleground in the us in vermont people are demanding the shut down of a local plant. Is right now my focus because its a very Dangerous Nuclear power plant that was attempting to run the reactor beyond its operational limits this case just sort of puts a magnifying glass on wheres the power in this country wheres it going is it moving more towards corporate interests or is it more in the idea of a traditional participatory democracy is or power lie with the people this demonstrates that struggle in the very real ways a struggle. So far it appears that u. S. President donald trump yes the brand name in chief himself was on his way back to the white house after a few quick days of Walter Reed Hospital this replacing incredible controversy in scrutiny for leaving the hospital and suddenly the afternoon for a p. R. Stunt joyride show to showcase themselves to all the fans were gathered outside the hospital arties ridge blackburns joins us now live from walter reed with the details of this amazing weekend for one donald trump. Yeah thats right were out here where President Trump is now saying that he feels better than he has in 20 years after just a few days of treatment at the Walter Reed Medical Center were standing out here and just on the other side of this fence theres a chopper waiting to take him back to the white house now here now that he would be leaving on twitter where he also included in his methods a statement to say that americans should not be afraid of covert 19 even as the death toll continues to increase here in the United States now what we have seen here outside of the hospital is a number. Supporters that have gathered every single day that he has been admitted now truck decided that he himself would take a break from the hospital on sunday and he was seen taking part in a motorcade parade of sorts where he was seen in the back seat of a car wearing a mask and waving at his supporters now that move was met with a lot of criticism from many who say that the secret Service Agents who were involved had their health but it risks that criticism including a message from an attending physician out walter reed who took to twitter to write every Single Person in the vehicle during that completely unnecessary president ial drive by just now has to be quarantined for 14 days they might get sick they may die for political theater commanded by trump to put their lives at risk for theatre this is insanity now so far we know the terms press secretary and multiple aides have tested positive for kobe 19 but the white house says it has no plans to release the exact numbers of Staff Members who have also contracted the virus meanwhile trump has been very vocal on twitter and in his latest video he said that he has learned a lot during his time in the hospital take a listen. So its been a very interesting journey i learned a lot about kovi i learned it by really going to school this is the real school this is in the lets read the book school and i get it and i understand it and its a very interesting thing going to be letting you know about it in the meantime we love the usa and we love whats happening. We are now just 29 days away from the election and clearly trump is trying to show strength in the face of this 19 diagnosis but that hasnt stopped the virus from having an impact on capitol hill and bag just this week weve seen that read you the senators tested positive for seen this includes 2 on the Senate Judiciary Committee Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell confirm the floor proceedings have been canceled until october 19th but he says the hearings to confirm supreme court. Just. There are still expected to Begin Next Week on october 12th now the senate is also expected to take up a vote on the stimulus bill this week but its not clear yet if it will be can successful considering the fact that it includes provisions that democrats have accused republicans of using to try to do the bare minimum for the American People so as they are right now the 2 sides do remain on gridlock reporting from outside the Walter Reed Medical Center Rachel Blevins artsy as well as few with trump to leave i mean i mean use of some time after 630 were sure as were doing this now live not a replay but in this version of the wind chill thats going to be any minute now what does it look like theres the group the crowds getting excited is there any movement will happen. Well right now earlier we saw a lot of crowds right back here but since then police have blocked off the street and really kind of quieted everything down exactly where we are now we where we are now weve seen supporters outside all day with american flags with 2020 flags and we did see some counter protesters bill a lot of them came through sort of in their cars when they were able to drive through here right they would yell back and forth at the protesters weve also seen a very heavy Media Presence weve seen dozens of reporters all across the street and they all seem to be here to see exactly what next move is going to be and what its going to look like when he does leave the hospital the circus continues thank you so much for your reporting where do you. Think. The u. S. Airline industry is ramping up its 1900 safety precautions airlines are considering testing passengers. In the hopes of breathing life back into the industry so emerged air travel has dropped by 70 percent in the u. S. And some believe testing might help people gain the confidence to fly once again parties alex mahela bitch as the story. Hundreds of planes ground. U. S. Airlines are hoping to take off once again by implementing a new coronavirus strategy the industry is planning to make over 900. 00 tests available for passengers before they board Flights Airlines including united american alaskan and jet blue have announced programs which will offer mail in tests that will be sent to passengers homes or rapid tests at airports hopes are by implementing testing passengers would feel more confident to fly while lifting the need for travel restrictions and mandatory quarantines in the states many are seeing this as a possible lifeline for the Airline Industry which has been ravaged by the coronavirus september 30th was the last day of a 25000000000. 00 federal bailout package which assisted with payrolls in the industry and airlines were hoping to see a new pandemic plan take effect last week the republicans are blaming the democrats for the lack of action was just days ago called the fertile of more than 32000 jobs combined at united and American Airlines nancy pelosi has said numerous times that she would keep us here to get it done that was in july. She made his way all summer but who did she really make way Small Businesses that have now declared bankruptcy are those people that are employed by them there are now out of work or those at their unemployment the do not get the extra benefit or what about the airlines could she not see past politics for once politics aside it is estimated that the u. S. Airline industry supports approximately 10000000 jobs and accounts for 1. 7 trillion in u. S. G. D. P. While not necessarily a solution the idea of using covert 1000 testing as a way to boost the Airline Industry is not new and has become commonplace in some countries for months france germany and iceland were among the 1st countries to announce covert 900. 00 testing for passengers at their airports in russia a diagnostic test is being offered at one of moscows Biggest International airports with results being returned within an hour and talking about russia that country and finland have kicked things up to another notch by introducing mans best friend into the mix finland has already deployed dogs in helsinkis International Airport to sniff out those with coded 1000 in less than a minute at a 94 percent accuracy rate according to some studies while in russia dogs are still in training live with the rickover we have 2015 were in dog i believe will have the 1st read all of them by december and currently there is not a single test that offers 100 percent accuracy the rate at which the tests fail to detect the virus in a person who is actually infected known as a false negative rate ranges from 2 percent to 50 percent depending on the test never mind the concern for false positive results at the facts that people who are tested a few days in advance have time to catch the virus before flying and that testing is optional it is obvious that the danger of catching corona virus on a flight is not gone in addition the tests are pricey in the u. S. They cost between 80 and 250 dollars while some Health Experts hope that a quick and accurate test will be made available at airports in the future for now they believe that even if all passengers on a plane are tested masks and physical distancing should still be recommended the latter being quite difficult in a plane full of people for r. T. Im alex mileage. Absolutely fascinating as i said earlier reported you know that the extra cost. This is going to end up finding its way back to you but the Ticket Holder thats the best the most pressure in part i think it would be great to have Rapid Testing it on the day before people get on flights but the cost of it is going to be prohibitive for a lot of people would be awful all right everybody about is our show for you today remember in this world we are not told were loved enough to sort of tell you all i love to you i am tired and i dont need to keep on watching all those hawks out there and have a great day and night everybody. Its wrong with us as american citizen that he didnt want to talk thats why. Were in a tough time we have a nasty guy and i think. I would vote for the republicans who are trying i would vote for anyone who is not you and ask how to bring them to st john the truth. Is if you get. My 2nd wife. She can handle it. She and i divorce because our trouble is what the president and i floated for her and she crashed and. That when the most important election. In our history is mr the months to go before the next president ial election how is the atmosphere in the us now. Watch of the highest Priority Programs how do they vote should they do next not. Just some of the questions we put to the american. Banks geysers financial survival you know they say money that the relatives live close to easing this is a central bank support diadem is kind of clubbing right now so you stop to. 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