here and figure out the individual circumstances of all 28 million households we are trying to get support to, so i accept that nothing is perfect. but to your point specifically about lower income households to happen to live in higher council tax bands, that is a reasonable question and we have looked at that specifically, that s why we ve created a discretionary fund of about £150 million that will be given to local authorities specifically to help exactly those people. by our estimates, there are around 300,000 people, actually, for example, who are on low income or benefits who happen to live in council tax bands higher than band d, so actually given more than the money needed for them so that there is a bit of extra cushion, so that local authorities can find those people and get them the support they need. i think that s very fair, but we made a provision for that through this discretionary fund. 0ther we made a provision for that through this discretionary fund. other than tha
fathers got it right. and their successors right up to today mostly are i think moving troublingly away from the basic values of the country. you reminded me that in the annual letter where you were praised by warren buffett in reference to the geniuses and d idiots, but we have we got it right? well, not yet. and it is distributing e wealth, but not in the ek wiquie
right and we have more wrenches. they already got more and we re going to get even further. amazing. all right, but we re going to go to question three. this is sort of a special credit question for you at this point. this was also from tuesday s show. we reported an announcement from one u.s. senator who took the time that day to let the world know that he is not running for president in 2016. which of these senators took himself out of the running this week for the presidency. was it a, senator jack reed of rhode island, was it b, senator bernie sanders of vermont. c, senator rand paul of kentucky, and d, senator rob portman of wherever rob portman it is d, portman. who looks like your everyman. do you have the answer for us? let s check the segment from tuesday s show.
baseball legend pete rose band d from baseball for a gambling scandal not giving up on getting a second chance. the first time in 25 years he will manage a baseball team, he will be on the field for the bridgeport bluefish in connecticut. but it is not the world series but it is on the field. how are you doing, good morning to you. it might be the world series for some of those young players playing tonight. i don t know. bill: i will grant you that. you have in fighting for a second chance and you still think he will get one from the commissioner, but the league. this is the first step to reinstatement? all of a sudden we decided to ask what i like, i would love to be around young players looking for an opportunity making a big box, they are hungry and they
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