Is Your Standard of Living Getting Better?

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1:00Okay, my wonderful sister out in Tucson, Arizona texting me on my personal cell phone right after the shootout. While she did most of the shooting, but anyway, my shootout, my debate with Grace, and this is what she wrote me. This is what my sister wrote me. Wow, with an emoji like head exploding. The Democrats should hire Grace with several laughing emojis. And then she continues, Jeff, is she sure she's voting Republican? It doesn't sound like it. Oh, I know that's going to get under Grace's skin. Oh, Jen, I know it's going to get under her skin. Okay, two very quick points, and I want to go right back to the phone lines. This is a message that I got from Jason on messenger.

2:03And I think he makes a very interesting point. In fact, I didn't even think of it this way, but I think he's right. So he says 80k median income. Actually, it's 87. So 87k, $87,000. It's the average medium income for an American household under Trump. It is the most ever in American history. And so Jason writes, yes, cost of living with useful necessities, absolutely affordable. But cost of living beyond your means is what most people do and complain about it. Now low, some public mindset or in their ways is foolishness. And they won't take accountability for it and blame someone else. Jeff, my man, you know, Jason, you're absolutely dead on. You know, I think look, a lot of people live beyond their means.

3:07In other words, Jason's point is, look, average household income, 87,000 dollars. Yeah, cost of living has gone up. Sure. You should be able to afford your basic necessities. The problem is it seems that there are people that are making a good income, but, you know, they got an extra car, you know, as, as, what was it? George and New Hampshire said, they're taking vacations. They're spending all kinds of money. They live beyond their means. And now they're complaining that life is becoming too hard under Trump. Well, you live within your means. I'm not saying for everybody, you know, there was Andrea, we said, hey, she's really struggling. But, you know, if you're making about 100K and above, you know, you watch your spending, you should be okay. And so Jason's point is maybe a lot of Americans are just spending a lot more and lit, you know, what they take in and are living beyond their means. And rather than take responsibility for that and tighten their belt, they're blaming Trump

4:09or, you know, blame someone else, which is a very, very interesting point. Okay, this is from Mike. And Mike makes the point and I'm sorry, not Mike, forgive me, Mark, my bad, Mark, Mark, my apologies. And I just want to read what he said, Jeff, in reality, did Americans think Trump was going to completely fix everything overnight that the vegetable auto pen, Joey and his inexperienced DEI administration destroyed. I didn't. I knew this was probably going to take Trump's full term if not the next Republican president, but he is fixing it the best that he can as fast as he can. And the more people realize that, the better off we will be. Mark, as I like to say, you are a thousand, not a hundred, a thousand percent correct, Mark.

5:10And then Mark adds another point. Plus it doesn't help when the mainstream fake news media does nothing but report negativity and lies. Again, Tushay, Mark, 617, 2666, 6868. Look, I said this after Trump won, the day after he won, I said the damage that Joe Biden did four years will take at least a generation for us to fix or repair undue if we're lucky, if we're lucky. So I never thought, you know, unlike Grace who had very high expectations for Trump coming in, I never thought he was going to wage his magic wand and all of a sudden everything we get fixed overnight. To me, it was before years of Trump and then eight years of JD Vance and then the problems

6:15that, you know, he, the damage that he inflicted would finally be undone and we would be back on solid footing. So I never thought that Trump was some miracle cure worker, but that's me. Can in New Hampshire, thanks for holding Ken and welcome. Good morning, Jeff. Hi Ken. You know, all the affordability, higher prices, and it is energy crisis, but the big story that isn't being told, yes, or worn Iran, but why is Diesel so much going up so much higher? Oh, that's because of the Ukraine Russia war, folks, because Ukraine with their drum. Oh, you're a genius. Ken, you're an absolute genius. You know, yeah, it's a little bit Iran. There's no question. Warning, the following song has been rated dangerously catchy and may not be suitable for grownups. A-B-C-D in the morning, brush your teeth.

7:18A-B-C-D in the morning, brush your teeth. A-F-G-H. Hurry up and don't be late. A-F-G-H hurry up and don't be late. Lingo Kids, only suitable for kids. If it gets stuck in mom's head, that's not our problem. Mingo Kids! Everything Kids Love, download now for free. All right, let's go back to Ken, absolute genius called in and said, look, Jeff, the elephant in the room. Yes, Iran has raised gas prices, no question. And maybe Diesel a little bit too, sure. But one of the major reasons why Diesel is, what is it? 6.50 now, a gallon? Ukraine. Ukraine is deliberately hammering, targeting and destroying Russian oil refineries. And as I said earlier in the show, Russia after us, the number two exporter of Diesel to the entire world. So if you're going to be destroying their diesel gas refineries, yeah, what do you think

8:23is going to happen to the cost of Diesel? It's going to go through the roof. So you want to blame somebody, blame Zolensky and the Ukrainians. Ken, please pick up on your super point. I'm Jeff not necessarily blaming Zolensky. He's doing what he has to survive, or his nation to survive. This is part of reality. So Grace's point, oh, I shouldn't begin with a foreign word. He promised you wouldn't. You know what? That promise for him was a quote of you or I saying, you know what Grace, within 12 months, we're going to look like Tom Cruise. But in today's reality, that doesn't make sense. Since October 7, 2023, that day that will live in infamy and our lifetime's along with 9.11. It's a different world. And you also had a different world with the nut bag potent getting into Ukraine.

9:23And he's sending people off the street into the war, dying within 12 hours at a rate of 30,000 deaths a month. Well that's reality. So Zolensky is saving his nation. And guess what? They're leaders in the drone technology, which we have used in the Middle East, which is a good story. So I don't be just blaming Zolensky because in the long run, when those two problems, the Ukraine war, where Putin is getting near the point of being taken down. Some people are predicting, he could be hung in the street. That's how unpopular he is in Russia. When that war ends and then they start rebuilding and opening up refineries and the war ends and I ran, then yes, this promise of greatness, we can get closer to. And hopefully we stand the fort in midterms in six weeks.

10:24And I can only piggyback off of what you're saying. And again, look, to me, one service member lost is one too many. So please, I don't want the audience to misunderstand in any way what I'm saying. But we've been at war now with Iran on and off. I get it. But it's been what, seven months, the casualties on our side have been very low. Was it 18 dead? I mean, please, one is one too many. But I don't think Trump is getting enough credit for, look, he has smashed Iran's military. Whether you think the war was a good thing or not, okay? Just I'm giving objectively, he has smashed Iran's military. All of their navy is underwater. Their air force is gone. Their radar is gone. Their anti-defense system is gone. Their ballistic missile and drone manufacturing capacity has been reduced significantly,

11:26not completely, but significantly. He has on the verge of just breaking the Iranian economy. He is choking them with the blockade. He's decapitated much of the regime. And we've had some of the lowest casualty rates for a major war of this side. These are the most important things in history. Now again, one is too many. But because you're just, you're juxtaposing it with Russia and Ukraine. And as Trump said yesterday, you're looking at 25 to 30,000 dead every month. To the point that both Russia and Ukraine are now exhausted. I mean, Zelensky now has come out repeatedly, said, look, we want the war to end before winter. And Putin has now told Trump, I want this war to be over before winter. In other words, it's going to be pretty much, I think, status quo. We'll see. But it's going to be a status quo.

12:27And Trump is going to try to basically get a ceasefire. And then from a ceasefire, it gets some kind of a more of an armistice. But they're bleeding each other to death. These are numbers that are unimaginable. And again, 18 dead for the scale of the war that we've just fought. It's unprecedented. So again, I don't think Trump is getting the credit that he deserves. Now maybe he shouldn't have got into the war. Many people feel was a mistake. That's something else. But look, I agree with you completely, Ken. And once the Russia, Ukraine war is settled, well, then you're going to see diesel prices start to come down. The other point, I don't want to get too much into the weeds, but I want to give you the final word, Ken, is refining capacity. One of the problems, it's not just us. It's the world. We don't have enough refining capacity. Because a lot of people say to me, well, Jeff, I don't understand.

13:28We're pumping all this oil. We're producing all this oil and natural gas. You know, how come we're not seeing prices go down? We just, we have not built up the refineries and invested in the refineries that we should both here and around the world. And that's going to take a couple years. I mean, that's just a fact. So when the war does end, yes, prices will begin to come down. But if you really want the price to like just, you know, plummet, you need to build up refining capacity. And that's not Trump's fault either. Ken, am I wrong? Oh, you're absolutely right on the refining capacity because the greenies, the lefties, won't allow it. They haven't for decades. So if you want to go down the path of more Democrats, then you're never going to see the prices go down, folks, wake up to reality. Ken, as always, thank you very much for that call.

14:31617-2666-6868. Okay, my wonderful sister out in Arizona can't help herself. So she's texting me again on my cell phone, Jeff, after visiting Europe and Canada this past year, we are infinitely better off here in the United States of America. Every move Trump is doing is setting us up for greater independence and wealth. People just don't see or understand his chess game. You know, Jen, you got, you got to visit your brother more often. I need you at the dinner table with Grace for God's sake. You know, I just feel with her and the kids, I'm outnumbered. I could, I could use you, Jen. And then my sister adds one more. And by the way, all of this is true. Compare, compare life in America to Canada or Europe. It's no contest.

15:32It's no contest. And then she adds this, Jeff, can you imagine if Kamala was president? And then she's got like these three emojis, you know, like crazy, like, you know, the, the, the yellow character with the crazy eyes. She goes, can you imagine if Kamala was president, the only thing that would be cheaper under her would be alcohol. And my sister's got like five wine glass emojis. That is true. I think Daring Ki, Daring Ki, Daring Ki, Daring Ki, yes, booze, wine in particular would be cheaper. But that's about it. Britmy in Calmsford, thanks for holding Britmy and welcome. Jeff, the only thing that I'm upset about with Greece is call is that she got on air before me because she took all of the wind out of my fail. I agree with her. I was a percent really.

16:34I don't feel like I'm living in a golden age. I feel like I'm living in a golden shower. And it's not the piss that is the most offensive. It's being told that it champion. In other words, that old Eastern European expression don't pee on my back and call it rain. I'm not even being told it's rain. I'm being told it's the finest champagne in the world. And Britmy, if you don't mind me asking, what in particular has angered you or gotten you frustrated with Trump? What in particular do you feel he betrayed you in? No new wars. The stronghold, and I know you're going to disagree with this, the stronghold that APEC in Israel has on this president and on this administration. The younger generations, vehemently, do not support Israel.

17:35And it's going to become a big problem for Republicans. Do you blame Trump for the high cost of gas, oil, like diesel or fuel, energy, food? Do you feel that this war has directly hurt you personally in terms of your standard of living? I do. And I feel like Trump is the ultimate decision maker. He did not have to choose to go into this war. He said yes. Britmy, can you please do me a favor? Hang on. I want you to finish your point. Warning. The following song has been rated dangerously catchy and may not be suitable for grownups.

18:35EFGH, Buried Up and Don't Be Wait. Lingo Kids, only suitable for kids. If it gets stuck in mom's head, that's not our problem. Mabel Kids. Everything Kids Love, download now for free. Okay, let's go right back to Brittany in Chalmsford. Brittany, I just got a text from my wonderful wife and she's telling me to pass on to you that she loves you in a non-sexual way, Brittany. So please pick up where you left off. So I am a millennial woman in Massachusetts. I have cuffskin. I have never voted for a Democrat in my life. I am physiastically voted for Trump all three times. I watched him win all three times. I was the most excited about this particular administration because I really liked JD Vance as a Catholic. I am so disappointed with Donald Trump right now.

19:36I, he had such an opportunity to, to run with this administration and do amazing things. And now I can tell their panicking because they're starting to remind us of all the things they want to continue to do. Well, where were you? Why weren't you doing that? You were busy fighting a war for another country. You were, you, and in 90, it was 19 US soldiers that have been killed. Those are 19 young men and women that are not going home to dinner tonight. And can, and for what? What was the strategic objective of this war? Was it the nuclear weapons? What happened with Salamania then? When, when were we being lied to? Now or when we were told the nuclear program was wiped out a year ago? Brittany, I'm just curious. Are you planning to vote for the Republicans in the midterms? Or are you just going to stay at home?

20:38So kicking and screaming, I voted in the primaries. I voted for Mike Monoke. The only thing I know about him is that he likes to be in, not too impressed by that. But my husband asked me to, to go and vote. And so I did. I haven't made a decision about the primaries. I'm really upset. I'm really upset. If my husband asks me to go vote, I will. You know, based on not to switch the subject, but the Lindsey Clancy people have made me want to repeal the 19th. But that's a whole other subject. But and that's also because they live in the house. Choose it's with these crazy liberal women. But I'm just very disappointed. I'm really upset. And I don't know yet, Jeff, to be honest. Do you think Grace should leave me? No, but you should get the leftovers tonight. And and her and the kids should get the medium rare rib eye.

21:42And the puppy too. You're getting the leftover. And they get rocky as well, right? Rockies get in the rib eye. You're getting the leftovers. Brittany, thank you very much for that call. And please don't be a stranger call again. So, you know, Grace is not happy with Trump. Brittany's not happy with Trump. But I wouldn't say it's a majority, but there's a good chunk of you and Kooner country that do, you know, basically with Grace and Brittany are saying or expressing what many of you have been telling me that you feel let down. And in some ways betrayed by President Trump, agree, disagree, my strong Mike. Who do you want me to go to next, Mike? Where is it, Teresa? Teresa in Bridgewater. Thanks for holding Teresa and welcome. Hi, Jeff. Hi, Teresa. Well, my head wants to explode because I think when Trump said that the media is the enemy of the people,

22:43he's that was the most correct thing he's ever said. And they tell us what to be upset about, what to worry about, what to focus on, and we do it. And even Grace did it to some extent because she mentioned safety and sovereignty, kind of just threw it out there. Well, what do you have if you don't have safety and sovereignty? What good are low prices if you're free to leave your house? I just, like under Biden is when inflation shot up, gas of that $5 a gallon, and we didn't have all this outrage over that. Why? Because the media didn't focus on it. And I just think that Trump needs to get the message out. Like, can he buy commercials on ABC, NBC, CBS? I just, it's almost like we don't have the ability to do long range thinking anymore.

23:44And that this, the price increases, yeah, they, they're driving crazy when I go grocery shopping, but I know that it's probably temporary. And if he has some time to finish his agenda, things are going to get so much better. But all these people that want to throw it back to the Democrats who cause the problem in the beginning, they're going to open the borders and the country is going to be gone. And I don't understand how people, and particularly women, can't see this because we stand to lose the most. If this country is overrun by legal immigrant criminals, we stand to lose the most. And it's, as if people just can't, can't, like they just follow the media. Oh, Terese, Terese, you are absolutely dead on. Look, what was the greatest threat that we faced under Biden? It was this massive invasion of illegals pouring into our country.

24:45Trump stopped that cold. To me, he saved the country. And what are the Democrats threatening to do? Should they win in November in the midterms? Reopen the border. And I agree with you, Terese. If they reopen the border and millions more pour in, we don't have a country left. So, you know, forget about whether you're paying too much for gas or diesel or food or whatever. So that's why to me, it does, to me in November, you know, what I'll do respect the Brittany, and I really do respect your opinion. I think it's an old brainer. Warning. The following song has been rated dangerously catchy and may not be suitable for grownups. One two three four, one two three four. Knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock. Five, six, who is it? Five, six, who is it? It's come in, alien, it's come in, alien, alien, alien, alien. Lingo Kids, only suitable for kids. If it gets stuck in mom's head, that's not our problem.

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