SOCIALISM STILL DOES NOT WORK 8-4-26
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35 segmentsThe U.S. Soccer Podcast. These players are battered and exhausted, but you don't hurt like this if you don't care about this team, about this country, about this game. You can feel the intensity, the goals, the energy that, wow, look at us. Here in the U.S., I have got some news for you. There's so much more to come. My name is Megan Klingberg, and we're just getting started. The U.S. Soccer Podcast, presented by Henkel. Follow and listen on your favorite platform. We're back here on Yaffe Live. This is Talk Radio 102.3. Don't forget, go to our website, WGOW.com. Catch the podcast of this show, the podcast of any of the shows. And, of course, our sweet deals of the week. Click on the sweet deals page. See some great deals on Mo's Southwest Grill, Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies, and much, much more. So save some money and have some fun. Go to our sweet deals page at WGOW.com. So at the beginning of the show, I was giving my take on kind of reacting to what Calvary Chapel is doing in Chattanooga. I'm just not a huge fan of them basically endorsing candidates in a Republican primary, doing a lot of this Sunday service from the pulpit. Not a fan of that. I am totally okay if you're talking bold issues. I actually think churches should do more of that on some issues and they're afraid to. But it all goes back to what the proper role of the church is. We talk about the proper role of government. I wanted to talk about the proper role of the church. So we had a bunch of texts on that. So let me see if I can get to some of that. One person said this on the text monster, said, I think that the pastor could announce that we have candidates in the congregation that are going to be sticking around after the service to do their speech and answer any questions. I wouldn't have a problem with that at all. Okay, I mean, that's a little bit different. I don't think I'd have a big problem with that either. Another person said, Yaffy, and they spelled my name right. I'm always happy when they spell my name right, Max. But the person said, yeah, he's spot on. Church should be for worship of our Lord and Savior, period. Another person said this, said, I agree with you 100% Yaffi. The pastor needs to make it simple if he does bring it up to vote for who you believe, support your Christian beliefs. And then leave it at that. Okay, so don't endorse specific candidates in a Republican primary, but say vote for who you believe in. Let's see here. Another person said this, so, said I totally disagree with the beliefs some people have that it's impossible for a Democrat to be a Christian. They say that only Republicans can be Christians. I'm not one who believes that. The fact is, we're saved by grace. And because we're saved by grace, we can still have a lot of problems and still be saved. But that's a whole other issue. That could get very deep. We could get into the theology there pretty deeply if we wanted to. You don't need to be preaching today. Hey, I don't separate church and station, Max. No. You know, I. I didn't get involved in this, but I totally agree. You know, there's a little bit out of their lane when they're telling people who to vote for. I agree. Yeah. You've got to vote your own conscience. Yeah. I mean, and your conscience can be wrong, but you can. It can be. And there will be some people who anything goes, you know. Yeah, that's true. But it's still not up to the church to tell them.
I agree. I tend to agree. Now, I had mentioned as well, because we were talking about socialism, you had asked the question, Max, where is socialism ever worked? It doesn't, but they always point to countries like Denmark, and I had pointed out that Denmark in some ways has more economic freedom than we do. So someone texted in and says, please explain how Denmark, which is in the EU, is less regulated in a more free market than the USA. You said it, I'm just asking you to back it up. So I got this from the Heritage Foundation. They have an index of economic freedom. And they talk about Denmark. They have an overall score of 79, which is higher than the U.S. They're seventh globally. They're categorized as a mostly free economy, finishing fourth in Europe. And it's basically they have strong property rights. They have good to business freedom. And they have a low corporate income tax. Now, the problem is they do have a much bigger welfare state. And they also have a high tax burden on the middle class on regular income because those, you know, when you talk about those social services, it still costs money. Nothing's free. So they just pay it through taxes. So that's where I got that. But on the Zohran Mamdani thing, by the way. So Zohran Mamdani, as Trump calls him. We talked about before how he kind of released his idea for government-run grocery stores. Well, he had a question about that at a press conference, and the answer went viral for a specific reason. And let me play the cut here. How are you going to keep people from taking advantage of that, you know, that? deal, basically, and is there going to be a limit on the number of items that someone can take that are discounted at that level from that essential basket? So our RFP makes very clear that this is a program for New Yorkers to be able to put food on the table, not a program for people to be able to make a quick buck through reselling. I'm going to pass it over to our EDC head GPAC to add some additional details. Yes, if you look at our RFP for the operator, we are looking to make sure that we target New Yorkers, whether it be sort of a library card-esque, and also we manage who's buying and that is focused on everyday New Yorkers. So we are mindful of that, and so we're going to make sure that we have all the things in place to make sure that that does not happen. So the reason it was brought up, just kind of recap here. is when you open a government subsidized grocery store and you say it's going to be marked down 30% from anywhere else, you get people that want to go there, they buy a bunch of the groceries, and then they sell it on Facebook or something for a big 30% profit because it's subsidized by the government. So people are worried, how do you prevent people from just buying in bulk to resell it? And they said, well, we'll require an ID. That was their answer. Some kind of identification. Now, he kind of backtracked on this, but people were pointing out. This is what I had mentioned during the bullet points, what Marsha Blackburn said. Tuberville out of Alabama said this. He said, Zohran Mamdani's taxpayer-funded grocery stores were required an ID to enter. Yeah, he and every other communist Democrats scream that voter ID is racist.
What a complete joke. And I like that he's just calling it a joke because all the whole thing is a joke. These economic policies are a joke. They are from top to bottom. You know, Margaret Thatcher once had the quote. I heard you say this during Let's Stock Money. It's a great quote. I love this book. The problem with socialism that you eventually run out of other people's money. Exactly. Then it falls apart. Everybody can't ride the wagon. Somebody's got to pull. It still costs money. Whether it's the taxpayers paying for it. or a UO or a business, whatever. Now, Zohran Mamdani, as I said, he kind of backtracked on this. Here is what he said in the recent interview. And we're talking about a city-run grocery store, one in each borough, which, by the way, you do not need an ID to shop at no matter what you've just heard in the news of today. We're talking about actually addressing the question of skyrocketing grocery prices. Okay, so he says we're actually addressing it. You're really not. What good's one store in a borough going to do? There's going to be half a million people shopping at that one store. Well, not only that. So this always happens with socialism, because you're right. You'll get a ton of people that want to go there. Because the prices are so low, you're hurting the competition. Some of the competition might close down, so you get even more people that go there. So what do you have? Bread lines. They have to ration it. And that's what happens. I mean, literally, it always goes back to the breadlines. I think they should let these people who are for socialism visit Cuba. Seriously. Although, unfortunately, there are some, like this Hasan Piker guy who's like a podcaster, he says he loves Cuba. It's like, okay. Well, go live there. Yeah, wouldn't bother me if you wanted to. Now, I wanted to play this as well because. There's this TikTok person that went viral, some mom, trying to explain to us why this is just a new business model. It's just a bit. Now, my response to this is going to be the response I've been saying for a while. It's just stupid. And this is just, we're dealing with a childlike mindset here. But here is that. I don't understand how Zohran Mamdani can afford to sell groceries at 30% less if most grocery stores operate at a 1 to 2% profit. You said it yourself, you don't understand. The products that you sell at a grocery store don't have a 1 to 2% profit margin. They have a 40% to 60% profit margin. And logically, you understand that because you could go to the grocery store right now, get all the ingredients to bake a loaf of bread, and sell that loaf of bread for more than a 1% profit margin. The reason why the net profit for grocery stores is 1% to 2% is because Their overhead costs are extremely high. What Zohran Mamdani is doing is removing the overhead costs that these grocery stores have. He's just changing the business model. It's the same reason why Aldi can afford to sell groceries for cheaper than your local grocer. They have a different business model. Zohran Mamdani's grocery stores are selling select items at a reduced rate, just like Aldi doesn't have everything your regular grocery store has. They only have items they can afford to sell for less there.
Don't pay rent because the building is owned by the city. And they don't pay taxes because they are the city. That takes a huge amount of your operating costs off of your business every year. That money, you're able to put those profits back on to the consumer. So I actually love so much of this. She tries to act like, don't you know? Look, I'm very smart. I'm going to tell you this is actually a new business model that could work. And here's why. This isn't a business model. There is no quote unquote business model that is happening with these grocery stores. It is basically a welfare program. That's what it is. It is a government welfare program in the form of a store. That's all it is. Now, I might actually before that if we got rid of the other welfare programs or we're just going to transform them into this. Maybe I'd be for it. But the other thing she says, and it's really funny, she doesn't realize she does this. She says the reason why they can charge less is because they don't have to pay taxes because it's owned by the government and they don't have to pay rent. She says the reason why grocery stores don't make a huge profit is because the overhead costs. So this is a Democrat socialist basically admitting that high tax is her business. One of the reasons why we have high grocery prices and grocery stores can't make as much of a profit is because of taxes. She admits it. I don't think she realized she did that, but she admits it. Okay, how about we just lower the taxes then? If that's the issue for the overhead costs, but she says, you know, if it weren't for the overhead costs, we could charge less in grocery stores. Well, what is one of the biggest overhead costs? Labor. The workers. The Democrat socialists want to raise the minimum wage to $25 an hour. So you're telling me that in your world, grocery stores can't make a profit because of taxes and overhead costs, and your plan to help our economy is not just a socialist-run grocery store, but higher taxes and higher labor costs with a higher minimum wage. Yet this person is supposed to be lecturing me about how she's so smart and I just don't understand the business model? Okay. Sure. Sure. It's not a business model. There is no business model. It's not about business. It's about giving away free stuff for votes and radically transforming our society. Now, what do we do in response if you're a Republican? Well, former Vice President Mike Pence was a good voice of reason on this. He was on Fox this week talking about it. Here's what he said. I was at this table. A book came out in which I've stipulated that I think in some respects, Republicans have lost their way. But Democrats have lost their minds. I mean, the fact that you have candidates, you know, in Michigan and New Jersey and elsewhere, and of course here in New York, a mayor that openly embrace socialism, openly embrace Marxism, the DSA's platform is a radical communist platform shutting down the United States Senate, seizing private property. You know, I think Republicans, we have to offer a choice, not an extra.
I've been concerned about a trend toward nationalization of American businesses that we've seen, price controls. I think now more than ever, Republicans would do well to articulate that clear, free market, limited government agenda that is to find our party for the last 50 years, all the more important as you see the progressive left overrunning the Democratic Party. But the point about that. So I tend to agree with that. If you're a conservative, offer a free market vision for the future. Because socialism doesn't work, but socialism light doesn't work either. It still creates problems. If you want to weigh in, we have a text monster 423-267-1023. Sponsored by Warner Griffin, Chattanooga's largest injury law firm, reminding you to never text and drive. Next, we're going to move on to sports, and then Victoria Coates will join us at the top of the hour. This is, Yep, you Live. Mike Drop, hosted by former Navy CEO, Mike Ridland. How would you characterize your prowess? I'd say my style is that I just kind of outwork everybody until I get there, because I'm not a quitter. It's just you. It's yourself. Everything else is team-oriented. The motivation, it was a sort of anger at myself for being weak. That ends up being the driving factor. That anger, that pride, that ego, I think it's a muscle. It gets stronger. When you take that voice seriously, you start to change your life. Mike Drop, follow and listen on your favorite platform.