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China is not a respecter of international copy right laws (last I understood). Elon Musk has succeeded in allowing US companies into China, including his own interest in AI systems. Musk is now free to use any copy righted material in programming his AI engine at a Chinese lab. It seems then that Elon Musk is a privateer, interested in lining his already bulging pockets without regard to national loyalty or international conscientiousness. So let's see Musk as the PIRATE he is. A wealth tax needs to be instituted so that no one can attain runaway wealth.

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Trump supporting Musk is another example of hypocrisy. Here Trump wants the U.S. to be independent, with everything made in the U.S. He is planning on high tariffs for all these other countries, particularly China. Yet he allows Musk to torpedo a bill he himself agreed to in exchange for a bill which would be favorable to Musk opening manufacturing plants in China? Total hypocrisy. Trump continues to lie, deceive and cheat.

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And except his Bibles he sells

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What a critical period we are entering. It's impossible to ignore the insane power of the oligarchy, yet there's no playbook on how to respond to what's unfolding. So grateful for the unbiased news provided here. Staying informed and vigilant is the best I can do right now.

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why are the people rebuilding a bridge destroyed by a private corporation ?

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The company responsible has paid to the U.S. government. I was supposed to help the DOJ with the law suit against them, but the company settled before going to trial.

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well that may be, however the people deserve to see the accounting on that. for far to long the people are left in the dark . the corporate entity should be paying the entire cost of there negligent actions.

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They paid $102 million dollars (there is nothing secret about the settlement with the DOJ)---mostly paid by their insurance companies. But there are lots of other lawsuits that are still in process. It will take several years to clear them all up. The problem is that paying after the fact is not a very effective way to change corporate behavior. Everyone thinks it won't happen to them and that they can get away with egregious behavior---until it does happen to them. Cpmplacency is difficult to overcome. The best way to prevent such tragedies is for governments to regulate corporate behavior before a loss occurs. With the Republicans now in charge, expect that regulations and any other attempts to prevent negligent and unsafe behavior by corporations will be reduced or eliminated.

The only backstop is insurance companies, which have been surprisingly effective in the past in reducing some types of accidents (note the "UL" on the back of most of your appliances). But with our very complex systems today, insurance companies are not as effective. Lawsuits are satisfying, but usually ineffective in changing future behavior. Government oversight is the only thing left and that is being eliminated.

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we already paid to build it in the first place.... maintenance is one thing.

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I had no idea this is what really happened. Very shocking and unbelievable.

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Thank you for these thoughtful and informative podcasts. I have a question about the Social Security Fairness Act. Was that also signed into law by President Biden?

Where should I go to further research this bill.?

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