05/09/23: The Debt Ceiling Explained and Why It Matters to You
The Wright Report
Bryan Dean Wright
4.9 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 9 May 2023
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
In today's episode of The Wright Report, we discuss three crucial stories shaping America and the world. First, we break down the debt ceiling, its significance, and why you should care as the White House hosts leaders from Capitol Hill. Next, we venture to Asia, where we explore a standoff between a man named Rambo and the Chinese government in Fiji, and the potential consequences of a rebel group's decision to shut down a critical mine in Myanmar that supplies 10% of the world's tin. Finally, we close the podcast with a study from Denmark revealing the link between heavy marijuana use and a 30% increase in schizophrenia cases among young men.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Tuesday, May 9th. |
| 0:03.4 | I'm Brian Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, and this is the Wright Report. |
| 0:10.0 | Hey, good day to you ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Wright Report, your daily news |
| 0:20.8 | podcast. |
| 0:21.8 | I've got three briefs for you this morning that are shaping America and the world. |
| 0:27.5 | First up, the White House is hosting leaders from Capitol Hill this morning to talk about |
| 0:31.0 | the debt ceiling. |
| 0:32.5 | But what exactly is the debt ceiling? |
| 0:35.1 | And why should we care? |
| 0:36.4 | Well, we are going to dive into that and get you some answers. |
| 0:40.7 | Second, ladies and gentlemen, get out your maps and come with me this morning. |
| 0:45.2 | We're off to Asia, where we are stopping first in the country of Fiji, where a guy there |
| 0:50.1 | named Rambo is staring down the government of China this morning. |
| 0:53.8 | I've got some great details on that. |
| 0:56.4 | Next, we head to the country of Myanmar, also called Burma, where a rebel group says that |
| 1:01.6 | they are going to shut down a very critical mind that supplies about 10% of the world's |
| 1:06.7 | tin. |
| 1:07.7 | And I'll explain why they are going to do that and how that decision is rather bad for you. |
| 1:13.6 | Later, we close out the podcast with a study from Denmark showing that heavy marijuana |
| 1:18.1 | use led to a 30% increase in cases of schizophrenia amongst young men. |
| 1:23.6 | I'll share those very sad details. |
| 1:26.2 | But first, let's get to our top story of the morning. |
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