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How do you see 2023 coming together?

You know, because I love my conversations with you, believe it or not folks, my conversations

with Steve oftentimes are not that much about politics.

It's actually more about philosophy and history as you heard Steve reference throughout

the conversation.

So in light of how you sort of really kind of laid bare where we are at this moment, where

there's still a great deal of angst with working class Americans, which aren't necessarily

looking at their problems through a political lens.

Yeah, there's some tribalism at the edges.

We know that.

But in the main, they're not looking at it through that political lens.

They could give a rat shit about a Republican or Democrat as long as, you know, a gallon

of milk is not $6 a gallon and a loaf of bread is not $5 a loaf, right?

So they're concerned about bread and butter, basic information, basic daily necessities

being met, job opportunities and securing the future for their kids.

You talked about that.

You talked about, you know, Adams's son is the first, the next generation stepping up

and so forth.

They still have that aspiration.

What do you think the aspiration is or should be for the American people when they look

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