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Sid & Friends In The Morning

Fernando Mateo | 05-25-26

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

Comedy, Sports, News

4.2827 Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Fernando Mateo argues that the Hispanic community is driven by a deep desire for capitalism and self-sufficiency rather than government-funded handouts. He criticizes New York City’s plan to open a subsidized supermarket as a patronizing socialist program that insults local entrepreneurs and fails to address the needs of millions. Contrasting the current state of New York with the economic freedom of Florida, Mateo highlights how high taxes and radical policies are driving away business-minded immigrants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Sid and Friends in the Morning.

0:03.4

Entertaining and informative on the Red Apple Podcast Network.

0:09.1

And now why don't we bring in one of our great hosts from the Hispanic community, Fernando

0:15.8

Mattel, and talk about the Hispanic community and the whole country and New York and

0:23.4

and what the heck is going on is what's going and how are they feeling and give us the

0:28.5

pulse of the situation Fernando come on in good morning John good morning Jake it's a

0:34.3

pleasure and an honor to be with you guys and And I just want to stop by telling you the

0:39.2

following. Hispanics leave and left their countries, not because they wanted to, not because we

0:47.0

don't miss being back home, but because there were no opportunities or very few opportunities to succeed.

0:56.4

The limitations, the socialism programs, the high taxes, the government controlling everything

1:04.6

is why people left their countries.

1:09.4

They come to America in flocks, seeking opportunity, seeking, you know, freedom,

1:18.1

seeking the American dream that they hear about, because all they do is hear about the American

1:24.9

dream and those that left come back wealthy. Those that left

1:30.3

the country come back to their country and build businesses and build houses and create

1:39.4

what they were never able to create in the Dominican Republic or in El Salvador and in Honduras and in Colombia.

1:46.9

And in all these countries, you know, Hispanics are like a special breed of people.

1:54.1

They are hungry.

1:56.1

They want to earn.

1:57.5

They want to become someone.

2:00.7

They want to go back home and show them what America did for them.

2:06.5

They didn't come here for handouts. They didn't come here to be poor. They didn't come here for

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