07-08-25 Tuesday
Segment 1: Ray Richardson talks about last night’s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the nomination of President Donald Trump for the peace prize, the unruly far left progressives and their dangerous rhetoric, and more.
Segment 2: Ray talks about the Big Beautiful Bill and the attacks commercials against Sen. Collins.
Segment 3: Ray talks about the new IRS rules regarding the Section 501(c) tax status.
Segment 4: Ray responds to a text about politics in Church.
Segments 5-6: Ray, Dee Dee Richardson, and David Jones (FO Bailey Real Estate) chat about some of the great old shows and actors. Dr. Peter Earle of AIER (American Institute for Economic Research) joins them and they talk about the Big Beautiful Bill and the aftermath of it passing and how it will affect the economy, jobs, unemployment, taxes, consumption tax, updating the tax code and burden, and more.
Segments 7-8: Matt Jacobson (Retired Navy, Director Sales & Marketing for Summit Natural Gas of Maine) joins the conversation about the tax that Portland Maine wants to enact on empty professional buildings which sparks a discussion on the condition and safety in the city and homelessness and why can’t it be solved. Matt talks about the the Big Beautiful Bill and taxes that will be going away which will make your bill go down.
Segments 9-10: Ray, David, and Matt discuss the windmills and solar power, subsidies, GDP growth in Maine, and more. Matt poses the question about how many people that have had government jobs or elected officials and went on to bigger jobs, the common sense from Sen. Fetterman (D-PA), the next Governor and their understanding and stance on energy, and more. They get into the court system including the Supreme Court.
Segments 11-12: Claude Berube (Navy, Former Instructor at Annapolis, and author) and Peter Bolduc (Rock Mountain Ministries, The Town Farm, (207) 797-7997) surprise the group. They discuss the government and painted crosswalks, Claude talks about the three cultures in Maine, organizations and groups including the Maine Legislature walking away from their origins has caused their demise.
Segments 13-14: Claude, David, and Peter take off and Ray and Matt continue the discussion on Maine and their systematically decline in our education system and whether it is recoverable. Ray’s brother Jim joins the fun. They discuss tracking on phones, and go back to how to fix the system.
Segments 15-16: The conversation continues on the way we got into the mess we are in and how we have to fix it.