Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice - Navigating the Economic Storm: How Political Leadership Shapes Our Financial Reality

Episode Date: August 16, 2024

In this episode of "Right About Now," host Ryan Alford, along with co-hosts Chris Hansen and Brianna Hall, delves into the complex relationship between business and politics, with a particular focus on the economic challenges currently confronting Americans. They examine the ongoing struggles with rising inflation, escalating credit card debt, and the increasing financial pressures on households across the nation. The discussion includes a critical analysis of Vice President Kamala Harris's leadership and public presence, questioning her effectiveness and preparedness for potential higher office. Additionally, the hosts explore how current administration policies are affecting fuel prices and the overall cost of living. The episode underscores the urgent need for robust political leadership and transparent economic strategies to tackle these significant issues head-on.TAKEAWAYS Intersection of business and politics Current political landscape and its impact on business Leadership effectiveness of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump Perception of political leaders in international relations Critique of political campaign strategies and substance Economic challenges facing Americans, including inflation and credit card debt Rising costs of living and their effects on daily life Connection between fuel prices and grocery costs Importance of strong leadership in politics and business Implications of economic policies on everyday experiences and voting choices TIMESTAMPSIntroduction to the Episode (00:00:00)Ryan Alford introduces the show and its success in business podcasting.Weekly Business News Overview (00:00:23)Ryan welcomes co-hosts Chris Hansen and Brianna Hall, setting the stage for the news discussion.Kamala Harris's Media Absence (00:02:15)Ryan questions Kamala Harris's 24-day absence from media engagements compared to Donald Trump's visibility.Critique of Kamala Harris's Leadership (00:03:25)Chris expresses skepticism about Kamala's leadership and her policies after four years as Vice President.Indecisiveness in Leadership (00:04:21)Ryan compares Kamala's indecisiveness to a child's behavior in group decision-making scenarios.Impact of Leadership Perception (00:07:21)Brianna discusses how world leaders perceive Kamala Harris and the implications for U.S. security.Absence of Leadership in Current Events (00:09:03)Ryan highlights the lack of leadership from both Kamala Harris and President Biden during critical times.Donald Trump's Media Engagement (00:11:13)Ryan contrasts Trump's proactive media presence with Harris's absence, questioning her campaign strategy.National IQ Test Analogy (00:12:21)Chris likens the current political landscape to a national IQ test, reflecting on public perception.Border Management Critique (00:13:09)Chris points out the failures in border management under Kamala Harris's oversight as Vice President.Trump and Musk's Political Discrepancies (00:13:44)Ryan discusses the unlikely alliance between Trump and Musk despite their differing views on energy policies.Campaigning vs. Governance (00:14:17)Ryan questions the effectiveness of Harris's campaigning while neglecting her vice presidential responsibilities.Branded Bills Advertisement (00:15:23)Ryan promotes Branded Bills as a solution for businesses seeking effective branding and merchandise.Kamala Harris's Economic Plans (00:18:51)Ryan critiques Harris's campaign website for lacking substantial information on her economic plans.Rising Credit Card Debt (00:20:13)Ryan discusses the increasing credit card debt among Americans and its implications for economic stability.Economic Concerns and Inflation (00:21:22)Discussion on rising credit card debts, inflation as a tax, and economic challenges facing Americans.Delinquency Rates and Financial Freedom (00:22:30)Overview of the increasing delinquency rate and questioning Americans' financial freedom under current administration.Impact of Fuel Prices on Goods (00:23:39)Explanation of how rising gasoline prices affect the cost of goods and overall economy.Election Predictions and Economic Sentiment (00:24:05)Speculation on how economic conditions may influence the upcoming election and voter sentiments.Inflation's Effect on Businesses (00:26:01)Insights into how inflation is squeezing small businesses and increasing costs without corresponding revenue growth.Grocery Costs and Consumer Experience (00:27:05)Personal anecdotes about rising grocery prices and the shocking costs of everyday items.Organic Food Pricing and Perception (00:29:15)Discussion on the high costs of organic food and skepticism about its true value.Final Thoughts on Economic Impact (00:30:48)Wrap-up on how economic policies affect business and personal finances, emphasizing the importance of policy over popularity. 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Welcome to Right About Now. It's Friday, August 16th, 20, 24. our weekly business news of the week. Got the lovely, lovely, looking lovely, as always. Chris Hanson and the beautiful Brianna Hall. A little pot twist there. What's up, Chris? What's up, Brian?

Hey, Brianna. Hey, guys. What's happening people, all you party people? All the things. Lots and lots of things in the news. Lots of news. There's lots of news happening. Chris, how's Storm?

Storm is phenomenal as always. This thing from the guest bathroom. I wander out for his breakfast in a bit. He's great, though. Yeah. Chocolate Lab, Chris has down in Miami in the Vacay Lounge. He's the vacay dog. He is.

He's always on vacay. Big 100-pound, big boy. He loves his CBD treats. He's got a good vibe. Good boy. all the vibes all the time. It's been a busy week in the news. Lots of stuff happening.

Some things, you know, we're always doing, you know, full transparency. We'll be moving to, I think, probably more of a multi-day news segments here soon. I've been saying that for a few months. But if I say it, it will manifest. But some of these things happen earlier in the week. You know, you're listening to this hopefully on a Friday. So it's topical on some level. But it's with the election, with business news, with inflation, with rate drops, with all the stuff, it's sort of jam-packed.

And so we're always trying to condense it down to what we feel like are the hot topics. And so it's sort of hard to get away from the politics as it relates to business now. That's for sure. And today's news sort of starts that whole train off with what was Donald Trump and Elon Musk interview. earlier in the week on X. And I must say, I just got to come out and just jump right back into the poll. But it's like, you know, Donald Trump, no matter what you think, okay, what side draw on, what you think, Donald Trump's doing one hour X sessions with Elon Musk.

And the other side, Kamala Harris, has not been in front of a camera and a microphone in 24 days. And how is this even happening? Like, why? If Donald Trump head from the news, what would everyone be saying? Like, if he was just somewhere to be, nowhere he found it. It's not really in his blood. He's kind of a media tycoon anyway.

But what are we hiding from, Chris? Why are we, why 24 days not in front of the camera, not saying anything? And I've got a good analogy I'm going to tell, but I first want to know why we think Kamala Harris, is avoiding the news. It's a great question. I would like to know myself because, I mean,

you even have what I would consider the more mainstream, Kamala friendly news outlets asking this question, where is she? And I find out hard to believe that you're taking this time to come up with their policies when you've,

you know, you've been vice president for the last four years. I think you probably know your policies already. Yeah. I hope. So, I mean, you're second of the command of the,

you know, of the free world. Of the free world. And so if you didn't align with your president's policies, you know, you wouldn't be as vice president. And you counseled him for the last three and a half years. So if you want more of what you got, then you know who to vote for. You can say new energy all you want. But if you're happy with where we're at, vote for what we have because that's what you have today.

Whether he's old or not, you know, Biden's age and Kamala's, their age difference, is minuscule. They have the same beliefs, the same policies. And hers are probably even further, you know, liberal, if anything. But at the same time, I think she's trying to come up with what she's trying to say. And I think I'll use this analogy. And, you know, I have four boys, all different personalities. And my youngest is, at least right now, you have four older brothers.

He's kind of a follower. I'll just call him that. I think he'll turn out to be more of a leader. as he kind of gets his confidence and he's not around as old as brothers as much, but he's sort of a follower. And if I was watching them, you know, like they were voting on the name of one of their sports teams.

And there's like 10 kids. And you know, they do this in the class too. Where, you know, someone asks, hey, raise your hand if you want this, you know, if you're making a choice. And you, it's called bias, right? You look around and you see your friends, which friends raise their hand the fastest of the most.

Nash kind of waits. And then he raises his hand to the most popular thing. I think that this is Kamala Harris. She has been known for indecisive positions, taking late positions at the last moment. And I think it's because she doesn't really, she wants to be popular, she wants to say the right things,

she wants to do the right things, but doesn't have an opinion and doesn't want to get criticized for it. And so she's kind of waiting to play it, to announce whatever she's going to believe in, at the last possible second, trying to take in as much information to get the best possible answer out. And like what people want her to say combined with, you know, because she's flip-flopping on every policy. And then she's waiting to the last second to even make these announcements because she doesn't want to take a stand.

If you go ask people in California, like the things that she did, she always sort of threw in her votes at the last second. because she was always kind of like in this flip floppy kind of uh you know because you don't want the accountability of it and i think that's what it is to be fair also because your example is perfect about you know the voting on the name yeah the bias and the image that came to my mind I think was at one of the republican debates actually and that's where you know i want to be fair i think it was one of the questions about you know do support you know war foreign wars and it's almost like you could see everyone on the stage kind of look around. You get one or two yes or no immediately.

And the rest of the crowd's kind of the candidates were just looking kind of like, oh, are they going to raise it? Should I raise it? Trying to read the crowd where it's like even that, if you're that easily swayed, it tells me you don't even know what you believe in. That's right. And that doesn't give me confidence as a voter of,

I want to know who I'm picking is standing on what they say they're going to do and can't, they're not easily swayed one side or the other. If you can switch teams that easy or switch beliefs, how do I know what I'm voting for is going to be the same a year, two years from now? What say you used, Brianna? Well, I think that Elon Musk had a really good point. He brought up all of the other leaders in the world, you know, Kim Jong-un and Putin. And how are they going to feel sitting across, you know, the desk from Kamala? Are they going to take her seriously?

Are they going to believe in her policies and what she says? are they going to be intimidated by her as the leader of the United States? And what security are we risking by having a non-intimidating leader, a leader that sits on top of coconuts and laughs like a hyena? You know, are we going to be taken seriously as a nation? And what is our nuclear security going to look like? I thought that was a very valuable part of that conversation and something that everybody should be asking themselves as you vote in November. The strength of the wolf is the pack. The strength of the pack is supposed to be the wolf.

In this case, Kamala's strength is she would be president of the free world in the United States backing her up. But the U.S. is not stronger because of her. Yes. That's the point. It's like she would only be in a position of strength because she has the best. country on the planet, the strongest country on the planet backing her up. It wouldn't be because of her own backbone. Yeah. I think it would be, it should be in the forefront of everyone's mind, their own security and the security of America who our leader is, who leads us in the

example that they set on the world stage. Well, you're getting an example right now, 24 days, no leadership. Every opportunity, because look, no one's at home at the white. House. President Biden nowhere to be seen. Clearly. Nobody's at home. She could be showing her leadership right now. And she's not. She's doing nothing. She's campaigning and doing weird hands up in the air with Joe Balls or Walls or whatever that guy's name is, who looks like creepy Tom from like the guy that you don't want to meet. You're like, you're, you're, you're, walking at a Walmart and there's kind of that old man over in the corner, you're like, you kind of, you kind of shuttle your kids away from him. It's like he's trying to be nice.

Like, that's him. That's that guy. I mean, it's like, okay, hey, he's trying to be nice. Like, he's kind of doing like a weird joke with his finger out. And it's like, shuddling the kids wrong. I'm like, okay, don't touch my kids.

Don't even look at him. I'll hit you in the face. Like, anyway. Very descriptive example. You guys know who that guy is. You know who he is. You know who that guy in Walmart is. You know him.

You're like, oh, he's trying to be nice, but he looks a little creepy. A little creepy. And I'm just saying, look, she has every opportunity to be showing that leadership right now. Because nobody's there. Biden's not going. Look, she didn't have to compete with the president. Biden's not going in front of the camera.

He's done one interview that was done by one of his advisors on CBS. What are he one of the CBS interviewers? There's one of his advisors that did a bunch of layup questions for him. He talked about this loud. You know, it's like nobody's home. She could be, look, if the, if what they're saying in the energy that is put behind her is true, I have my doubts with mainstream media, but let's just say it is. She could run away with this race.

If she would be out front and center taking all these, like making her position known and just running away with it. Because nobody's at home at the White House, she doesn't have to compete with Biden. He's out of the way. She could be enacting everything right now. if she had the answers. But we know the answer to that. She doesn't. That's the point.

It's never been more clear. And that's the problem. And that's why, you know, like love them or hate him, Donald Trump's on X for an hour, talking about the real issues and how to solve them, you know, with someone that actually runs businesses. So I not love everything Donald Trump says at every single moment, but I respect the hell out of them for having an opinion

and having the Hutzpah to put it out there and actually having solutions. These will understand behind. And look, no president is going to be perfect and right all the time. That's the problem. She's going to be worried about whether, okay, let me get some counsel. You know how many staff members she would have if she ends up in president? She's going to have more councilmen than, you know, the knights of the roundtable. It's going to be 57 nights of the roundtable in her council because she's going to go,

all right, what should we do? All right. a 92% turnover rate in her office. Like, Chris, you said it before the episode. Would you say it's a litmus test already for like how smarter dumb we are as an ASE? Yeah, it's like a national IQ test, I feel like. Yeah. Which I almost like kind of COVID, I feel like was in a way.

This is like round two of another. Let's test them again. See what they'll bite on. I love to be talking about the policies that she's putting out there. That's fine, especially in relation to business as a business. Joe. But, you know, inflation. And it's just so funny. The media, God.

I mean, it's, they don't even hide it anymore, right? It's like, I mean, prime examples, like the border, right? It's been her job from day one. She's been there like one time. It's still not a great situation at the border. So it's like, all right, if you were any normal business and you were my manager in charge of managing the border and you failed at that, I would fire you. You would not, I wouldn't give you a promotion to a job with more responsibility in charge of more things when you didn't even handle one of the main things that was your job to handle when you came in.

That's one example. There's probably hundreds of others. I mean, the irony with Musk and Trump is, I mean, clearly they don't lie on everything. I mean, electric cars and we know the differences they have there and, you know, climate change and all that. And so they can put to side those disagreements and a lot of these policies are crazy. Nothing about Trump's pro-gas policy is good for Tesla. So it's like when you have a guy whose business is predominantly ran from electricity and anti-gasoline who's pushing for Trump, it's like there's something deeper to it. Why?

You know, if you're going to jeopardize the profitability of your own business. I mean, so President. Biden's in a bunker somewhere at home. I don't know. Can't kick a by the way. I don't know. Where wherever he's at? Doing whatever he's doing.

Retired. Somebody retired. And she's out on the campaign trail. So our tax followers just paying for her to get elected. Like, is that how that works? Like, what's her job as vice president while she's campaigning for herself? Now, I recognize there have been other vice presidents that have campaigned before. So, like,

it's less like necessarily, but in this case, it's her. So where the president is not sort of capable, this is back to her. She could be, she's presumpt, she's the candidate. Like, she could sort of be running the country. I mean, I'm not saying I want that. Kind of glad she's not. I rather keep campaigning.

We don't need you running the country. But, you know, who is running? And who's paying for that? I guess we are. It's tax, tax dollars. Right? Like when she campaigns for five days and getting tax, she gets paid by us, our tax dollars to be the VP. Are we paying? Are we indirectly funding her campaign? Hey, these are deep thoughts here by Jack Handy. Anyway, I will say this. The one thing that will pay the bills, if you really,

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Kamala Harris's campaign website has the economic plans. I think my team is setting me up for this, you know. I've already been on the soapbox here. More gasoline on the fire, you know? Yeah, it's business. Economic plans. Vice President Harris on Tuesday. This is what she selected Tim Walls,

but her campaign website lacks information about her economic plans for the country. Hey, it's energy, baby. It's excitement. Vote, Kamala. It's just all about the energy. It's all about the... You know what? Has there ever been a bigger campaign that was all sizzling no steak?

Talk about marketing. Yeah, marketing. It is. Yes, congratulations. They know what they're doing. Yeah. When in reality, there's articles like this. U.S. credit card holders,

in crisis as they have faced an addiction to spending financial experts, warn. 50% of U.S. credit card holders carrying higher debt balance today a month-to-month basis can serve as a powerful tool, but they also represent risk to achieving financial freedom. Says, that's what a new bank rate survey unpackes as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a Q2 report on household debt and credit, showing that credit card debt is going Yeah. Prices are higher, making less money, less money to take home. Gas costs more, bread costs more, and credit card debts up.

Oh, shock. Can you believe it? I can't believe it, Chris. Unbelievable. It sounds like something Kamala would say. Yeah. You're going to fix inflation. Well, you know, credit card debts up.

I'm like, yeah. How are you going to fix inflation? You know, you know, Chris, inflation's bad. And we got to fix it. We're going to fix it better. Okay. Yeah. Yeah.

I'm going to fix it back better. Yeah. It's important to prioritize credit card debt payoff because this is probably your highest cost debt by a wide margin. At least 50% Americans are carrying a higher balance today on a month-to-month basis than they were in March of 2020. This is up from just the 44% recorded this past January. These are, it's a very big number. That's a big, freaking jump. I'm telling you, like, it's, it, all this runs together, Chris.

We talk about some of these things, because it's related to business, but all this stuff runs together. Credit card debts higher. Costs are higher. Employments, employment slowing, decreasing, interest rates are too high. If you want the same, you got it, baby. It's already in the office. just stick with what you got.

Stick with what you got. I'm just telling you. It's so obvious. And we're going to keep talking about it because, hey, we're going to use our voice to share what. We're going to come to you with the facts of the truth. You used to be no spin zone on Fox. I don't get into the Fox scene. I don't.

I'm not just like a Fox junkie all my life. Like, call me Captain Obvious. I'm going to start wearing a shirt that says Captain Obvious. I'm not spouting anything off from some radical point of view. This is just kept an obvious, right? Isn't it? Is there some of this obvious? Yeah.

And inflation itself is just another form of taxation. It's like, you know, we are taxed to the point where there is no return. And inflation is just another form of that. Yep. There's a strong figure here. Americans are of 45% more now than they did early, 2021. And the delinquency rate is the highest since 2011. That's massive. Just, hey, this awkward kisses on stages and hugging babies, whatever you've got to do.

Energy. No specifics. No plan. Stay the same. I mean, what, what about the economy right this second do you like? What's going good for you? That's my question. It's like, it's as simple as like, do you have more financial freedom now than you feel like you had the previous administration? And I think, I don't know about you, brother, but everyone I talk to, no matter what business they're in, it's definitely tighter. Yeah. Yeah. Totally.

Every cost is higher. And the, the, every going out is higher. every coming in is at least a little lower if not a lot lower. That's the problem. And news slash people, most of our goods are moved with trucks fueled by gasoline and oil. So when gasoline and oil goes up because this administration is anti-gasoline and oil, it costs more to get your goods to your grocery store to the stores near you. It's very simple.

Like, you're paying more for goods now. It's so simple. the root of these things. Yes, it is. And, you know, that's what we're going to keep talking about it. And I think it's going to be interesting to see how the slowdown goes. And there's an article in your total economic slowdown will kind of determine the election. It's like, you know, if it gets a little bit worse, Trump wins, stays the same, combo.

I just, we talked about this pre-episode. It's like everyone I ask to is like, like, you know, like not happy with where the economy is. And they sort of like, whether it's in the open or behind closed doors says they're going to vote for Trump. But yet, and look, we're all in our own bubbles. We all do this. I'm not stupid. It's not a focus group of one.

You know, the data says what the data says. But who are these people for Kamala? And why? Why? Like, what about what's the direction that you, that you like. Enlighten me. Come on the show.

We'll have Kamala Harris on. Right about now, number one show in marketing business on Apple. We're nothing. Here's your invite. Come tell us what it is. You aren't going to do it because you won't go on anything else.

You know? Come enlighten us. I'd love to. I mean, no one would roll out the red carpet more than this show would. Give you every opportunity. I won't even talk. I'll just listen.

I'll talk enough. That's not an easy thing to do. But I will. Just solutions. That's all we want. Hey, it isn't about popularity. It's about policy. So let's talk policy.

But we can't talk it because we don't know what hers is. We have to just assume it's whatever is going on today with the White House. So I don't know. Chris, I mean, you know, you feel inflation? I feel it. Yeah, man. Of course. Every business costs has went up in every single one of my businesses.

And of course, it sucks when you have employees and their costs are going up, but revenues aren't going up enough to counter that, right? I mean, that's what I think a lot of businesses are in this smaller businesses right around this pinch of like, people need, need the money more than ever. but we're getting clipped on our side too. That's right. The only winners seem to be the major corporations that have the leverage in the buying back.

I feel like going out of the grocery store is kind of like where I feel it the most of them. You know, like I'll go to the grocery store. And it used to be like, you remember when you go to the grocery store and you roll the car around and you knew like kind of, this is a $100 car. I've ever had one. You know, it things jammed up, man.

You got, you got groceries falling over the side. You're like, you're trying to keep a box up. You're like, oh, I spend $100 today. That's a $350 cart now. Yeah. I mean, if you got it filled that much, I can put 10 things in my buggy. And it's $104. You know, I got cheeses in there.

It's $100. Every time you go to the grocery store, you run in for eggs, milk, bread, and cheese. That's $100. Oh, literally. I mean, I feel like, you know, that little guy in the, that's like greeting you and you go into the store, or handing you a car, some stores, you know, they barely, some can't afford them anymore. But the guy that he, what, he's still there, not the creepy eye at Walmart, the nice guy at the grocery store. And I feel like I just need to hand him a Honda because it's like, oh, there you go.

I've got to spend it. So just go ahead and hold it for me right here, you know, like, so I don't put it on my credit card and get that balance over 50%. Like, whatever. It's like, come on. Every time you go to store, if you can, there should be a game today. Your shoppers. If you spend under under $100, we're going to give you a bonus French vats on all four.

Like, you know, like something. Like try to just try to spend under $100 of the grocery store. I dare you. Like the only way, buy one, get one free. But they're 14. They used to be six. Like, is this a deal? It's like that family special, double half special I used to give my family.

I'll double the price and cut it in half just for you. It's like, what is this shopper nom? It's just Harrisnomics right here. Chris, I can't imagine in Miami. Like, everything's got to be like quadruple down there. It's crazy. I mean, I don't, I'm on a meal plan. I mean, even that saves me money.

If I were to go to Trader Joe's and eat, you know, how I eat and cook it, it would definitely be really expensive. But even where I'm like, Trader Joe is I'm buying like organic fruit, you know what I mean? Like organic blueberries and it's like $8. Yeah. Oh, yeah. The organic scam is like, I like to eat organic. I know it's supposed to be better, but it's like I still question it. I feel like they're just changing the label.

Like this is the cynicism. I'm like, they just change a label with the thing. Like, it's really. It's really organic. I mean, they're certified organic, but again, who's doing the certification and what metrics are they using, right? Exactly. Exactly. I'm like, they're paying someone to tell, okay, yeah, you pass the test.

You're certified organic, but I know people, I mean, I have friends that are literally farmers and they grow organic fruit. And even I'll ask them and they're kind of like, yeah, you know, pretty much. Pretty much. I mean, it's not really. And like, yeah. Here's the truth, though. If you can afford to eat any fresh fruit and vegetables at all, much less if they're organic,

you're probably doing better than most. Because people are you just packaged food, you know, the ramen noodles, the mac and cheese, all that stuff. Because it's expensive to eat fruit and vegetables. It's expensive to eat healthy.

I talked about that $17 salad. You know, like, wait, what's on this? Is there gold, flakes. I mean, brother, you go to Chipotle.

You can walk out spending 15 bucks on a bowl of rice and meat, you know? Oh, yeah. It's expensive. The, uh, vote with your pocketbook, not your popularity party. Your pocketbook into policies. So it's an impacted business. Any final words today, Chris? Everyone, have a great weekend.

Can't believe we're almost at the end of August. It's wild time. Yes, it is. Kids are back in school already in South Carolina. They started early. Probably just now starting to go back in other areas. So we appreciate you out there. We appreciate Brayda Bill's official sponsor of right about now.

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