Coffee With Scott Adams — Knowledge Archive October 12, 2026
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The first thing you need to know is that while there have been some publicized missteps in the beginning of this thing, the country is really stepping up. Really, really stepping up. Very impressive. And let me give you one concrete example of that. When I had the suggestion of allowing doctors to practice across state lines, that idea ended up in the hands of the president's chief of staff, I thi…

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So I think everybody, everything is heading in the direction of under control. Somebody says where does the money come from? Well it would drive up the debt but the reason I said that it's important that rich people agreed to it, they just realized, I had my headphones on, I'm probably talking too loud. Somebody says you're making me feel terrible. Why? What have I said that makes you feel terrible? So the debt will go up no matter what. That's just a given. But I thought we could figure our way out of this.

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All right. Yeah, Trump tweeted that this virus is the Chinese virus. So that just happened. I got a mixed opinion on that and it goes like this. In ordinary times I wouldn't have any problem with the president doing his usual provocative stuff. And you know he knows how to do it. You know, say something provocative and then people would say ah you racist, stop calling it a Chinese virus. And then…

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