"How can anyone have faith in this government?"
Real Talk Ryan Jespersen

"How can anyone have faith in this government?"

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 10, 20269 min
  • Politics
  • About Canada

"Thanks Boomers!" Real Talkers Tyler, David, Rob, Wayne, Robert, Chris, Scott, and Lorne give us their hottest takes on infill, Albertan "traitors" in D.C., the Oct. 19 referendum, and downtown crime. It's The Flamethrower presented by the DQs of Northwest Edmonton and Sherwood Park! WHEN YOU VISIT A DQ IN PALISADES, NAMAO, NEWCASTLE, WESTMOUNT, AND BASELINE ROAD, BE SURE TO TELL 'EM REAL TALK SENT YOU! FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK, X, INSTAGRAM, and LINKEDIN: @realtalkrj & @ryanjespersen JOIN US ON FACEBOOK: @ryanjespersen REAL TALK HOODIES, SNAPBACKS, and MUGS: https://ryanjespersen.com/merch<...

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Jespo, I wanted to follow up on something you and Johnny were talking about on the October 8th episode about houses

It says you know every person I spoke to over 55 has told me when they bought when I bought my house

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Here's how this goes. I need to take a deep breath. I'm gonna need like two glasses of water for this one every single week courtesy of our friends at the DQ's of Northwest Edmonton and Sherwood Park. You get the conch real talkers. We ask for your hottest takes and you give them to us with real emails to talk at RyanJesperson.com

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It's the flamethrower proudly presented by the DQ's of Northwest Edmonton and Sherwood Park. This one comes in from Tyler who says Jespo, I wanted to follow up on something you and Johnny were talking about on the October 8th episode about houses Not being viewed by like today's buyers necessarily as an investment It says you know every person I spoke to over 55 has told me when they bought when I bought my house

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They said you'll be so thankful come 65 when this pays for your retirement Instead of saying like this will serve your family so well all my friends have said their parents say buy a house It's your best investment He says I would love to meet a single boomer who sees buying a house as a place to live

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