Caller · moment 2 of 11
Luis Gomez's 'Only Business Owners Can Have Opinions' Theory
from Emergency Broadcast - Mullen / Dillon / Epstein
2 min
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Tim and Nick dig into Luis Gomez's controversial stance that only people with 'chips in the game' (business owners, parents) should be allowed to have opinions on issues, debating the poker analogy and whether outside observers can have valid views.
- Tim recalls a disagreement with Luis about minimum wage, where Luis interpreted the word 'minimum' literally rather than understanding it as a wage floor.
- Luis's actual position: only people with children and a business should have opinions on anything, not just issues affecting them.
- Tim acknowledges that living in a community might give someone more investment in local issues, but proximity doesn't necessarily validate an opinion either way.
- Luis believes if you don't have a business—which he counts his podcast as—you shouldn't speak on matters at all.
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