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Oct 15, 2026
County Officials Reject Appeal Over Proposed Mosque And Allow Development To Proceed, BernCo Declares State Of Emergency Over 'Fentanyl Crisis', & Former Mayor Wants To Help NM’s Doctors Succeed
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1:10Gino GutierrezHOST
The Islamic Center also withdrew its plans for a school on the property.
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1:14Gino GutierrezHOST
Commissioner Walt Benson, whose district includes the site, was the lone favor in favor of the appeal, citing existing traffic problems in the North Valley.
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1:22Gino GutierrezHOST
The decision prompted cheers from mosque supporters and protests from opponents outside and inside the commission chambers.
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1:28Gino GutierrezHOST
Bernalillo County commissioners also declared a state of emergency over the county's fentanyl epidemic.
Zanetti and Benson Financial Show for Wednesday, October 7th, 2026
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34:07Greg ZanettiGUEST
But at some point you hit the wall.
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34:10Greg ZanettiGUEST
And our base case here has been Japan would hit first, and that happened this summer, and Japan is now dealing with a debt crisis, and Walt knows this.
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34:20Greg ZanettiGUEST
It, Japan's 10-year treasury hit 4.2% this, this week.
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34:27Greg ZanettiGUEST
Well, when you've got a country that has twice the debt per person that the US has, and they increase their interest rates, interest on Japan's government debt is soaring.
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46:54Greg ZanettiGUEST
Inflation can get..." What was this? Two weeks ago, right? "Inflation can get r- get rid of our debt very easily." And everyone's just with their head in the sand like, "Well, okay, if you know this is coming, the President of the United States is saying it, we're seeing it play out in real life, why don't you invest for inflation?" Well, why are you investing in bonds which will get creamed during inflation? Most stocks do not keep up with the inflation rate.
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47:17Greg ZanettiGUEST
You might see the stock market go up 5%, and the inflation rate's 15.
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47:21Eddy AragonHOST
But these are not directed stock investments, right, Walt? I mean, these are things that are invested index.
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47:27Eddy AragonHOST
So it's cumulatively being put into the index with the 401Ks, and then it's spread out according to a proportionality-
AI, Debt, and the Fight for Capital: How trillion-dollar AI ambitions, runaway government borrowing, inflation, and geopolitical instability could reshape investor strategy.
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10:00Greg ZanettiGUEST
Government gets all the information that AI is developing and government would like that control.
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10:06Greg ZanettiGUEST
Meanwhile, AI gets the money from government or the protection that Walt was talking about against competitors.
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10:11Greg ZanettiGUEST
But let's talk about two singularities that are coming together.
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10:15Greg ZanettiGUEST
And Eddie, you've heard the term AI singularity.
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32:21Greg ZanettiGUEST
You're still getting your match, but you don't have all your money in one place.
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32:26Greg ZanettiGUEST
Otherwise, what we do is we ask the client, bring in your 401k fund menu.
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32:31Walt BensonGUEST
And Walt and I will go
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32:32Greg ZanettiGUEST
through it and find the least offensive thing in there.
The Perfect Storm: Debt, Oil, AI and the Road to CBDC
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0:00Eddy AragonHOST
4:05 in the 505.
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0:02Eddy AragonHOST
I'm Eddy Aragon, the Rock of Talk on AM 1600 KIVA, abq.fm, rockoftalk.com, here with Greg Zanetti, Walt Benson, and of course we've got an additional...
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0:12Eddy AragonHOST
They're growing their office.
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0:13Eddy AragonHOST
This is exciting.
19 MINS LATER
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19:34Walt BensonGUEST
That's when I believe we're in a crisis.
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19:35Eddy AragonHOST
Well, so I think everything's been g- uh, created politically.
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19:38Eddy AragonHOST
Uh, by the way, we're here with Greg Zanetti and Walt Benson.
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19:41Walt BensonGUEST
And Amy Fox.