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Garret Coliga here with the latest news, tips, and tricks to make your next collar safe and successful.\n\nNormally, this show focuses on the nitty-gritty details behind bounty hunting, but today\u2019s a bit different. Sometimes it\u2019s important to change perspective, see the forest from the trees. That\u2019s why I\u2019ll be talking with Imperator candidate Paul LeSalle about his overall vision for the empire and, in particular, his proposed Safe & Secure Initiative, or as it\u2019s come to be known, the SSI. I tell ya, I\u2019m intrigued by this plan and can\u2019t wait to hear more about it.\n\nCandidate LeSalle is the chosen Centralist representative in this decade\u2019s bid for Imperator, which makes a lot of sense since he spent the last eight years leading the party and preparing for this run. Before chairing the Centralists, he served as a Senator from Goss for two terms, and before that, he founded a hauling conglomerate that Covalex would eventually buy out for a pretty hefty sum. A darn impressive-sounding CV if you ask me. Paul LeSalle, glad you could join us today.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Thanks for having me.\nYour campaign slogan is \u2018The Right Leader for the Right Time\u2019.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: That it is.\nSo I\u2019ll ask bluntly \u2013 why are you that leader?\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Not sure if you saw this, but the other day a rival referred to me as an \u201celder legislator.\u201d\nThat was Candidate Addison, right?\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Correct. I believe the intention was to paint me as a bit boring and out of touch, but I actually think it was a compliment. For me, the word \u2018elder\u2019 is associated with experience and \u2018legislator\u2019 synonymous with the phrase \u2018interested in the details.\u2019 Sure, that might sound a bit boring, but it also means that I have a wealth of experience that the other candidates lack. They all have either experience in politics or in the private sector. I have both.\nLet\u2019s talk about some of that experience, beginning with how you got started. It was a small hauling concern in Goss, right?\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Correct. Started it right before Goss\u2019s corporate tax rate jumped significantly. I forget how much, exactly, but I\u2019m pretty sure we would not have survived the early years at that inflated rate. That\u2019s just one of many reasons why, when elected, I will lower taxes, particularly for small business owners. I would expect a Iot of your audience falls into that category.\nFair assumption. We definitely have a bit of an independent streak for sure.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: I really do believe the backbone of this empire can be found in independent entrepreneurs like yourselves; local people serving the needs of their local community. Large conglomerates have their place, but too often their one-size-fits-all solutions just leave everyone wearing shoes that don\u2019t fit, so to speak.\nTake the Advocacy for example. You could consider them a conglomerate of sorts. Great at handling the norm, but when situations get tricky, we all rely on who? Bounty hunters, i.e. small businesses. And it\u2019s only possible for so many bounty hunters to run successful small businesses because a healthy, dynamic economy encourages individualism and specialization. I have a whole plan for how to fix this economy so those who currently feel left out can reap the same rewards. But I should probably stop myself, since it\u2019s easy for me to get lost in the details.\nI appreciate you keeping us on track, I know your time is precious. So to prepare for this, I read your Safe & Secure Initiative.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: That\u2019s great. We need buy-in from everyone involved in the security of the UEE. Bounty hunters definitely fit the bill.\nWell, I found the proposals interesting but a little light on specifics.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Perfect. The ideal dynamic to begin a debate with is a general census and interest in exploring the details. But first, let me provide a few broad strokes for those who aren\u2019t familiar. The Safe & Secure Initiative focuses on three pillars: empowerment, engagement, and repayment.\nLet\u2019s start with repayment.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Bet you like to know the end of a vid before watching it too.\nGuilty, I\u2019ve already got enough excitement in my life.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: The focus of the repayment pillar would be legislation that eliminates prison sentencing for all but the most violent cases. Instead, those found guilty of crimes would be required to pay back society in credits garnered from wages, not time served. A lot of funds the government spends on incarceration would be redirected towards employment programs that would match offenders with companies in need of employees. My hope is that by keeping folks out of jail we can significantly decrease the funds spent on repeat offenders.\nDo you know what bounty hunters call repeat offenders?\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: What?\nJob security.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: [ Laughs ] That\u2019s good. But I stand by the SSI. I fully expect that with my plan, your guild\u2019s workload will increase. Someone still has to bring these individuals into the system, ensure they stay there, and catch them when they don\u2019t. This way not only are you bounty hunters working, but so are the people we\u2019re trying to reform. Taking someone out of the workforce for an extended period of time just sets them up for more hardship and makes them much more likely to offend again. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve caught plenty of outlaws over the years only to see that same name reappear on a crimesheet not long thereafter?\nHappens all the time. Back when I worked Goss, one of those names was Alin Hastings. Who you\u2019re familiar with since she provided you several loans during those first few, lean years your hauling concern was in business. She was snared several times but the charges never stuck. That is until she took things to the extreme to keep her syndicate in power.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Sadly, I am familiar with that name and the regrettable, unlawful actions she undertook well after our business relationship was over. I promise that the legislation included in the repayment pillar of the SSI would still put serious offenders, like Ms. Hastings, away for a long time\u2014\nYou may not have been associated with Ms. Hastings then, but your association with her certainly paid off handsomely for both of you and aided each other\u2019s rise in your respective fields.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Business attracts all sorts, and one of its keys is knowing when to walk away from something or someone. Young Mr. Costigan has suffered similar associations with his business dealing.\nI assume you\u2019re referring to the spectrum ad released this week?\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Yes, but how about we refocus the conversation on the SSI, and let the ad speak for itself?\nThe ad makes some interesting allegations, including that Titus has deep financial ties to a multi-system drug syndicate. Any guess who\u2019s behind it?\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: I couldn\u2019t say.\nSo it wasn\u2019t someone associated with your campaign?\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Absolutely not. I want this election to be about policies not politics. Just because the Costigan and Sharrad campaigns, along with the proxies, have begun to throw mud at each other doesn\u2019t mean that l will join them down in the muck.\nWe need to take a quick commercial break. We\u2019ll be back shortly with more from Centralist Imperator Candidate Paul LeSalle. We\u2019ll discuss the empowerment and engagement pillars supporting his Safety and Security Initiative, which includes his plan to loosen certain weapon restrictions. Sure some of you out there will be interested in hearing about that.\n\nDon\u2019t make a move, because TRACKER will be right back.","de_DE":"Willkommen bei TRACKER, der offiziellen Ausstellung der Kopfgeldj\u00e4ger-Gilde. Garet Coliga hier mit den neuesten Nachrichten, Tipps und Tricks, um Ihr n\u00e4chstes Halsband sicher und erfolgreich zu machen.\n\nNormalerweise konzentriert sich diese Show auf die kleinsten Details hinter der Kopfgeldjagd, aber heute ist das ein wenig anders. Manchmal ist es wichtig, die Perspektive zu wechseln und den Wald von den B\u00e4umen aus zu sehen. Aus diesem Grund werde ich mit dem Imperator-Kandidaten Paul LeSalle \u00fcber seine Gesamtvision f\u00fcr das Imperium und insbesondere \u00fcber seine vorgeschlagene Safe & Secure-Initiative oder, wie sie inzwischen bekannt ist, die SSI sprechen. Ich sage Ihnen, ich bin von diesem Plan fasziniert und kann es kaum erwarten, mehr dar\u00fcber zu h\u00f6ren.\n\nDer Kandidat LeSalle ist der ausgew\u00e4hlte Vertreter der Centralisten in der diesj\u00e4hrigen Bewerbung um das Amt des Imperators, was sehr sinnvoll ist, da er die letzten acht Jahre an der Spitze der Partei stand und sich auf diesen Wahlkampf vorbereitet hat. Bevor er den Vorsitz der Zentralisten \u00fcbernahm, war er zwei Amtszeiten lang Senator von Goss, und davor gr\u00fcndete er ein F\u00f6rderkonglomerat, das Covalex schlie\u00dflich f\u00fcr eine ziemlich hohe Summe aufkaufen w\u00fcrde. Ein verdammt beeindruckend klingender Lebenslauf, wenn Sie mich fragen. Paul LeSalle, sch\u00f6n, dass Sie heute zu uns sto\u00dfen konnten.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Danke f\u00fcr die Einladung.\nIhr Kampagnenmotto lautet \"Die richtige F\u00fchrungskraft zur richtigen Zeit\".\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Das ist es.\nAlso frage ich ganz unverbl\u00fcmt - warum sind Sie dieser Leiter?\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Ich bin nicht sicher, ob Sie das gesehen haben, aber neulich hat mich ein Rivale als \"\u00e4lteren Gesetzgeber\" bezeichnet.\nDas war Kandidat Addison, richtig?\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Korrekt. Ich glaube, die Absicht war, mich als etwas langweilig und unnahbar darzustellen, aber ich glaube, es war eigentlich ein Kompliment. F\u00fcr mich ist das Wort \"\u00e4lter\" mit Erfahrung verbunden und \"Gesetzgeber\" gleichbedeutend mit dem Ausdruck \"an den Details interessiert\". Sicher, das klingt vielleicht etwas langweilig, aber es bedeutet auch, dass ich \u00fcber einen Erfahrungsschatz verf\u00fcge, der den anderen Kandidaten fehlt. Sie alle haben entweder Erfahrung in der Politik oder im privaten Sektor. Ich habe beides.\nLassen Sie uns \u00fcber einige dieser Erfahrungen sprechen, angefangen damit, wie Sie angefangen haben. Es war ein kleines Fuhrunternehmen in Goss, nicht wahr?\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Korrekt. Er fing damit an, kurz bevor der K\u00f6rperschaftssteuersatz von Goss erheblich anstieg. Ich habe vergessen, wie viel genau, aber ich bin ziemlich sicher, dass wir die ersten Jahre bei diesem \u00fcberh\u00f6hten Satz nicht \u00fcberlebt h\u00e4tten. Das ist nur einer von vielen Gr\u00fcnden, warum ich, wenn ich gew\u00e4hlt werde, die Steuern senken werde, insbesondere f\u00fcr die Inhaber kleiner Unternehmen. Ich w\u00fcrde erwarten, dass viele Ihrer Zuh\u00f6rer in diese Kategorie fallen.\nFaire Annahme. Wir haben mit Sicherheit eine gewisse Unabh\u00e4ngigkeit.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Ich glaube wirklich, dass das R\u00fcckgrat dieses Imperiums in unabh\u00e4ngigen Unternehmern wie Ihnen zu finden ist; Einheimische, die den Bed\u00fcrfnissen ihrer Gemeinde dienen. Gro\u00dfe Konglomerate haben ihren Platz, aber allzu oft lassen ihre Einheitsl\u00f6sungen einfach jeden in Schuhen zur\u00fcck, die sozusagen nicht passen.\nNehmen Sie zum Beispiel die Advocacy. Man k\u00f6nnte sie als eine Art Konglomerat betrachten. Gro\u00dfartig im Umgang mit der Norm, aber wenn die Situationen knifflig werden, verlassen wir uns alle auf wen? Kopfgeldj\u00e4ger, d.h. kleine Unternehmen. Und es ist f\u00fcr so viele Kopfgeldj\u00e4ger nur deshalb m\u00f6glich, erfolgreiche Kleinunternehmen zu f\u00fchren, weil eine gesunde, dynamische Wirtschaft Individualismus und Spezialisierung f\u00f6rdert. Ich habe einen ganzen Plan, wie man diese Wirtschaft in Ordnung bringen kann, so dass diejenigen, die sich derzeit \u00fcbergangen f\u00fchlen, die gleichen Fr\u00fcchte ernten k\u00f6nnen. Aber ich sollte mich wahrscheinlich zur\u00fcckhalten, da ich mich leicht in den Details verliere.\nIch wei\u00df es zu sch\u00e4tzen, dass Sie uns auf Kurs halten, ich wei\u00df, dass Ihre Zeit kostbar ist. Um mich also darauf vorzubereiten, habe ich Ihre Safe & Secure-Initiative gelesen.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Das ist gro\u00dfartig. Wir brauchen die Unterst\u00fctzung von allen, die sich f\u00fcr die Sicherheit der UEE einsetzen. Kopfgeldj\u00e4ger passen definitiv ins Konzept.\nNun, ich fand die Vorschl\u00e4ge interessant, aber ein wenig zu wenig Licht auf die Einzelheiten.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Perfekt. Die ideale Dynamik, mit der man eine Debatte beginnen kann, ist eine allgemeine Volksz\u00e4hlung und Interesse an der Erforschung der Details. Aber lassen Sie mich zun\u00e4chst ein paar grobe Striche f\u00fcr diejenigen machen, die nicht vertraut sind. Die Safe & Secure-Initiative konzentriert sich auf drei S\u00e4ulen: Bef\u00e4higung, Engagement und R\u00fcckzahlung.\nBeginnen wir mit der R\u00fcckzahlung.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Ich wette, Sie m\u00f6chten das Ende eines Vids wissen, bevor Sie es sich auch ansehen.\nSchuldig, ich habe schon genug Aufregung in meinem Leben.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Der Schwerpunkt des R\u00fcckzahlungspfeilers w\u00e4re eine Gesetzgebung, die Gef\u00e4ngnisstrafen f\u00fcr alle au\u00dfer den gewaltt\u00e4tigsten F\u00e4llen abschafft. Stattdessen w\u00fcrden diejenigen, die f\u00fcr schuldig befunden werden, verpflichtet, der Gesellschaft die R\u00fcckzahlung in Form von Krediten zu leisten, die aus den L\u00f6hnen und nicht aus der verb\u00fc\u00dften Zeit stammen. Ein Gro\u00dfteil der Mittel, die die Regierung f\u00fcr Haftstrafen ausgibt, w\u00fcrde in Besch\u00e4ftigungsprogramme umgeleitet, die Straft\u00e4ter und Unternehmen, die Mitarbeiter ben\u00f6tigen, zusammenbringen w\u00fcrden. Ich hoffe, dass wir die f\u00fcr Wiederholungst\u00e4ter aufgewendeten Mittel erheblich senken k\u00f6nnen, wenn wir Menschen aus dem Gef\u00e4ngnis heraushalten.\nWissen Sie, wie Kopfgeldj\u00e4ger Wiederholungst\u00e4ter nennen?\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Was?\nArbeitsplatzsicherheit.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: [Lacht] Das ist gut. Aber ich stehe zum SSI. Ich erwarte voll und ganz, dass mit meinem Plan die Arbeitsbelastung Ihrer Gilde steigen wird. Jemand muss diese Personen immer noch in das System bringen, daf\u00fcr sorgen, dass sie dort bleiben, und sie fangen, wenn sie es nicht tun. Auf diese Weise arbeiten nicht nur Sie als Kopfgeldj\u00e4ger, sondern auch die Menschen, die wir zu reformieren versuchen. Wenn man jemanden f\u00fcr einen l\u00e4ngeren Zeitraum aus der Arbeitswelt herausnimmt, stellt man ihn nur auf eine h\u00e4rtere Probe und erh\u00f6ht die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass er wieder beleidigt wird. Ich bin sicher, dass Sie im Laufe der Jahre viele Gesetzlose gefasst haben, nur um kurz darauf denselben Namen wieder auf einer Straftatliste auftauchen zu sehen?\nDas passiert immer wieder. Damals, als ich f\u00fcr Goss arbeitete, war einer dieser Namen Alin Hastings. Mit ihr sind Sie vertraut, da sie Ihnen in den ersten, mageren Jahren, in denen Ihr Transportunternehmen im Gesch\u00e4ft war, mehrere Darlehen gew\u00e4hrte. Sie wurde mehrmals in die Falle gelockt, aber die Anklagepunkte haben sich nie best\u00e4tigt. Das hei\u00dft, bis sie die Dinge zum \u00c4u\u00dfersten trieb, um ihr Syndikat an der Macht zu halten.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Leider sind mir dieser Name und die bedauerlichen, unrechtm\u00e4\u00dfigen Handlungen, die sie lange nach Beendigung unserer Gesch\u00e4ftsbeziehung unternommen hat, bekannt. Ich verspreche, dass die Gesetzgebung, die in der R\u00fcckzahlungs-S\u00e4ule des SSI enthalten ist, ernsthafte Straft\u00e4ter wie Frau Hastings noch f\u00fcr lange Zeit wegsperren w\u00fcrde.\nVielleicht waren Sie damals noch nicht mit Frau Hastings verbunden, aber Ihre Verbindung mit ihr hat sich f\u00fcr Sie beide sehr gut ausgezahlt und den Aufstieg des jeweils anderen in Ihren jeweiligen Bereichen gef\u00f6rdert.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Gesch\u00e4fte ziehen alle m\u00f6glichen Arten von Menschen an, und einer der Schl\u00fcssel dazu ist das Wissen, wann man von etwas oder jemandem weggehen sollte. Der junge Mr. Costigan hat \u00e4hnliche Assoziationen mit seinem Gesch\u00e4ftsgebaren erlebt.\nIch nehme an, Sie beziehen sich auf die diese Woche ver\u00f6ffentlichte Spektrum-Anzeige?\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Ja, aber wie w\u00e4re es, wenn wir das Gespr\u00e4ch wieder auf den SSI konzentrieren und die Anzeige f\u00fcr sich selbst sprechen lassen?\nDie Anzeige enth\u00e4lt einige interessante Behauptungen, u.a. dass Titus tiefe finanzielle Verbindungen zu einem Multi-System-Drogensyndikat hat. Irgendeine Vermutung, wer dahinter steckt?\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Kann ich nicht sagen.\nEs war also niemand, der mit Ihrer Kampagne in Verbindung steht?\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Auf keinen Fall. Ich m\u00f6chte, dass es bei dieser Wahl um Politik geht, nicht um Politik. Nur weil die Costigan- und Sharrad-Kampagnen zusammen mit den Bevollm\u00e4chtigten begonnen haben, sich gegenseitig mit Dreck zu bewerfen, hei\u00dft das nicht, dass ich mich ihnen im Dreck anschlie\u00dfen werde.\nWir m\u00fcssen eine kurze Werbepause einlegen. Wir werden in K\u00fcrze mit weiteren Informationen vom zentralistischen Imperator-Kandidaten Paul LeSalle zur\u00fcckkehren. Wir werden die S\u00e4ulen der Erm\u00e4chtigung und des Engagements er\u00f6rtern, die seine Sicherheits-Initiative unterst\u00fctzen, zu der auch sein Plan zur Lockerung bestimmter Waffenbeschr\u00e4nkungen geh\u00f6rt. Sicherlich werden einige von Ihnen da drau\u00dfen daran interessiert sein, davon zu h\u00f6ren.\n\nMachen Sie keine Anstalten, denn TRACKER ist gleich wieder da.","zh_CN":"Welcome to TRACKER, the official show of the Bounty Hunters Guild. Garret Coliga here with the latest news, tips, and tricks to make your next collar safe and successful.\n\nNormally, this show focuses on the nitty-gritty details behind bounty hunting, but today\u2019s a bit different. Sometimes it\u2019s important to change perspective, see the forest from the trees. That\u2019s why I\u2019ll be talking with Imperator candidate Paul LeSalle about his overall vision for the empire and, in particular, his proposed Safe & Secure Initiative, or as it\u2019s come to be known, the SSI. I tell ya, I\u2019m intrigued by this plan and can\u2019t wait to hear more about it.\n\nCandidate LeSalle is the chosen Centralist representative in this decade\u2019s bid for Imperator, which makes a lot of sense since he spent the last eight years leading the party and preparing for this run. Before chairing the Centralists, he served as a Senator from Goss for two terms, and before that, he founded a hauling conglomerate that Covalex would eventually buy out for a pretty hefty sum. A darn impressive-sounding CV if you ask me. Paul LeSalle, glad you could join us today.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Thanks for having me.\nYour campaign slogan is \u2018The Right Leader for the Right Time\u2019.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: That it is.\nSo I\u2019ll ask bluntly \u2013 why are you that leader?\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Not sure if you saw this, but the other day a rival referred to me as an \u201celder legislator.\u201d\nThat was Candidate Addison, right?\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Correct. I believe the intention was to paint me as a bit boring and out of touch, but I actually think it was a compliment. For me, the word \u2018elder\u2019 is associated with experience and \u2018legislator\u2019 synonymous with the phrase \u2018interested in the details.\u2019 Sure, that might sound a bit boring, but it also means that I have a wealth of experience that the other candidates lack. They all have either experience in politics or in the private sector. I have both.\nLet\u2019s talk about some of that experience, beginning with how you got started. It was a small hauling concern in Goss, right?\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Correct. Started it right before Goss\u2019s corporate tax rate jumped significantly. I forget how much, exactly, but I\u2019m pretty sure we would not have survived the early years at that inflated rate. That\u2019s just one of many reasons why, when elected, I will lower taxes, particularly for small business owners. I would expect a Iot of your audience falls into that category.\nFair assumption. We definitely have a bit of an independent streak for sure.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: I really do believe the backbone of this empire can be found in independent entrepreneurs like yourselves; local people serving the needs of their local community. Large conglomerates have their place, but too often their one-size-fits-all solutions just leave everyone wearing shoes that don\u2019t fit, so to speak.\nTake the Advocacy for example. You could consider them a conglomerate of sorts. Great at handling the norm, but when situations get tricky, we all rely on who? Bounty hunters, i.e. small businesses. And it\u2019s only possible for so many bounty hunters to run successful small businesses because a healthy, dynamic economy encourages individualism and specialization. I have a whole plan for how to fix this economy so those who currently feel left out can reap the same rewards. But I should probably stop myself, since it\u2019s easy for me to get lost in the details.\nI appreciate you keeping us on track, I know your time is precious. So to prepare for this, I read your Safe & Secure Initiative.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: That\u2019s great. We need buy-in from everyone involved in the security of the UEE. Bounty hunters definitely fit the bill.\nWell, I found the proposals interesting but a little light on specifics.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Perfect. The ideal dynamic to begin a debate with is a general census and interest in exploring the details. But first, let me provide a few broad strokes for those who aren\u2019t familiar. The Safe & Secure Initiative focuses on three pillars: empowerment, engagement, and repayment.\nLet\u2019s start with repayment.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Bet you like to know the end of a vid before watching it too.\nGuilty, I\u2019ve already got enough excitement in my life.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: The focus of the repayment pillar would be legislation that eliminates prison sentencing for all but the most violent cases. Instead, those found guilty of crimes would be required to pay back society in credits garnered from wages, not time served. A lot of funds the government spends on incarceration would be redirected towards employment programs that would match offenders with companies in need of employees. My hope is that by keeping folks out of jail we can significantly decrease the funds spent on repeat offenders.\nDo you know what bounty hunters call repeat offenders?\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: What?\nJob security.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: [ Laughs ] That\u2019s good. But I stand by the SSI. I fully expect that with my plan, your guild\u2019s workload will increase. Someone still has to bring these individuals into the system, ensure they stay there, and catch them when they don\u2019t. This way not only are you bounty hunters working, but so are the people we\u2019re trying to reform. Taking someone out of the workforce for an extended period of time just sets them up for more hardship and makes them much more likely to offend again. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve caught plenty of outlaws over the years only to see that same name reappear on a crimesheet not long thereafter?\nHappens all the time. Back when I worked Goss, one of those names was Alin Hastings. Who you\u2019re familiar with since she provided you several loans during those first few, lean years your hauling concern was in business. She was snared several times but the charges never stuck. That is until she took things to the extreme to keep her syndicate in power.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Sadly, I am familiar with that name and the regrettable, unlawful actions she undertook well after our business relationship was over. I promise that the legislation included in the repayment pillar of the SSI would still put serious offenders, like Ms. Hastings, away for a long time\u2014\nYou may not have been associated with Ms. Hastings then, but your association with her certainly paid off handsomely for both of you and aided each other\u2019s rise in your respective fields.\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Business attracts all sorts, and one of its keys is knowing when to walk away from something or someone. Young Mr. Costigan has suffered similar associations with his business dealing.\nI assume you\u2019re referring to the spectrum ad released this week?\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Yes, but how about we refocus the conversation on the SSI, and let the ad speak for itself?\nThe ad makes some interesting allegations, including that Titus has deep financial ties to a multi-system drug syndicate. Any guess who\u2019s behind it?\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: I couldn\u2019t say.\nSo it wasn\u2019t someone associated with your campaign?\n\nPAUL LeSALLE: Absolutely not. I want this election to be about policies not politics. Just because the Costigan and Sharrad campaigns, along with the proxies, have begun to throw mud at each other doesn\u2019t mean that l will join them down in the muck.\nWe need to take a quick commercial break. We\u2019ll be back shortly with more from Centralist Imperator Candidate Paul LeSalle. We\u2019ll discuss the empowerment and engagement pillars supporting his Safety and Security Initiative, which includes his plan to loosen certain weapon restrictions. Sure some of you out there will be interested in hearing about that.\n\nDon\u2019t make a move, because TRACKER will be right back."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":39,"created_at":"2020-07-22T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"5 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-07 20:58:44","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":17687,"next_id":17690}}