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What If a Bullet Cost $5000?
Season 1 · Episode 25

What If a Bullet Cost $5000?

How to Really Run a City powered by Accelerator for America

August 15, 202440m 54s

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Show Notes

U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey never expected to find herself paired policy-wise with a world famous standup comedian. Yet, that's exactly what happened when she and Chris Rock — an unlikely policy wonk — came up with the same solution for curbing gun violence in America: Making bullets prohibitively expensive.

Elsewhere in this episode, our mayors mull over "ultimate retail politics," and enlighten the audience on the vital role of a call time manager. "I've got no patience for politicians who don't like [raising money]," Reed says. "It's a manifestation of people believing in you."

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