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[0] Chilean voters head to the polls tomorrow for a historic vote that could throw out the country's constitution in favor of a new, progressive document that aims to resolve the country's inequality.
[1] It attempts to change Chile completely.
[2] What forces are driving the left -wing movement to scrap the nation's constitution, and what rights do Chileans stand a gain or lose?
[3] I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire editor -in -chief John Bickley.
[4] It's September 3rd, and this is.
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[6] More PGA players have defected to live golf, but in response, the Legacy Tour has upped its player benefits substantially.
[7] Plus, the latest on the antitrust suit between golf's two biggest leagues.
[8] And energy costs are spiking in the UK, with two -thirds of households projected to be in fuel poverty by this winter.
[9] Household energy costs are going to be increasing something like 200 billion pounds a year, which is about 8 % of GDP.
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[23] On Sunday, voters in Chile will decide whether to ratify a new constitution that would dramatically alter the landscape of the South American nation and signify a massive victory for the country's communist movement.
[24] Here with the latest is Daily Wire Senior Editor Cabot Phillips.
[25] So, Cabot first, can you give us a little context on this referendum?
[26] them.
[27] Absolutely.
[28] So over the last few decades, Chile has really been a South American success story.
[29] According to the Heritage Economic Freedom Index, their economy is the freest in South America, and they've really flourished.
[30] They've got the third largest GDP on the continent and are the world's leading exporter of copper and also among the leading exporters of lithium, wine, and fish.
[31] But despite that success, there has been persistent discontent among the country's leftist wing.
[32] They've called out what they view as economic inequality, a lack of action on climate change and the mistreatment of indigenous peoples.
[33] And things really came to a head in 2019 when a series of violent mass protest towards the end of the year, organized in large part by the country's Communist Party, ultimately led to a promise for a new constitution from the country's leaders.
[34] For more details there, I talked to DiRio Paya.
[35] He founded one of Chile's largest political parties and spent 16 years as a member of Congress.
[36] A lot of the elements of a revolution were present at the time.
[37] The political forces at the time, agreed as a way out to go into a constitutional reform process.
[38] Part of that was the election of a constitutional assembly.
[39] The assembly that wrote the draft constitution was noteworthy for a few reasons, including the mandate that half of all those elected to the assembly must be women, as well as mandatory seats reserved for indigenous representatives in an attempt to make the process more inclusive.
[40] Now, the final version they drafted will be voted on tomorrow, so we should have answers soon on the fate of this.
[41] So what does the current constitution look like and what would be different in this new version?
[42] The current constitution was ratified in 1980 and has actually been amended nearly a dozen times since then by the Chilean people.
[43] At the moment, it's pretty similar to what's seen in other democratic countries around the world, but again, the country's leftist movement feels like it doesn't go far enough on a number of issues.
[44] If passed, this new document would be among the most progressive, far -left constitution, in the world, and that's according to both sides in the country.
[45] It places a heavy emphasis on social justice and environmentalism and would massively expand social welfare programs and, in their words, eradicate inequality.
[46] One notable departure is that the new constitution makes clean water a human right, which in practice, they say, would turn private water reserves into state property.
[47] This would give the government control over water rights on private land, which, as you can imagine, has triggered major concerns over property rights.
[48] It would also disband the Chilean Senate and replace it with what they call the regional chamber.
[49] And it would also replace the nation's current health care system with a single government -funded service.
[50] And finally, it would also create a parallel justice system for indigenous Chileans.
[51] Here's Paya again on that front.
[52] They see a society where every service that serves a social purpose, call it education, health, housing, has to be, this is a vision they have, has to be provided by the state.
[53] So in other words, in their vision, public housing should be built by a public company, and health should be completely run by the state, and so should education, etc., etc., etc. Now, this isn't the first time we've seen far -left movements have political success in Latin America, even just in recent years.
[54] Yeah, this might be the most substantive leftist action we've seen in Latin America, but there have been a number of other far -left candidates elected for sure.
[55] In June, Colombia elected Gustavo Petro, a former member of a Marxist guerrilla unit.
[56] That comes after Peru elected far -left Pedro Castillo as president last year.
[57] And the same year, Honduras elected its first leftist president in over a decade.
[58] So it definitely seems like a regional shift taking place.
[59] Now we'll see if Chile's next.
[60] So the big question, is this expected to pass?
[61] Yeah, predictions are all over the place initially when voters elected to write this new constitution.
[62] There was overwhelming support from the Chilean people.
[63] And it sort of seemed like a shoe in.
[64] But that was before the document was actually written.
[65] Now that it's complete and people have had time to look at it, some voters have apparently been turned off by the more radical elements of the document.
[66] And polling now appears to show that it won't pass.
[67] But as Paya told me, because voter turnout is expected to be, be through the roof, it's hard to accurately gauge where the country is at with polling no matter how large the samples.
[68] So it's just hard to predict.
[69] We're going to have to wait for the results on Sunday.
[70] Well, we'll definitely have a follow up on that.
[71] Cabot, thanks for reporting.
[72] Anytime.
[73] That was Daily Wire senior editor, Cabot Phillips.
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[78] More players from the world's most powerful golf organization, the PGA Tour, have decided to defect from the tour and join the Saudi -backed LiveGolf.
[79] The development comes amid a lawsuit from Live players against the PGA.
[80] Here to tell us more is sports writer and Craning Company co -host David Kahn.
[81] Cohn.
[82] So David, more players are leaving the PGA for Live.
[83] First, how badly does it hurt the PGA to lose this latest round of players?
[84] This is the biggest loss yet for the PGA tour because among the five players who defected is world number two, Cameron Smith, who won the Open Championship and the players this season.
[85] Cam is in the prime of his career and has become a fan favorite.
[86] There is good news for the PGA tour, however, earlier this month, two dozen Tour Pros conducted a players -only meeting in Delaware, and that meeting was led by Tiger Woods.
[87] The solutions discussed in that meeting clearly made an impact on PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monaghan because during his press conference last week leading into the FedEx Cup Championship, he unveiled four key developments for next season.
[88] Yeah, tell us about this.
[89] Yeah, first, the PGA Tour will host 12, quote -unquote, elevated tournaments with an average purse of $20 million each.
[90] I mean, that's incredible.
[91] That's a significant increase in prize money.
[92] Second, the top players on the PGA tour who are in that meeting have agreed to play in all 12 of these elevated events.
[93] John, the goal here is to get the best players in the world to compete against each other down the stretch of tournaments more often.
[94] The third development, there will be additions made to this player impact program or PIP, which was created last year to financially reward.
[95] the 10 most popular players on tour, that list will now jump to the top 20 players, and the payout will move from $40 million to $100 million.
[96] A lot of people think this is in response directly to what Liv is doing.
[97] And lastly, the PGA Tour is debuting an earnings assurance program, which provides a $500 ,000 guaranteed annual salary for the top 125 PGA Tour pros.
[98] For the players outside the top 125.
[99] They will receive $5 ,000 per miscut to help with travel and caddy expenses.
[100] So these moves will greatly impact players who aren't making a lot of cuts, but who still must foot the bill on travel costs.
[101] That makes a lot of sense, and it sounds a good news for the PGA tour.
[102] They're still dealing with an antitrust lawsuit that was filed against them earlier this month.
[103] Have there been any developments with that lawsuit?
[104] Yes, four players from the original 11 have dropped from the antitrust suit.
[105] But Live Golf has now joined that suit, and they aim to prove that the PGA Tour has engaged in anti -competitive behavior by indefinitely suspending those players who defected.
[106] Keep in mind, in order to win this lawsuit, these players need to show harm done by the PGA Tour, despite the fact that many are now earning more guaranteed money than they were on the PGA Tour.
[107] So let's see how that plays out.
[108] You know, the final update on the lawsuit is district, court judge, Beth Freeman, set a date for summary judgment on July 23, 23, 23, with a trial date set for January 8th, 2024.
[109] That's 17 months away.
[110] A lot can happen in that time.
[111] Yeah, it can.
[112] Dave, thanks for joining us.
[113] Thank you for having me. That was David Cohn, co -host of Crane & Company.
[114] Energy bills in the United Kingdom are spiking and they're set to get even worse.
[115] What's causing the surge and is the same thing.
[116] happening to the rest of Europe.
[117] Here to tell us more is DailyWire's Charlotte Pence -Bond.
[118] So Charlotte, we've been reporting on the energy situation for a while.
[119] What's happening in the UK in particular?
[120] Britain's energy regulator announced a new price cap on energy costs last Friday.
[121] That cap is the most that a supplier of gas is allowed to charge its customers per energy unit.
[122] The new cap was set at 3 ,549 pounds, which is around $4 ,200 per year for heat and power.
[123] And it's going to impact millions.
[124] Annual energy prices for the typical household paying through direct debit have already gone up a record of 54 % this year.
[125] The cap for bills was 1 ,971 pounds per year.
[126] Last winter, the cap was around 1 ,200 pounds.
[127] And this new cap starts in October.
[128] So the prices have been increasing for some time now.
[129] Yeah, and they're probably going to go up even more when the price cap is renewed again in January.
[130] It's anticipated they'll be over 4 ,000 pounds.
[131] A recent report found that two -thirds of households in the U .K. are expected to be in fuel poverty by January.
[132] Fuel poverty is when more than 10 % of net income is being spent on fuel.
[133] How will this impact the wider economy in the U .K.?
[134] It will definitely have an effect.
[135] As we know, inflation is hitting most of the world, not just the U .S., where Americans are really continuing to feel it.
[136] In the UK, inflation went up to 10 .1 % last month, which was the highest in four decades.
[137] City Bank is projecting that the massive energy cost spikes could push inflation in the UK to 18 % next year.
[138] And the Bank of England is anticipating a recession beginning later this year.
[139] Charities and public health officials are pointing out that these high bills are going to really affect people who are on the lower income scale going into the winter months.
[140] People are going to essentially have to decide between feeding their families and turning the heat on in the winter.
[141] Not the kind of choice one wants to make.
[142] why is this impacting the UK so much right now?
[143] Well, of course, the Ukraine -Russia war has led to a lot of energy problems in the region, especially as Putin cut off gas supply to a lot of European nations.
[144] But Britain actually only gets a slight percentage of its gas from Moscow.
[145] But the problem is that the UK doesn't have as much nuclear or renewable energy as other European countries do.
[146] So it needs that natural gas even more.
[147] And it also doesn't have the ability to store a lot of gas, which means it needs to purchase gas quickly in the market, opening it up to price changes.
[148] Here's Simon Evans of Carbon Brief, a UK outlet covering energy and climate.
[149] The UK does face particularly an extreme version of this.
[150] And that's partly because UK households are uniquely kind of heavily reliant on gas to heat their homes.
[151] So 85 % of homes in the UK use gas boilers.
[152] And if you look at like France or Germany, it's well below half in those countries.
[153] And similarly, in the electricity market, about 40 % of UK electricity comes from gas.
[154] And again, if you look at Germany or France, 15 % in Germany, less than 6 % in France.
[155] Well, it sounds like tough months and maybe even years ahead here.
[156] Charlotte, thanks for reporting.
[157] Thanks for having me. That was Daily Wire's Charlotte Pence -Bahn.
[158] Other stories were tracking this week.
[159] A UN inspection team arrived at Ukraine's Zaporizia Power Plant.
[160] Thursday amid fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces that prompted the shutdown of one of the reactors.
[161] Poland has asked Germany for $1 .3 trillion in reparations due to the part the country played in World War II.
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