Here’s your Participation Trophy – 22
Today we discuss how the concept of trophy culture is incorrect. Giving a kid a participation trophy does no harm. If anything it encourages the kids to try new stuff. Just teach them the difference between participation vs. first, second, and third place. With adults there is no impact. [...]
What’s the deal with health insurance? – 21
I went to ER last month because I was concerned with some symptoms. Good thing it was just indigestion. However the real illness occurred when I got the bills. Bills that added up to $2500. And I have "good" health insurance from my employer. Deductibles and copays and fees are [...]
Declaration of Independence Tweeted and NRA Motivational Vid – 20
Sorry we have been not posting on a regular basis. We will be back soon with weekly uploads to your favorite podcast! 🙂 NPR tweets Declaration of Independence and gets crap from conservatives. https://www.buzzfeed.com/juliareinstein/we-hold-these-alternative-truths-to-be-self-evident?utm_term=.pqoGxNYEO Video where TYT discusses the NRA video where they promote violence against liberals. https://youtu.be/KTeb5-IR3rM [...]
London Bridges Falling Down – 19
Mandatory sentencing - I support minimum sentencing, and community service. Extenuating circumstances surround each case, let the judges use their better judgement. Digital privacy - If you open it up to the government, you open it up to the world. It's a Pandora's box. Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden, Wikileaks, hacking, [...]
It’s all about perspective – 18
So, a few notes from your response - you said you need to treat drug addiction like an illness, not a crime. I don't necessarily disagree, but I don't believe you should analyze the problem that deeply. You have to look at the issue as a whole and address whether [...]
Reply to: Tricky Trump? Slick Don? – 17
To address your points: Republicans are OK with Comey going after Clinton but also OK with Trump firing Comey for investigating him. It seems that Trump does not know what he is doing. Trump is now contradicting a lot of what he said during his campaigning. Mandatory sentences for non [...]