The Current #140
The Current #140
Sunday June 14, 2009
Hosts: Jacob Bodnar and Logan Sparrow
Topics
Available as segments below: Democrats draft their health care plan, North Korea gets yet another slap on the wrist, and San Francisco begins fining people for throwing out food scraps.
Available only in the full episode: Tech companies come out against Obama’s tax plan, Iranian elections are no big surprise, Obama’s auto task forced called bond holder lawyer a “terrorist,” Gaffama of the week via Joe Biden, European Union tilts right while U.S. tilts left, and a boy gets hit by a meteorite.
Democrats Health Care: A Public Deception
The democrats health care bill leaked this week, it’s officially titled the Kennedy-Dodd health care plan, but regardless of who wrote the thing it stinks. Not only will it cost an estimated $1 trillion across a decade, it will also increase taxes by $600 billion. Shock I know. We also discuss how this plan is being sold as increased “competition” when in reality it will lead to a single-payer system (watch this video for proof of that).
North Korea: Land of Women’s Sunglasses and Platform Shoes
While sanctions were handed down to North Korea over their missile launch, it was still a slap on the wrist. The Korean’s have said they will continue to weaponize all of their plutonium and any inspection of their ships will be an act of war. They’re going off the deep end yet we continue to use the same non-confrontational policy. We think it’s time for a change of pace.
San Francisco Owns Your Food
Thinking about throwing away that leftover chicken? Think again. San Francisco is requiring that all citizens separate their discarded food into a separate compost. That makes for three bins: recyclables, trash, and compost. Even worse the city plans on fining individuals $100 for throwing away leftover food. It’s getting tough to take San Francisco seriously anymore.
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