Episodes
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Why is the economy terrible but unemployment low?
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
How do Republican elites stand diametrically opposed to the needs of the masses whose votes they rely on for political power? This week, we explore the economic aspects of this question and more.
00:00 Intro
03:40 Eulogy for Eric's grandfather
13:21 Main Topic: Why is unemployment so low if the economy is so bad?
30:20 Two-pronged approach to deal with this situation politically
35:08 GOP's botched mentality on work and economics
SHOWNOTES
“Everything is Weird” by Derek Thompson https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-everything-is-weird-economy/ar-AAZHcRf
Pro-GOP pubs still claiming Americans are struggling because them young, whipper-snappers are just too dad-blamed lazy to go to work. https://thefederalist.com/2022/07/08/the-decline-of-the-american-work-ethic-will-exacerbate-the-oncoming-recession/
GOP’s outdated view of the American Dream: https://nypost.com/2022/07/04/than-the-american-dream-and-anyone-can-attain-it/
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