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SOLVED! #16 - Under Pressure: Aiming Higher to Fix Societal Problems

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Air Date: 7–22-25

Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:

  • The need for universal childcare and the pressure release valve of fighting your employer over working from home
  • The need for universal benefits and the pressure release valve of gig workers fighting for a patchwork of crumbs from giant corporations
  • The need to get rid of the business model of tipped jobs and the pressure release valve of fighting over tipping culture and taxing
  • The need for expanded social welfare programs and better wages and the pressure release valve of expanding food banks
  • The need for effective federal disaster support and universal healthcare and the press release valve of GoFundMe culture

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YouTube (This episode drops on YouTube on Friday - please share!)

Nostr public key: npub1tjxxp0x5mcgl2svwhm39qf002st2zdrkz6yxmaxr6r2fh0pv49qq2pem0e

REFERENCES:

Exploring portable benefits for gig workers - Brookings Institute

Ride-Hailing Apps Make Traffic Worse - And Now They’re Admitting It - Futurism

Tipping Is Racist and Harms Us All — It’s Past Time to Eliminate It - Inequality.org

Expanding food banks is no substitute for tackling poverty, charities warn - The Guardian

GoFundMe Is The New FEMA - Wessiler via Substack

GoFundMe Is a Boon for Disaster Survivors. Especially the Wealthy Ones. - The New York Times

How GoFundMe Perpetuates Myths of Merit and Deservingness - MIT’s The Reader

GoFundMe CEO - Dropout.tv

For Trump’s ‘no taxes on tips,’ the devil is in the details - The Conversation

EXTRAS:

Snopes: Investigating claims Kerr County rejected Biden admin's $10M offer to improve flood warning systems - Snopes via Yahoo News

Study Erin mentions at 00:28:38 showing those in lower economic class think they are higher than they are. - Marketplace

Did politics delay approval of Kerr County life-saving infrastructure? - Chrom.com (Former Houston Chronicle digital))

TAKE ACTION:

One Million Rising Trainings

In a blue state? Help stop ICE overreach

Use the 5 Calls app for scripts and to reach all your elected officials

Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121

Find your Indivisible group - or start one

Write to the DNC

Join our Discord Server

Reach us via Signal:

Bestoftheleft.01

Leave a message at 202-999-3991

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

Thanks for listening!

Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com

Contact me directly at [email protected]

Review the show on Apple Podcasts!

  continue reading

1934 episodes

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Manage episode 495888127 series 8456
Content provided by Jay Tomlinson. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Jay Tomlinson or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Air Date: 7–22-25

Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:

  • The need for universal childcare and the pressure release valve of fighting your employer over working from home
  • The need for universal benefits and the pressure release valve of gig workers fighting for a patchwork of crumbs from giant corporations
  • The need to get rid of the business model of tipped jobs and the pressure release valve of fighting over tipping culture and taxing
  • The need for expanded social welfare programs and better wages and the pressure release valve of expanding food banks
  • The need for effective federal disaster support and universal healthcare and the press release valve of GoFundMe culture

FOLLOW US ON:

Bluesky

Mastadon

Instagram

Facebook

YouTube (This episode drops on YouTube on Friday - please share!)

Nostr public key: npub1tjxxp0x5mcgl2svwhm39qf002st2zdrkz6yxmaxr6r2fh0pv49qq2pem0e

REFERENCES:

Exploring portable benefits for gig workers - Brookings Institute

Ride-Hailing Apps Make Traffic Worse - And Now They’re Admitting It - Futurism

Tipping Is Racist and Harms Us All — It’s Past Time to Eliminate It - Inequality.org

Expanding food banks is no substitute for tackling poverty, charities warn - The Guardian

GoFundMe Is The New FEMA - Wessiler via Substack

GoFundMe Is a Boon for Disaster Survivors. Especially the Wealthy Ones. - The New York Times

How GoFundMe Perpetuates Myths of Merit and Deservingness - MIT’s The Reader

GoFundMe CEO - Dropout.tv

For Trump’s ‘no taxes on tips,’ the devil is in the details - The Conversation

EXTRAS:

Snopes: Investigating claims Kerr County rejected Biden admin's $10M offer to improve flood warning systems - Snopes via Yahoo News

Study Erin mentions at 00:28:38 showing those in lower economic class think they are higher than they are. - Marketplace

Did politics delay approval of Kerr County life-saving infrastructure? - Chrom.com (Former Houston Chronicle digital))

TAKE ACTION:

One Million Rising Trainings

In a blue state? Help stop ICE overreach

Use the 5 Calls app for scripts and to reach all your elected officials

Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121

Find your Indivisible group - or start one

Write to the DNC

Join our Discord Server

Reach us via Signal:

Bestoftheleft.01

Leave a message at 202-999-3991

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

Thanks for listening!

Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com

Contact me directly at [email protected]

Review the show on Apple Podcasts!

  continue reading

1934 episodes

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