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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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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))
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