Will Lehman
I was wondering if ya'll watched the debate of UAW presidential candidates? Have you any plans to cover this historic election? I am a retired from General Motors and will be voting for Will Lehman, Macunzie, Pennsylvania Mack Truck worker. Will calls himself a socialist. I would qualify that designation' as his platform states workers need to organize on a global scale, and suggest that he is more specifically a Trotskyist or perhaps Internationalist. Perhaps you could have him on the show. Thanks Bruce.
American Capitalism
When I was going to school in the late 80’s/early 90’s (yeah – I’m old!), I remember learning about American capitalism. I was taught that although businesses should make money, there were also certain businesses that had to be run by the government because they couldn’t make a profit without pricing out the people who needed the service. The example was always public busing. If public busing was run to make a profit, it would be too expensive for those who needed it. As an adult looking at the several problems we face, I keep thinking about this lesson. One of the most obvious examples being in healthcare and insulin. Pricing healthcare out of the reach of the unhealthy makes zero sense. Was I the only one who learned about this in school? Did this view change over time or was I a super naïve child who believed the fairy tale fed to me? Thanks for creating such a great show! I love you guys!