8/18/26: Tariff Refunds Boost Corporations, MAGA Sheriffs Revolt On Border Wall, Screens Ruining Education
Summary
The hosts discuss how major corporations are profiting from tariff refunds without lowering consumer prices, alongside Trump’s proposed tax cuts for the wealthy and the elimination of beneficial ownership reporting. They also cover the pause on border wall construction in Big Bend National Park following bipartisan outcry. Finally, neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath explains how classroom technology harms student learning by disrupting memory formation.
Topics discussed
Tariff refunds boost corporate profits, not consumer prices
Proposed capital gains tax cuts benefit the wealthy
Ending beneficial ownership reporting aids money laundering
Controversy over border wall construction in Big Bend
The negative impact of educational technology on learning
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