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Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

(2010/09/23) The economics of happiness and anger (Economics)

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Jay Tomlinson

Politics, News Commentary, News

4.53.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2010

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Edition #410

The economics of happiness and anger

Act 1: Fox News job opening - Colbert Report

Song 1: Work - Bob Marley

Act 2: Class warfare - Top 1% vs. You - Young Turks

Song 2: Class warfare - Chris Priest

Act 3: Republicans winning class warfare - The Progressive

Song 3: Working class hero - Exit Clov

Act 4: The economics of happiness - Thom Hartmann

Song 4: Happy - Sister Hazel

Act 5: Unemployed businessman has time for headache - The Onion

Song 5: Take Five - Dave Brubeck

Act 6: How cars suck out money and souls - Radio Ecoshock

Song 6: Fade to Black - Apocalyptica

Act 7: Economics and the stimulus - Media Matters

Act 8: Raiding social security for giveaways to rich - Sam Seder

Song 8: Chicago X 12 - Rogue Wave

Act 9: Deductible Me - Daily Show

Song 9: Bu De Bu Ai - Pan Wilber

Act 10: Obama needs to clear economic cabinet - The Progressive

Song 10: Here it goes again - Ok Go

Act 11: Republicans oppose tax cuts - Young Turks

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Bears and Balls - Colbert Report

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0:00.0

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0:08.3

Now welcome to the award-winning BestOfTheLeft podcast with clips today from

0:12.2

the Colbert Report, the Young Turks, the Progressive, the Tom Hartman program,

0:15.9

the Onion Radio News, Radio Ecoshock, Media Matters, Sam Cedar, and the Daily Show

0:21.2

with a bonus of video clip for our iPhone app users from the Colbert Report.

0:30.1

It's a tough job market out there that's why I always try to keep you abreast

0:34.5

of the latest job openings and today there is a big one. Fox News, White House

0:39.5

correspondent and David Gregory on Horse Testosterone, Major Garrett has announced that he is leaving

0:46.1

the network. Now according to Garrett, he is leaving Fox News for the National Journal

0:52.5

because he wants to talk less and think more. So if you're an unemployed reporter who

0:59.9

likes to talk, but does not like to think, Fox News is hiring.

1:04.6

John McCain goes on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace and he's going to talk about class warfare.

1:32.9

I found that interesting. Let's go to clip number three. I hope that they'll do payroll tax cut,

1:39.8

but the first thing the first thing we need to do is extend the tax cuts that are in existence

1:46.6

so people have that certainty. Well, let me ask you about that because the Democrats are talking

1:52.7

and this is all reported late at this point about framing it this way. Let's end the tax cuts

1:58.8

for the wealthy and use that $35 billion instead to have targeted tax cuts for small business

2:06.8

that does most of the hiring and for lower income employees. Would you support that?

2:12.9

Well, let's get into the old class warfare again. Let's get the rich. Just extend the tax cuts.

2:19.2

Then let's talk about the payroll tax holiday which for small businesses which is something we

2:25.7

have fought for for a long period of time and pay for it out of the unused stimulus fund so we're

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