Controversy in Georgia; Staving Off a Fourth Wave

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4 • 494 Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Leaders across corporate America, from Coca-Cola and Delta to the MLB, have spoken out against Georgia’s controversial voting law. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) defends the legislation, and suggests that non-lawmakers should stick to their own businesses. Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb discusses the increased rates of vaccinations, cases of Covid-19, and offers the vaccinated population a word of advice: remain careful. Plus, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is pushing for a global minimum corporate tax, and GameStop’s saga continues, now with more cash.

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0:00.0	This is Squawk Pod. I'm C. NBC producer Katie Kramer.
0:03.0	Today on our podcast.
0:05.0	More than 70 CEOs have spoken out against Georgia's controversial voting law,
0:10.0	including leaders of Delta and Coca-Cola,
0:12.0	but Arkansas's Republican Senator Tom Cotton says
0:15.2	they should mind their own business.
0:16.9	What's not right is to have these moral corporate hypocrites weighing in on public policies
0:21.7	when they don't have any specific knowledge about them
0:24.7	that they haven't taken the time to inform themselves about the facts.
0:27.2	Four million shots in arms in just a day. Dr Scott Gottlieb on what now?
0:32.8	If you're vaccinated and you're going out
0:34.8	in a high prevalence environment
0:36.0	where there's a lot of infection,
0:37.4	still be careful.
0:38.7	Those stories, plus a global corporate tax minimum,
0:41.8	and the next chapter of the Game Stop saga, a pitch for more cash that could make all the difference.
0:48.0	Does this give investors even more confidence that somehow they can take this cash, from being the blockbuster if you will to
0:54.2	being the Netflix. It's Monday April 5th 2021 squawk pod begins right now.
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