I'm Susie Wiseman and this is Jacobin Radio.

I'm Susie Wiseman and this is Jacobin Radio.

Jack Rasmussen, author of Central Bankers at the end of their ropes, joins us to dissect the

Trump-Reyn-McConnell Tax Cut Plan, which he sees as a policy shift to rely more on deregulation and tax cuts to subsidize banks that

Jack says will only increase financial instability and economic fragility.

The tax cut will add at least 1.4 trillion to the national debt setting the stage for deeper cuts to public goods.

Medicaid, Medicare, and ultimately Social Security will suffer while the super wealthy and their businesses

will reap the benefits that won't trickle down.

This is neoliberalism on steroids and we'll get the low down from Jack Rasmus. We then turn to net neutrality protections,

which are threatened by FCC Chairman Agit Pye

who plans to repeal net neutrality,

allowing for an even more radical privatization of the internet.

Victor Picard, author of America's Battle for Media Democracy,

joins us to discuss what is planned and what is at stake.

The protections now in place are safeguards that prevent

private providers like Comcast and Verizon from slowing down or blocking certain types of

content or privileging paid prioritization for faster streaming and download times.

Picard says this isn't just deregulation.

It's a threat to the core social contract and our access to information.

Massive resistance could push back against this blatant attempt to censor information

by limiting speed and access, and Picard is hopeful that widespread opposition to these moves can prevent the worst. and

Hopecard is hopeful that widespread opposition to these moves can prevent the worst. All this coming up on

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