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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Nevada's Corporate Innovation Zones: When You Job Becomes Your Government

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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Society & Culture

4.211K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Nevada is currently considering new legislation that will allow businesses to create their own increasingly autonomous communities. Fans of the idea paint it as an innovative, new way to get jobs and tax dollars to Nevada. Opponents worry it creates a corporate government, giving private businesses control of things a local government would usually do -- like run the fire department, conduct elections and more. So what exactly is an "innovation zone"? Tune in to learn more.

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0:00.0

My father was a block star.

0:01.7

It was like Bidlemania.

0:03.2

But not here in America.

0:04.7

Dean Reed criticized the American government

0:06.8

from behind the Iron Curtain.

0:08.3

He had lots of enemies.

0:09.7

He'll calm you down, you can call out.

0:11.3

He wanted to come back home and then

0:13.4

the unthinkable happened.

0:15.0

Dean Reed died.

0:16.2

Come with me, Ramona Reed,

0:17.8

to learn more about the extraordinary life

0:20.0

and mysterious death of revolutionary.

0:22.7

Listen to Red Elvis, a curiosity audio network podcast

0:25.8

on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast,

0:28.0

or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:30.1

Truth is stranger than fiction.

0:32.8

And reality TV stars know this better than anyone.

0:35.9

But what you may not know about them,

0:37.6

or even believe, is actually criminal behavior.

0:41.4

I'm Kaelin Miller-Keeze,

0:42.7

and on my new podcast True Crime Reality,

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