Daily Topics - Thursday November 12th, 2015

By shawnt56
Be sure to join Thom in our chatroom during the program!

Our newest video is here! Watch RESTORATION - plus check out CARBON, LAST HOURS & GREEN WORLD RISING - narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio & Thom Hartmann, directed by Leila Conners
In for Thom today, please welcome Progressive talkers Danielle & Shane-O
Hour One: Why Ben Carson is Wrong About Wage Hikes & the Pyramids - John Nichols, The Nation Magazine
Hour Two: Data Caps...What Comcast Doesn't Want You To Know - Tim Karr, Free Press
Hour Three: Was Ohio's Pro-Pot Election Stolen? Brad Friedman, The Brad Blog
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I thought the Starbucks insignia was just a mermaid. Remember, it originally had exposed breasts.



Rubio has it backward. As automation reduces how much human labor is needed, wages must go up. As population stays the same while jobs disappear, we need to shorten the work week and the work life (lowering retirement age and allowing more educational delays to entering the workforce) so that the work that needs to get done is spread more evenly among the people, allowing everyone to earn enough to survive, thrive and retire. But this means that everyone must be paid more per unit of time that they actually work, so that the lifetime total is the same.