The 100th Episode! With Hartzell & Jess Piper - Jason Smith Lies, Parson Claims MO is NO. 4 in Opportunity, Ranked Choice Voting, School Choice

Opening Statement: Don’t Give Them An Inch (4min 20 sec)

Special Guests for Show 100!

Drop By Howdy - Hartzell Gray - 9min

Drop By Howdy - Jess Piper - 23min 20 sec
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Talkin’ Politics with Rachel, Sean, & Adam (39min 30 sec

1. True OR False: The BBB Plan Will Tax Cow Farts like Jason Smith, MO

1. https://twitter.com/TheHeartlandPOD/status/1463219820908982274?s=20

2. https://www.forbes.com/sites/energyinnovation/2021/10/26/methane-fee-in-build-back-better-act-would-add-250-billion-to-us-economy-cut-dangerous-climate-pollution/?sh=4545d33d3e78

3. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/09/30/fact-check-build-back-better-act-wouldnt-tax-cattle-farmers/5913599001/

1. Why is he saying this? Missouri is the NO.3 beef producer in the US

1. https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/beef-production-by-state

1. Yeah, no… Gov. Parson Claims Missouri is #4 for “Opportunity” but cites absolutely no metric, stats, reports, or anything, at all, to back it up.

1. Buy or Sell - Ranked Choice Voting Is The Answer To Our System’s Issues

1. Sean give us a ranked choice voting primer maybe?

1. Is the New York election a good example?

1. The Big One: School Choice, Show Me Institute, Dark Money Education

1. MIssouri “School Choice” Guide: https://schoolchoiceweek.com/guide-school-choice-missouri/

1. This is one of those issues where we are going to dive deep into the Missouri side of things because this isn’t just a Missouri issue, but the model is more advanced here than in other states, meaning the groups that are pushing this have enough control that they have moved from planning stages into execution

2. What is school choice?

1. On its face: https://www.edchoice.org/school-choice/what-is-school-choice/

https://missouriindependent.com/2021/07/12/gov-parson-set-to-sign-bills-on-school-choice-police-chokeholds-gas-tax-hike/

1. 2020 RNC - school choice was big

1. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/08/school-choice-rnc-obsession.html

2. Initiative Petition: https://www.newstribune.com/news/news/story/2021/nov/03/lawsuit-calls-ballot-summary-of-school-voucher-petition-misleading/894270/

1. Who is the “Show Me Institute” https://showmeinstitute.org/

1. Board is a who’s who of Missouri right wing money https://showmeinstitute.org/show-me-institute-board-of-directors/

2. Who is the Missouri Federation for Children

1. https://www.federationforchildren.org/jean-evans-to-lead-missouri-federation-for-children/

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