Crime and Politics - Ep 4 - Money
Channel: EricT Red
Date: 15/05/2022

Crime and Politics - A show about the intersection of criminal justice and political corruption, and the systemic solutions we need.

Episode 4: Money

What about the money?  Is it real?  Why is MMT important?

A bit of Monty Python, some wojaks, the petrodollar, and demands.

Cash bail, and incarceration rates: U.S. vs. the world (guess who's #1).

And please just stop saying "taxpayer dollars!"

If you like what we're doing please like, share, subscribe, and comment!

Check out Eleven Demands for Real Democracy, and more: https://erictred.com

Intro/outro music:  Silent Partner - Stand Straight

Links:

Cash bail: Two tiered system built into the criminal justice system
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/incomejails.html

Incarceration rates
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/profiles/MA.html