James Talarico: Here Is How They Designed The System To Keep You Poor!
Steven Bartlett talks with James Talarico, a Texas state rep running for US Senate, who argues the economy is rigged by corruption and big money, and covers AI, immigration, the Iran war and his Christian faith.
The gist
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Talarico blames 50 years of trickle-down economics, tracing it to the 1971 Powell memo, and calls today's system crony capitalism, not capitalism.
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He backs higher minimum wage, stronger unions and closing tax loopholes, saying collecting what the top 1% already owes would raise $172 billion yearly.
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For AI rules, Talarico would prioritize protecting workers, children and democracy from deepfakes, and floats an AI dividend so everyone shares the gains.
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On Iran, he says Congress should restore checks and balances, withholding war funding until objectives are clear, and lean on regional partners and diplomacy.
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Talarico grounds his politics in the Bible's two commandments and the good Samaritan, saying seminary taught him prayer and action together prevent burnout.
"As a seminary student, I had to learn Greek and Hebrew because in our Christian Bible the Hebrew scriptures are written in Hebrew and the New Testament is written in Greek. And so we learned both original languages so that we don't have to be reliant on translations, right? Be..."
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