In this week's episode, David is off and Bill Wirtz, host of the ConsEUmer Podcast and Senior Policy Analyst at the Consumer Choice Center, sits in. -The US should not copy-paste the EU's agricultural rules -China's tech industry is being destroyed from within -What it's like at a casino in Luxemburg https://journal.lu/en/press-play INTERVIEW: Ashley Baker (@andashleysays) – Director of Public Policy, The Committee for Justice What is the goal of antitrust? https://pairagraph.com/dialogue/fcc700e3d2f4485a8789b46d566d6c7a/1 When the progressives and the conservatives agree on regulating big companies The new FTC chair Lina Kahn and what she represents Biden's executive order on competition and consumers, and how it will weaponize antitrust INTERVIEW: Bartley J. Madden – An independent researcher and author, Madden retired as a managing director of Credit Suisse Holt after a career in money management and investment research that included the founding of Callard Madden & Associates. His work in public policy has resulted in the Free To Choose Medicine plan, which was developed in journal articles published in Regulation, Cancer Biotherapy & Radiopharmaceuticals, Medical Hypotheses, and Engage. Promising legislation that will help supercharge the FDA Free to choose medicine and its success in Japan Reciprocity as a beginning, but we must go further The success of quickly implementing vaccines shows the FDA can be nimble, but we need it at all times, not just in an emergency There are great outcomes from doctors experimenting using their judgment and open-sourcing their data The status quo is far too costly and risks lives as it is Optimism on getting the FDA up to speed Boosting the Return on Investment is vital for new medicines Broadcast on 29. July 2021  Radio: http://sauga960am.ca Radio: http://bigtalkerfm.com  Website: http://consumerchoiceradio.com ***PODCAST***  Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8  Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS  Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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EP82: When Bill Goes Gambling (w/ Bart Madden and Ashley Baker)

In this week's episode, Yael and David break down the response to Jeff Bezos' space exploration. Interview: David chats with Jocelyn Bamford from the Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers about how impending regulations are going to make everything more expensive and less accessible.  Yael and David then discuss the pros and cons of President Joe Biden's consumer competition push. Will this make markets more competitive? Or more complicated? Broadcast on 22. July 2021  Radio: http://sauga960am.ca Radio: http://bigtalkerfm.com  Website: http://consumerchoiceradio.com ***PODCAST***  Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8  Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS  Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EP81: Jeff Bezos: Space Cowboy

INTERVIEW: Canadian Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre (@PierrePoilievre) -Plastic bans and restrictions don't help consumers and don't help entrepreneurs -Worries about inflation are real, and Ottawa is to blame -The tale of Henry the Eight's Copper Nose -Bailouts and easy monetary policy are causing high housing costs. The Bank of Canada needs to stop now Pierre Marcel Poilievre is a Canadian politician who served as Minister for Democratic Reform from 2013 to 2015 and Minister of Employment and Social Development in 2015. He is currently a member of Parliament, representing the suburban Ottawa riding of Carleton and serves as the Opposition critic for jobs and industry, having served as the critic for finance and the National Capital Commission from 2017 to 2021. *** David & Yaël take up the mic after to discuss some pressing topics: -CUBA LIBRE and #patriayvida -The problem with the federal government nationalizing credit scores -The Pendulum Always Swings Back -Telecom industry competition is needed: let in the foreign companies! Broadcast on 15. July 2021 Radio: https://sauga960am.ca Radio: http://bigtalkerfm.com Website: http://consumerchoiceradio.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/HgZ2Cj10XTM Write to us: hello@consumerchoiceradio.com Need a VPN to mask your online surfing? Use our affiliate code: https://consumerchoiceradio.com/vpn ***PODCAST*** Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8 Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS Produced by the Consumer Choice Center: https://consumerchoicecenter.org Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EP80: Canadian MP Pierre Poilievre: Stop the Meddling

-Why doesn't David support Canadian teams in the Stanley Cup finals? -Vaxx that thing up -The Delta Variant and Why It Really Doesn't Matter -The Big Tech investments of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi are turning heads -Should politicians who receive non-public information still be allowed to invest in the market? -Junk food advertising restrictions on the cusp in Canada? -JD Vance and the future of the conservative movement: all tech hate, all the time -The Pendulum Always Swings Back Broadcast on 8. July 2021 Radio: https://sauga960am.ca Radio: http://bigtalkerfm.com Website: http://consumerchoiceradio.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/HgZ2Cj10XTM Write to us: hello@consumerchoiceradio.com Need a VPN to mask your online surfing? Use our affiliate code: https://consumerchoiceradio.com/vpn ***PODCAST*** Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8 Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS Produced by the Consumer Choice Center: https://consumerchoicecenter.org Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EP79: Nancy Pelosi: Investor Extraordinaire

-The Electric Vehicle Availability Index and a huge success! https://consumerchoicecenter.org/united-states-electric-vehicle-accessibility-index/ -Canada's silly attempt to ban vape flavors https://financialpost.com/opinion/david-clement-dont-ban-flavoured-vapes -Celebrating Canada Day and Independence Day -Why aren't we talking more about how awesome Starlink could be? -The antitrust monster is slain...for now -Joe Biden is mulling an executive order to ramp up regulations and regulatory authority. Watch out. Radio: https://sauga960am.ca Radio: http://bigtalkerfm.com Website: http://consumerchoiceradio.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/HgZ2Cj10XTM Write to us: hello@consumerchoiceradio.com Need a VPN to mask your online surfing? Use our affiliate code: https://consumerchoiceradio.com/vpn ***PODCAST*** Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8 Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS Produced by the Consumer Choice Center: https://consumerchoicecenter.org Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EP78: The Bigger the Regulatory State, The More We Lose

-Presenting the Consumer Choice Center US Electric Vehicle Accessibility Index, with Elizabeth Hicks (@eohicks), US Affairs Analyst at the Consumer Choice Center https://consumerchoicecenter.org/united-states-electric-vehicle-accessibility-index/ INTERVIEW: Peter Jaworski (@petermjaworski) -Why compensating blood plasma donors is illegal in Canada and why it should change -The anti-American narrative around blood plasma donations  -Are vaccine lotteries economically worth it? Peter Martin Jaworski is an Associate Teaching Professor teaching Ethical Values of Business to undergraduates and Ethical Leadership to MBAs and Executive MBAs. He was a Visiting Research Professor at Brown University, a Visiting Assistant Professor at the College of Wooster, and an Instructor at Bowling Green State University. Radio: https://sauga960am.ca Radio: http://bigtalkerfm.com Website: http://consumerchoiceradio.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/HgZ2Cj10XTM Write to us: hello@consumerchoiceradio.com Need a VPN to mask your online surfing? Use our affiliate code: https://consumerchoiceradio.com/vpn ***PODCAST*** Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8 Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS Produced by the Consumer Choice Center: https://consumerchoicecenter.org Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EP77: Legalize Paid Plasma, Electric Vehicle Index (w/ Peter Jaworski, Elizabeth Hicks)

-Getting tased on the boardwalk for vaping: is this what the anti-vape zealots want? https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/14/ocean-city-police-vaping-video-boardwalk/ -Jon Stewart brings us real comedy on the Lab Leak Hypothesis and Stephen Colbert crumbles INTERVIEW: Ali Rizvi (@MCrizvi) -The CDC's mask policy for 2-year-olds has real consequences. Ali Rizvi knows, because he was kicked off a flight when his toddler couldn't keep his mask on -Are we basing this on science or theater? -Do any people in public health have kids and understand that toddlers don't mask up? Ali I. Rizvi is a Pulitzer Prize-winning, Emmy nominated creative currently based out of D.C. Rizvi tells nonfiction and fiction stories of diversity from around the world. -El Salvador and #Bitcoin -In defense of all-inclusive resorts Broadcast on Sauga 960AM and Big Talker 106.7FM. Radio: https://sauga960am.ca Radio: http://bigtalkerfm.com Website: http://consumerchoiceradio.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/HgZ2Cj10XTM Write to us: hello@consumerchoiceradio.com Need a VPN to mask your online surfing? Use our affiliate code: https://consumerchoiceradio.com/vpn ***PODCAST*** Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8 Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS Produced by the Consumer Choice Center: https://consumerchoicecenter.org Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EP76: Kicked Off the Plane Because My Toddler Wouldn't Wear a Mask

-Oh my, business people pay different tax rates! What if we actually understand how taxes work? -The absolute sh*t show of the rental car industry and the innovative competitors they try to keep out INTERVIEW: Jerry Buting (@jbuting) -Updates on the Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey cases featured in Making a Murderer -Why do people falsely confess? Why do people choose to plead guilty even if they've done nothing wrong? -In the wake of George Floyd's murder and subsequent protests, what should we aim to achieve in police and justice reform? -Time to get rid of qualified immunity -The wake of destruction left by the death penalty -How can we best craft the expungement of people convicted under cannabis possession? -What the Biden administration can do to pursue real criminal justice and police reform https://jbuting.com/about-the-book/ https://cifsjustice.org/ Jerry Buting is a criminal defense attorney based in Wisconsin. He is best known as Steven Avery's attorney, featured in the Netflix documentary Making a Murderer. He is also the author of the book Illusion of Justice and a co-founder of the Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences. Broadcast on Sauga 960AM and Big Talker 106.7FM. Radio: https://sauga960am.ca Radio: http://bigtalkerfm.com Website: http://consumerchoiceradio.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/HgZ2Cj10XTM Write to us: hello@consumerchoiceradio.com Need a VPN to mask your online surfing? Use our affiliate code: https://consumerchoiceradio.com/vpn ***PODCAST*** Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8 Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS Produced by the Consumer Choice Center: https://consumerchoicecenter.org Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EP75: Making a Murderer attorney Jerry Buting: case updates, police and justice reform

-Consumer choice and hard seltzers -The "Liquid Death" brand and the marketing of water in a can -Soda tax in Newfoundland: can we just stop with regressive taxes? -We are now Bernie bros INTERVIEW: Franco Terrazzano (@franco_nomics) -Regressive gas taxes are hurting ordinary Canadians -How do carbon taxes affect consumers and taxpayers? -Pipelines! https://niagaraindependent.ca/politicians-havent-been-honest-about-their-carbon-taxes/ https://energynow.ca/2021/05/otooles-carbon-taxes-would-come-with-big-costs-for-families-franco-terrazzano/ Franco Terrazzano is Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation -Why do politicians love to pass regressive sin taxes? -Comparing US to Canadian gas prices -The benefits to upzoning and mixed-used zoning -Who are the YIMBY leaders in municipalities? -We need better city planners Broadcast on Sauga 960AM and Big Talker 106.7FM. Radio: https://sauga960am.ca Radio: http://bigtalkerfm.com Website: http://consumerchoiceradio.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/HgZ2Cj10XTM Write to us: hello@consumerchoiceradio.com Need a VPN to mask your online surfing? Use our affiliate code: https://consumerchoiceradio.com/vpn ***PODCAST*** Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8 Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS Produced by the Consumer Choice Center: https://consumerchoicecenter.org Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EP74: Just Stop the Regressive Taxes (w/ Franco Terrazzano)

-Mixing vaccine doses -Toronto Maple Leafs and full stadiums -The argument for removing the LCBO's monopoly: $559 million in savings https://financialpost.com/opinion/david-clement-ending-liquor-monopoly-in-ontario-would-be-win-win-win -The Belarus Operation and the threat to liberal democracies -John Cena is an absolute jellyfish and Taiwan is a country INTERVIEW with Dr. Kimberlee Josephson, Associate Professor of Business and the Associate Dean for the Breen Center for Graduate Success at Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania. -The problematic aspects of corporate social responsibility and activism -Virtue signaling -Warren Buffet says it's time to rethink it all -Woke washing -The examples of Basecamp and the "no-politics" work environments  A Brief History of Corporate Social Responsibility Warren Buffett Just Snubbed the ‘Social Responsibility’ Craze. Here's Why He's Right YouTube video: https://youtu.be/3LjrouDFrkI Broadcast on Sauga 960AM and Big Talker 106.7FM. Radio: https://sauga960am.ca Radio: http://bigtalkerfm.com Website: http://consumerchoiceradio.com Write to us: hello@consumerchoiceradio.com Need a VPN to mask your online surfing? Use our affiliate code: https://consumerchoiceradio.com/vpn ***PODCAST*** Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8 Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS Produced by the Consumer Choice Center: https://consumerchoicecenter.org Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EP73: Woke-Washing and John Cena the Jellyfish

-Life is back to normal in the U.S. -Beach life -The Crypto Massacre of 2021 -Ride-sharing freedom INTERVIEW with entrepreneur Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media -View on the COVID stimulus bill: a payoff for Democratic Party loyalists? -A better recovery plan: direct payments only, small businesses, vaccine roll-outs -Large bailouts and the threat of inflation -Democratization of finance -Hedge funs and short-sellers, hyenas and sharks! -Financial transaction tax would hurt the little guy Steve Forbes (@SteveForbesCEO) is the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media. https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/?sh=491a0fbde726 YouTube video: https://youtu.be/6BM1LWipAHc INTERVIEW with Dr. Kimberlee Josephson, Assistant Professor of Business and the Associate Dean for the Breen Center for Graduate Success at Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania. -The worries about Big Tech are moot. Competition is key -Should companies and corporations appeal to cultural virtues? -What is the role of private companies? What happened to providing value to consumers? Why Competition Is the Antidote to Big Tech's Bad Behavior, Not Politicians Why Corporations Should Cater to Consumers, Not Causes YouTube video: https://youtu.be/3LjrouDFrkI Broadcast on Sauga 960AM and Big Talker 106.7FM. Radio: https://sauga960am.ca Radio: http://bigtalkerfm.com Website: http://consumerchoiceradio.com Write to us: hello@consumerchoiceradio.com Need a VPN to mask your online surfing? Use our affiliate code: https://consumerchoiceradio.com/vpn ***PODCAST*** Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8 Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS Produced by the Consumer Choice Center: https://consumerchoicecenter.org Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EP72: May the Roaring Twenties Begin (w/ Steve Forbes and Kimberlee Josephson)

-The Zombie Apocalypse Gas Shortage -US vs. Canada pipelines -Not talking about Israel-Palestine -Cable News is bad for your brain -Two movies, one screen -Fauci Vs. Rand Paul https://youtu.be/rLJ1JpnkVc8 -Lab Leak Thesis -Origin of Covid — Following the Clues https://nicholaswade.medium.com/origin-of-covid-following-the-clues-6f03564c038 https://lessonsfromthecrisis.substack.com/ -Mark Zuckerberg's goats and Bitcoin -Canada's C-10 bill -Content Quota Regulations Harm the Consumer -One dose summer Broadcast on Sauga 960AM and Big Talker 106.7FM. Radio: https://sauga960am.ca Radio: http://bigtalkerfm.com Website: http://consumerchoiceradio.com Write to us: hello@consumerchoiceradio.com Need a VPN to mask your online surfing? Use our affiliate code: https://consumerchoiceradio.com/vpn ***PODCAST*** Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8 Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS Produced by the Consumer Choice Center: https://consumerchoicecenter.org Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EP71: One Dose Summer

INTERVIEW: Stephen E. Sandherr, Chief Executive Officer - Associated General Contractors of America -Joe Biden's PRO Act and the harm it would have on consumers and workers -The role of labor unions in the 21st century -Why we should care about general contractors in today's economy INTERVIEW: Rick Henderson, the Deregulator -Substack and the future of journalism -Innovating in the media space -NC politics and policy galore -The future of the GOP Rick Henderson, is an award-winning NC-based writer and journalist, former editor of the Carolina Journal, and the brains behind the NC-politics-focused Deregulator.net Substack site. Broadcast on Sauga 960AM and Big Talker 106.7FM. Radio: https://sauga960am.ca Radio: http://bigtalkerfm.com Website: http://consumerchoiceradio.com Write to us: hello@consumerchoiceradio.com Need a VPN to mask your online surfing? Use our affiliate code: https://consumerchoiceradio.com/vpn ***PODCAST*** Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8 Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS Produced by the Consumer Choice Center: https://consumerchoicecenter.org Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EP70: Future of Contractors, Substacking Everything (w/ Stephen Sandherr and Rick Henderson)

-Reaching herd immunity? -TRIPS Waiver and the international organizations and populists who want to seize COVID vaccine IP and tech https://consumerchoicecenter.org/global-organizations-and-populists-who-aim-to-seize-covid-vaccine-tech-and-ip/ -Why protect intellectual property? -The role of innovation in providing medicines  INTERVIEW: Tony Clement (@TonyClementCPC) -Reshoring Canada's goal of empowering our domestic supply chains https://www.reshoringcanada.ca/ -Reaching business leaders and politicians  -How can we have stronger supply chains and avoid endorsing protectionism -Trudeau's vaccine folly https://thenewsforum.ca/series/boom-and-bust/ Tony Clement is a former federal and provincial government minister, co-chair of Reshoring Canada, and host of Boom and Bust on News Forum. -How can we complete with the supply chains controlled by the Chinese Communist Party  -Intellectual property theft in China -The Hard Seltzer market exploding and consumers are damn happy -The Disruption of Hard Seltzer and Drinking Cultures -California recall of Gavin Newsom, the anti-consumer choice governor -Caitlyn Jenner as the GOP California Governor -Census population changes in the U.S. Broadcast on Sauga 960AM and Big Talker 106.7FM. Radio: https://sauga960am.ca Radio: http://bigtalkerfm.com Website: http://consumerchoiceradio.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/4ce1hfp4o98 Write to us: hello@consumerchoiceradio.com Need a VPN to mask your online surfing? Use our affiliate code: https://consumerchoiceradio.com/vpn ***PODCAST*** Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8 Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS Produced by the Consumer Choice Center: https://consumerchoicecenter.org Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EP69: Reshoring Supply Chains, Trudeau's Vaccine Shortfalls, Hard Seltzer Mania (w/ Tony Clement)

-The Derek Chauvin trial and aftermath -Are consumers getting the short stick on data and consumer privacy? https://insidesources.com/are-consumers-getting-the-short-stick-on-data-privacy/ -Make it closing time for Ontario's beer monopoly and the Beer Store https://financialpost.com/opinion/david-clement-make-it-closing-time-for-ontarios-beer-monopoly INTERVIEW: Franco Terrazzano (@franco_nomics) -The crushing federal budget, its deficits, and its cost on future Canadians https://financialpost.com/opinion/opinion-federal-budget-spend-spend-more-then-spend-more-than-that -The COVID lockdown bust -Nationalization of finances and politics in Canada -How long can we sustain debt and deficits? Franco Terrazzano is Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation -Can we still trust the medical establishment? -Who is truly following the science? Broadcast on Sauga 960AM and Big Talker 106.7FM. Radio: https://sauga960am.ca Radio: http://bigtalkerfm.com Website: http://consumerchoiceradio.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/HgZ2Cj10XTM Write to us: hello@consumerchoiceradio.com Need a VPN to mask your online surfing? Use our affiliate code: https://consumerchoiceradio.com/vpn ***PODCAST*** Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8 Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS Produced by the Consumer Choice Center: https://consumerchoicecenter.org Support the show: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EP68: Budget Bonanza (w/ Franco Terrazzano)

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