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The rich don't create jobs- -demand from the public does, says our guest Dave Johnson

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Tags: tax cuts for the rich, unempoyment, jobs, Dave Johnson, Campaign For America's Future

Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. Our country is still in recession. And there are several schools of thoughts about how to reduce unemployment. Is the solution more tax cuts? Or is it more investment by the government? Our guest, Dave Johnson is a Fellow at Campaign for America's Future, writing about American manufacturing, trade and economic/industrial policy. He is also a Senior Fellow with Renew California.

Dave has more than 20 years of technology industry experience including ...

Interview with Robert Borosage: GOP plan to privatize Medicare; open phones

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Tags: Paul Ryan, Robert Borosage, Campaign for America's Future, Medicare, privatization, vouchers, tax cuts, federal deficit

Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Three weeks ago in Washington the Republican-controlled House passed Congressman Paul Ryan’s budget on April 15.

The vote was along party lines. The budget proposal aims to reduce the nation’s $14 trillion national debt but the proposal's plans to change health-care access for seniors have proven controversial.

The budget proposal replaces the Medicare guarantee for seniors over 65 with a voucher system that seniors would have to u...