Friends with Political Benefits

Episode 2B. School Voucher Scams and Private Prison Profits - What's in the Big Beautiful Bill?

39 min · 24 de jun de 2025
Portada del episodio Episode 2B. School Voucher Scams and Private Prison Profits - What's in the Big Beautiful Bill?

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The devil's in the details of the Big Ugly Bill! Lisa Z and the crew expose the sneaky taxpayer-funded school voucher program designed to look like a tax-deductible scholarship credit and the immigration fund created to funnel tax dollars and immigrants into the private prison system, where our farm and service workers can be exploited for free labor. Check out the sources discussed in this video by visiting our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/teetalkpodcast

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