Episode 51: Checks, Drugs, and Good-Haired Trolls

Remember when we joked about needing inflation stimulus checks to fight inflation? Well, Gavin with the Good Hair took us seriously! Seriously. We discuss. Speaking of which—GwtGH just bought ad space in Florida to go head-to-head with Ron DeSantis! We discuss the major party prospects for 2024 and offer our own picks for Republican and Democratic candidates. Finally, in a segment honorifically titled “JoeR is Dumb,” we provide a progress report on Oregon’s total drug decriminalization experiment. What do the results say about the libertarian stance on drug legalization? 

California Fights Inflation by Sending People Free Money: https://reason.com/2022/06/28/california-fights-inflation-by-sending-people-free-money/

JoeR is (not!) Dumb:

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-06-02/oregon-botched-drug-treatment-plan-tied-to-decriminalization#:~:text=Oregon%20officials%20and%20lawmakers%20say,drug%20addictions%20and%20overdoses%20increase. 

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm#notes 

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