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Former College and Pro Football Player Turned Entrepreneur Speaks Out Against ‘Fools Gold’ of Basic Income
Pacific Research Institute | Damon Dunn
In the new book Punting Poverty, former collegiate and pro football turned entrepreneur Damon Dunn pushes back against the universal basic income movement to give Americans between $500 and $1000 per month – calling it “fool’s gold that does not even attempt to offer economic empowerment.”
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"Punting Poverty: How Basic Income, Welfare, and Big Government Hurt the American Dream"
Join PRI fellow, entrepreneur, and former NFL and Stanford University football player Damon Dunn as we discuss his new book, Punting Poverty, recent proposals for universal basic income, and his journey from the trailer parks of Texas to Stanford University, the NFL, and a successful business career.
Monday, June 29, 2020 @ 11 AM PST
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This Week on PRI's "Next Round" Podcast
Erik Jaffe – U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
June 15, 2020
This podcast features Erik Jaffe, a partner at Schaerr-Jaffe and a PRI fellow in Legal Studies. A constitutional attorney, Erik has been involved in over 100 Supreme Court matters. We discuss some of the high court’s decisions involving COVID-19, and the upcoming major cases in this session including LGBTQ rights, DACA and the “Dreamers”, abortion, and President Trump’s personal financial records. We also discuss whether the U.S. Supreme Court will be a factor in this year’s presidential elections.
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ACA 5 Establishes a Racial Spoils System
Right By the Bay | Rowena Itchon
June 16, 2020
Consider that the majority of Californians are minorities: 39 percent Hispanics, 15 percent Asians, and 6.5 percent African Americans. Whites make up 37 percent of the population. In the University of California system, Asians account for 30 percent of the student population, followed by whites at 24 percent, Hispanics at 22 percent, and African Americans at 4 percent.
Blocking Evictions Sets Off A Harmful Chain Of Events
Right By the Bay | Kerry Jackson
June 17, 2020
Tenant evictions aren’t generally pleasant affairs. No one likes to see a person’s or a family’s possessions tossed into the street. Losing a home or business is a tragedy. So efforts to prevent evictions seem humanitarian. But a lot lies below the surface.
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