Episode 280 Media Mash-up; Government to the Rescue

At a press conference on August 12th, 1986, US President Ronald Reagan said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” This week’s news has been dominated by Joe Biden announced a federal student loan relief plan that, once again, has voters divided by political lines. We are going to be examining what we know and what we don’t about his plan. Also, in the ongoing saga of Texas vs the Federal Government surrounding abortion rights in Texas, there have been some interesting developments this week that is sure to keep the fight ongoing. Lastly, in our final segment, we are going to be looking at the origins of a saying that some may call “foul”.