Top 10 Public Health Scams Parents Should Know

On the July 17, 2025 broadcast, Kim Monson explores critical issues affecting Colorado families, including public health deceptions that threaten parental rights, a controversial land grab by Xcel Energy in Elbert County, and Denver Mayor Michael Johnston’s request for $800 million in new debt. Guests Pam Long, Carrie Giblets, and Jason Bailey provide essential information for engaged citizens fighting government overreach. Xcel Energy’s Eminent Domain Battle in Elbert County Start listening at 18:50 – Hour 1 Carrie Giblets, an Elbert County resident, sounds the alarm on Xcel Energy’s aggressive tactics to seize private property for their Power Pathway transmission line project. Despite the Elbert County Board of Commissioners denying Xcel’s incomplete permit applications on June 25, the utility company continues serving condemnation papers on landowners. Giblets explains that 13 landowners have already been served with eminent domain orders, with 9 or 10 more in limbo. The proposed 550-mile transmission line would cut through Elbert County with 150-foot-wide easements and towers up to 199 feet tall, some placed less than 100 feet from homes. Giblets notes that existing transmission corridors to the east could accommodate the project, but Xcel refuses to consider alternatives because their route opens the entire eastern plains for wind and solar development within 35 miles of the line. County zoning regulations require co-location with existing infrastructure when possible, yet Xcel ignores these requirements. “There is absolutely no benefit for Elbert County. Xcel says that we will get some money in fees and taxes, but the costs to Elbert County far outweigh any benefit that we would get in tax revenue.” Carrie Giblets, Elbert County Resident The Case Against Government Debt Start listening at 33:27 – Hour 1 Jason Bailey, founder of Citizens for No New Debt, breaks down why Denver Mayor Michael Johnston’s proposed $800 million bond measure makes no economic sense. Bailey, a 40-year business veteran who ran a restaurant near Denver’s City and County Building for 14 years, watched Mayor Michael Hancock accumulate debt that taxpayers must repay at roughly double the original amount. The Denver City Council will likely approve placing this measure on the November ballot, despite any surface-level pushback. Bailey explains that government debt differs fundamentally from business debt because government produces nothing and can only acquire revenue through taxation. Every dollar paid in interest to banks buys nothing for citizens, making debt a counterproductive way to fund parks, recreation centers, or any public project. “The thing is, if we don’t use debt, we can buy more parks and more recreation centers and more libraries, and we can cut back on tax money.” Jason Bailey, Founder, Citizens for No New Debt Public Health Deceptions Targeting Families Start listening at 73:40 – Hour 2 Pam Long, a West Point graduate, former Army Medical Service Corps captain, and military director at Children’s Health Defense, exposes the top 10 public health scams that parents must understand before the new school year. Long reveals that doctors and nurses routinely fail to provide informed consent about vaccine risks because financial compensation systems award them up to $400 per child if most patients in a clinic are vaccinated. Colorado’s minor consent laws, passed under Governor Polis, allow chi...