A Texan Abroad

A Texan Abroad

By Bill McMainsSociety & Culture
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A Texan Abroad episodes

  • Conversation #16: Healthcare
    (1) Does everyone deserve access to quality healthcare? (2) What are the issues with government-provided healthcare? (3) What are the issues with private healthcare? (4) What are some other issues related to healthcare? (5) How can we solve these issues?
    14 min
  • Conversation #14: Jobs & Worker’s Rights
    (1) Should there be a higher minimum wage? (2) Should the government require other employee benefits? (3) Are unions a good thing? (4) Should there be a jobs guarantee? (5) What should we do about the current unemployment crisis?
    15 min
  • Conversation #12: The Economy & the Government
    (1) How involved in the economy should government be? (2) What mechanisms can/should the government use to effect the economy? (3) How much regulation is good for the economy? (4) How much credit/blame should be given to a government for the economy? (5) How should governments be helping in the current crisis?
    15 min
  • Conversation #11: Big Tech & Data Privacy
    (1) Are big tech companies monopolies? (2) Should big tech be regulated or broken up? (3) Why has data become such a heated issue? (4) What are the issues with social media? (5) How do we solve these tech-related problems?
    15 min
  • Conversation #9: Racism & Prejudice
    (1) What is racism/prejudice? (2) Is the USA a racist (or hate-filled) country? (3) Is there systemic racism (or prejudice) in the USA? (4) How can we combat prejudice (and hate)? (5) How can we fix the system?
    15 min
  • Conversation #8: Police Violence & Protests
    (1) Are police officers racially biased against minorities? (2) Should we defund the police? (3) How should police handle protests & protesters? (4) Are the protests doing more harm than good? (5) How can we get these two sides to come together?
    15 min
  • Conversation #7: COVID 19
    (1) Should we have seen this coming? (2) What could people (and leaders) have done differently/better? (3) Why/how has a pandemic become so political? (4) Did the pandemic create a division or shins a light on one? (5) What can people (and leaders) do moving forward?
    15 min

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