340. Anti-Great Reset Legislation Goes Viral

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 340 of the In The Tank Podcast. On this episode, the ITT crew talks about state lawmakers across the country waking up to the threat of the Great Reset and the actions they are taking. Also, they discuss the narrative being promoted by the corporate media that the economy is “booming.” Is that really the case?

OPENING CHIT CHAT

NBC News - Elon Musk’s joining Twitter’s board of directors should sound alarm bells (originally titled “Elon Musk gave us disturbing hints of what he’d do on Twitter’s board”)

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/elon-musk-gave-us-disturbing-hints-d-twitters-board-rcna23120

PRIMARY TOPIC – ANTI-ESG LEGISLATION GOES VIRAL

National Review - Elon Musk: ‘Increasingly Convinced’ That ESG ‘Is the Devil Incarnate’

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/esg-more-reviews-devil-mentioned/

Fox Business - Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen mock ESG investing

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/musk-andreessen-esg-investment

Heartland Institute – Latest ESG Map

https://www.heartland.org/ESG/esg

Heartland Institute – ESG is NOT Part of a “Free-Market” Economy. It’s The Result of Corruption, Cronyism, and Big Government

https://www.heartland.org/publications-resources/publications/esg-is-not-part-of-a-free-market-economy-its-the-result-of-corruption-cronyism-and-big-government

SECONDARY TOPIC – IS THE ECONOMY REALLY “BOOMING”?

NYT - The U.S. Economy Is Booming. So Why Are Economists Worrying About a Recession?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/05/business/economy/recession-economy.html

NPR - The student loan pause has been extended until the end of the summer

https://www.npr.org/2022/04/06/1091018301/student-loan-pause-extended

CNN - Deutsche Bank is the first big bank to forecast a US recession

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/05/business/recession-inflation-economy/index.html

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