Link TreeThank you for Listening Please Share <\audio>​Continuing with the Biden - Harris Lift Every Voice Plan, today we are getting into the section on Supporting African American Workers.       

Sections Covered:
2:00 - Fight for Equal Pay - C

8:49 - Ensure Federally Funded Projects protect workers - C

12:55 - Encourage diverse hiring and promotion practices -D

17:11 - Restore the federal governments role in setting the bar for other employers to advance opportunities for all workers. - D

22:12 - Protect essential workers in the Covid-19 Crisis. - D  

29:12 - Turn unemployment insurance into employment insurance. - D   
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Link TreeThank you for Listening Please Share <\audio>​Continuing with the Biden - Harris Lift Every Voice Plan, today we are getting into the section on investing in communities that need it most which is still a part of his plan for Black America.       

Sections Covered:
Fully Implement Congressman Clyburn’s 10-20-30 Plan to help all individuals living in persistently impoverished communities. 1:50

Create a White House “Strike Force” to partner with rural communities to help them access federal funds. 5:20

Drive Additional capital into low-income communities to spur the development of low-income housing. 6:35

Build and modernize infrastructure in communities that need it most. 8:57
Invest in Historically marginalized communities and bring everyone to the table for transportation planning.  9:35


Bring Broadband to every American Household. 10:51
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Link TreeThank you for Listening Please Share <\audio>Today we are getting back to the Biden - Harris Lift Every Voice Plan now that he has won the election.  Him winning actually gives this plan more significance now so we wanted to make sure that we are taking the time to look at it thoroughly.  I also wanted to answer another question that I get asked a lot concerning Trump facing charges after his presidency.     

2:13 - Trump Legal Issues
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Sections Covered:
5:02 - Eliminate local and state housing regulations that perpetuate discrimination. D

8:47 - Promote more equitable wealth building and a more secure retirement. D

10:07 - Equalize the tax benefits of defined contribution plans. D

12:45 - Remove penalties for caregivers who want to save for retirement. D

15:51 - Give small businesses a tax break for starting a retirement plan and giving workers a chance to save at work. D

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Link TreeThank you for Listening Please Share <\audio>While it can’t be overstated that local elections have a much more direct impact on the day to day life of the average American, it also can’t be dismissed that presidential elections capture the nation's attention in a way that isn’t quite seen anywhere else.  With that being said and with COVID still being a thing, we decided to have a show answering questions.  We decided to boil the questions down to a list of 7 questions that we feel cover the bulk of all the things we were asked about.  That is our show today and those questions are: 

2:25 - What’s the outlook given that the majority of this election will be disputed?

10:15 - How can Trump Go straight to the supreme court with election issues?

14:42 - Why do they tell people to vote if it's based on the electoral college and not the popular vote?

22:37 - Why are the different networks presenting different results?

23:45 - Why don’t black people like Biden because of the 94 crime bill?

34:40 - Why does his position on the 94 Crime bill no longer matter?

44:15 - What's the deal With Mask and is there an end in sight for covid?
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Link TreeThank you for Listening Please Share <\audio>​We just wanted to take the moment to let you know that new content is coming but we couldn't really predict how the elections were going to unfold so we decided to wait and see. Be safe out there, things are getting hectic and people are getting violent.  [email protected]LftS Quick Update on New Content & Elections.mp3File Size:5199 kbFile Type:mp3Download File

Thank you for Listening Please Share <\audio>Today we are continuing our talk about housing and what is in the Biden - Harris Lift Every Voice Plan. 

Sections Covered:

• Protect Homeowners and renters from Abusive lenders and landlords through a new homeowner and renter Bill of Rights D
• Strengthen and expand the community reinvestment Act to ensure that our nation’s bank and non-bank financial services institutions are serving all communities.  C
• Eliminate local and state housing regulations that perpetuate discrimination. D

Increase access to affordable housing.

• 1 Establishing a $100 billion Affordable Housing Fund to construct and upgrade affordable housing. D
• 2 Providing tax incentives for the construction of more affordable housing in communities that need it most. D
• Protect Homeowners during the COVID-19 crisis. D

     
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Link TreeThank you for Listening Please Share <\audio>​Today we are talking about housing as we continue with the Biden - Harris Lift Every Voice Plan. 

Sections Covered:

• Expand African American Homeownership and Access to Affordable, Safe House Grade: D
• Help Families Buy Their First Homes and Build Wealth by Creating a New Refundable, Advanceable Tax Credit of up to $15,000 Grade: D
• Tackle Racial Bias that Leads to Homes in Communities of Color Being Assessed by Appraisers below their Fair Value Grade: C
• Roll Back Trump Administration Policies Gutting Fair Lending and Fair Housing Protections, Strongly Enforce Fair Credit Reporting Laws, and Create a new Public Credit Reporting Agency Grade: B
• Roll Back Trump Administration policies gutting fair lending and fair housing protections for homeowners. 

1. Give Local Elected officials the tools and resources they need to combat gentrification Grade: D
2. Hold Financial Institutions accountable for discriminatory practices in the housing market Grade: B
3. Restore the federal Government’s power to enforce settlements against discriminatory lenders Grade: D

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Link TreeThank you for Listening Please Share <\audio>Here is a replay of our first live show.  We didn't advertise because we wanted it to be a test.  At the last moment, we decided to go live on Facebook, Twitch, and YouTube.  We managed to be found by nearly 200 unique people with no advertising.  That's pretty huge!  

We are still figuring out our style for the live shows as we wanted to pause for conversation but we didn't want to drag out the already long debate.  Comments and opinions are asked for and welcome.  

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Link TreeThank you for Listening Please Share <\audio>​Today we are going to stick with the Biden-Harris Lift Every Voice Plan diving into what they are saying they would do and what should be done for the Black Community.  Tune in and share your thoughts!   
Biden Plan Points Covered in this Episode:

• Increase Opportunities for African American-owned businesses to obtain or participate in federal contracts.
• The report goes on to talk about increasing the funding for the minority business development agency. 
• Protect small and disadvantaged businesses from federal and state contract bundling which often locks out African American owned smaller firms from effectively bidding on procurement contracts.  
• Make sure economic relief because of Covid-19 reaches the African American Business that need it most.
• Providing African American entrepreneurs and other small business owners technical assistance.
• Reserve half of all the new PPP funds for small businesses with 50 employees or less.
• Produce a weekly dashboard to show which small businesses are accessing loans.
• Supporting African American Churches During the Covid-19 Crisis.

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Link TreeThank you for Listening Please Share <\audio>The StimulusAir Carrier Support​Today we finish HR 748 starting with section 4116 covering employment compensation limitations, moving through title 5 covering relief funds and finishing up with title 6 covering miscellaneous provisions.  We will also be getting into my thoughts overall regarding the entirety of HR 748 and its impact on the Black Community.  
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