The Rehfeld Report

Charlie Kirk's tragic death shows once again the power guns have over Americans. Too many guns in too many hands. The death keep piling up. The need for meaningful gun control never more urgent. never more unlikely to get passed. Why are too many white males murdering people instead out playing golf, tennis or baseball?

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is against processed foods to Make America Healthy Again, but won't do anything about it, so here's the solution for MAHA and so much more. We need to legislate significant excise taxes on processed food, like soda, cereal and canned meat, and so much more, like gas-powered cars, jewelry and furs, while increasing the excise taxes on gas, tobacco and alcohol. With the money raised we can spend it treating the sick who suffer from illnesses caused by food and drink, among other illnesses and conditions.  

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The pull of warmer weather, jobs and lower cost of living continues to draw Americans from the North to the South. The problem is they are headed to states that have a shrinking supply of water and as climate change leads to a hotter planet the situation can only get worse. This is bad not merely for when we want a drink, but for our food and electricity supplies. What to do? Become more efficient is basic, including learning to love the many uses of gray water. But we need to do much more. Will we? Listen here.

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Life insurance and annuities are losing bets. Investing in index stock and bond funds are far more likely to provide financial security in retirement for you and your family. Listen here and you'll see why. 

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Cash is trash. Mostly. Use credit cards carefully and you not only get convenience, you get free money and financial safety you'll find hard to duplicate. You get money when you sign on, you get cash back every month and you save on interest, plus credit card companies have your back when you play by the rules. Listen here.

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Floods are on the rise. They are covering more land and at greater depth, too. Areas near water, where most people in the U.S. and around the world live, are at the greatest risk of being flooded. What does it mean for individual home owners? Know all there is to know about flood insurance and listen to this podcast.

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Wildfires have become more frequent and more dangerous. Climate change is the main reason, but our transmission of electricity is another big factor. We need to do better taking care of and building up the ever expanding grid. Have a listen about what has been happening and what we need to do to at least reduce the number of wildfires and their intensity.  

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Junk food is doing more harm than ever, more so in the United States than in any other developed country in the world. Worse, ultra-processed food, another term for it, does not affect Americans equally. There's much money to be made from this stuff and only a relatively few people making it. We need to redistribute the wealth and empty calories, like taxing the junk and using the income to increase spending on public health. Listen here. 

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We didn't start out as carnivores and don't have be meat eaters. Indeed, if we kick the habit our lives and the world will be better for it. Here's my beef against beef.

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We have to move. On our own. Our dependence on cars, is killing us and the planet. The facts are there to see. We drive more than in other developed countries and we weigh more because we sit on our butts behind a wheel. There's more. Tune in.

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