Looks at what the tax system rewards and discourages, what it forces us to do and what it forces underground. Asks if it's possible to make an honest living between income tax, sales tax, and property tax. Explores the paradox of "protectionism" vs. defense, and the Pacific Freeze Campaign to wash the military build-up out of our hair.
Produced and Hosted by Tereza Coraggio
Production and Editing by Skidmark Bob http://popdefectradio.blogspot.com/
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Music by Cinematic Orchestra, Manu Chao, Thievery Corporation, Snow Patrol
Reads the poem "This is My Heart," by Joy Harjo interspersed with "I Built a House" by Cinematic Orchestra. Quotes from the Chocolate Scorecard that rates labor practices in the cocoa industry from bitter to sweet. Questions why love prostitutes itself to sell diamonds, flowers, chocolate, and cell phones. Writes a rap song on the economic stimulus.