We all have a tendency to repeat things we hear. But when many people start repeating the same thing, we come to believe that the thing must be true. Unfortunately, this happens a lot when it comes to politics and government. This is the first of a two-part episode in which we discuss incorrect things that people tend to think are correct simply because they get repeated.
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Quick Hits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtbSP3GG_YI
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/the-interview-john-beckett-entrepreneur-who-built-the-first-ryanair-website-video
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/small-time-landlords-hanging-on-by-their-fingernails-as-eviction-moratorium-drags-on/
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/biden-admin-to-implement-limited-eviction-moratorium/
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/07/there-are-about-1-million-more-job-openings-than-people-looking-for-work.html
Foolishness of the Week
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/university-wisconsin-removes-rock-sign-racism-79313853https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/read-the-wisconsin-state-journals-original-article-on-chamberlin-rock-1925/article_e4cfcb52-774c-53ab-8b46-34009a0aeb64.html
Topic of the Week
https://www.downsizinggovernment.org/government-cost-overruns
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