The Rick Smith Show Full Three Hours Show for 1-4-2017

Sarah Kendzior, Writer on politics, economy, and media, Author of “The View From Flyover Country: Essays by Sarah Kendzior” joins Rick to talk about recent fawning news reports that President-Elect Trump stopped Ford Motor Company from moving jobs to Mexico and to discuss what the next four years of headline manipulation might look like.

Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department-AFL-CIO joins Rick to talk about the apparent Republican about face on Amtrak and high-speed rail as Amtrak reopens the rails from New Orleans to Orlando and what this could mean for infrastructure investment in the nations.  Ed calls on President Obama to save American jobs and potentially the airline industry by reversing his administration’s Norwegian Air decision before he leaves office.

Marc Stier, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center joins Rick to preview the coming budget fight in Pennsylvania and share his organizations proposal to increase revenue with targeted increases that do not hit working families and still fund vital programs in the Commonwealth.