The Rick Smith Show Full Three Hours Show for 10-3-2016

Matt Mittenthal, National Spokesperson for the Hillary Clinton campaign joins Rick to discuss the recent New York Times story on Republican opponent Donald Trump declaring a $916 million loss on his 1995 income tax returns and explain what the campaign believes the limited information shows on how the GOP candidate would govern.

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale joins Rick to talk about the recent New York Times story regarding what is knows about the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trumps leaked limited 1995 taxes returns and what aggressive tax avoidance schemes have done to state coffers and public services.

Kevin Mahoney, Editor Zero and the Raging Chicken Press joins Rick to report on the latest news and up-to-date information on the continuing contract negotiations between the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) and the union (APSCUF) representing higher education faculty.

Jonathan Pelto, manager of Education Bloggers Network, blogger, former Connecticut House Representative and current US Congressional candidate joins Rick to talk about the disastrous new SAT test and talk about the SAT whistleblowerwho exposed what is described as a “global fraud” “committed against millions of students and their families.”

Dr. Tim Slekar, Dean of Education at Edgewood College in Wisconsin and Host of BustED Pencils Radio joins Rick to talk about the political nature of the “teacher shortage” as there appears to be a mass exodus of teachers leaving the profession due to the ongoing attacks on public education and their profession.