The Rick Smith Show 7-28-2017

Helaine Olen, Author Pound Foolish, Co-author The Index Card and political commentator joins Rick to discuss the realities of GOP #SkinnyRepeal failure and to talk about what Democrats need to be doing prior to 2018 election.

Matías Vernengo, Professor of Economics Bucknell University and economic blogger joins Rick to explain why Beggar thy Neighbor economic development is bad policy and how the recently announced Foxconn deal in Wisconsin is a bad deal for workers and taxpayers.

Isaiah J. Poole, Communications Director with People’s Action and the People’s Action Institute joins Rick to discuss the week’s attacks on the LGBT community as the Trump Justice Department fights to fire LGBT workers, names a religious zealot as Ambassador of Religious Freedom, and the tweets, yes the tweets on kicking transgender soldiers out of the military.