The State of Us

Younger generations are more interested in net freedom than they are in net worth. Justin and Lance discuss how the workplace is changing post-covid, if employers should pay for time or product, and how the 40 hour work week started. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, work, employment, productivity, week, freedom, time, goals, job, money, economy

The recently enacted child credit tax payments have promised great benefits, but recent research from the University of Chicago suggests otherwise. Justin and Lance break down the findings of the research and propose a more effective way to help impoverished children. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, children, education, money, poverty, school, taxes, politics, government, biden, credit, program

The holidays are right around the corner but your holiday packages might not be. Justin and Lance discuss how the logistics industry is shifting to accommodate manufacturing deficits, and how the labor shortage is driving inflation. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, inflation, labor, economy, jobs, immigration, shipping, manufacturing, logistics, factory, transit, holidays

Apple plans to develop software that will detect images of child pornography stored on iPhones. Justin and Lance discuss if this software will infringe on your privacy and ask if a stable internet connection is a utility in American society. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, internet, privacy, data, apple, technology, safety, software, government, utility

The debt ceiling was designed to reduce the nation's debt, but it has not worked that way in the past. Justin and Lance discuss how the political parties have interacted with the debt ceiling and the history of the debt ceiling. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, politics, debt ceiling, national debt, republican, democrat, spending, inflation, revenue, money, economy, taxes, wealth, america

How can we solve America's division - is ranked-choice voting the answer? Justin and Lance discuss how ranked-choice voting works, and how it could change the American political system. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, voting, ranked-choice, politics, democrat, republican, bipartisan, representation, election, poll, president, governor, mayor, race

How are schools rethinking grade levels for students and the amount of time they spend in class? Justin and Lance discuss how education should shift towards application-level understanding and how unvaccinated college students are costing schools millions of dollars. tags: justin weller, lance jackson, education, school, learning, teaching, teacher, vaccine, money, loans, taxes, technology

For more than a month, Facebook researchers warned that comments on vaccine-related posts were filled with anti-vaccine rhetoric. On the third installment of the Facebook series, Justin and Lance discuss the role of social media in society and how it should be handled in the future. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance Jackson, facebook, instagram, social media, monopoly, utility

The court has been significantly transformed with a slight conservative majority. Justin and Lance track the major Supreme Court decisions from this term with new justice Amy Coney Barrett and analyze how the American people feel about the court's decisions. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, amy coney barrett, judge, justice, supreme court, law, politics, republican, democrat

The United States has more job openings now than at any other point in history. With employers struggling to fill empty positions, they are forced to be creative. Justin and Lance discuss why there is a labor shortage and what employers are trying to acquire new talent. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, work, labor, economics, wages, job, politics, employer, money, career, hire, demand, supply, united states