Today we are going to continue to lean in on the treasonous insurrection and the logic trying to excuse it, the idiocy that made it possible and the sedition that pushed it.  This was a serious occurrence and I’ve got more to say, but let's also get into the response democrats are pushing regarding new domestic terrorism laws, republicans like Mitch McConnell finally breaking ranks, and security during the Biden Inauguration.

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First show back from the break and 2020 decided to continue into 2021.  That was expected given that Donald Trump lost the election.  No intros, outros, transitions, or fluff, let's talk about it.  

​Continuing with the Biden - Harris Lift Every Voice Plan, today we are getting into the section on Supporting African American Workers.       

Sections Covered:
2:00 - Fight for Equal Pay - C

8:49 - Ensure Federally Funded Projects protect workers - C

12:55 - Encourage diverse hiring and promotion practices -D

17:11 - Restore the federal governments role in setting the bar for other employers to advance opportunities for all workers. - D

22:12 - Protect essential workers in the Covid-19 Crisis. - D  

29:12 - Turn unemployment insurance into employment insurance. - D   

​Continuing with the Biden - Harris Lift Every Voice Plan, today we are getting into the section on investing in communities that need it most which is still a part of his plan for Black America.       

Sections Covered:
Fully Implement Congressman Clyburn’s 10-20-30 Plan to help all individuals living in persistently impoverished communities. 1:50

Create a White House “Strike Force” to partner with rural communities to help them access federal funds. 5:20

Drive Additional capital into low-income communities to spur the development of low-income housing. 6:35

Build and modernize infrastructure in communities that need it most. 8:57
Invest in Historically marginalized communities and bring everyone to the table for transportation planning.  9:35


Bring Broadband to every American Household. 10:51

Today we are getting back to the Biden - Harris Lift Every Voice Plan now that he has won the election.  Him winning actually gives this plan more significance now so we wanted to make sure that we are taking the time to look at it thoroughly.  I also wanted to answer another question that I get asked a lot concerning Trump facing charges after his presidency.     

2:13 - Trump Legal Issues
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Sections Covered:
5:02 - Eliminate local and state housing regulations that perpetuate discrimination. D

8:47 - Promote more equitable wealth building and a more secure retirement. D

10:07 - Equalize the tax benefits of defined contribution plans. D

12:45 - Remove penalties for caregivers who want to save for retirement. D

15:51 - Give small businesses a tax break for starting a retirement plan and giving workers a chance to save at work. D

18:02 - Make social security benefits more generous and equitable. C

While it can’t be overstated that local elections have a much more direct impact on the day to day life of the average American, it also can’t be dismissed that presidential elections capture the nation's attention in a way that isn’t quite seen anywhere else.  With that being said and with COVID still being a thing, we decided to have a show answering questions.  We decided to boil the questions down to a list of 7 questions that we feel cover the bulk of all the things we were asked about.  That is our show today and those questions are: 

2:25 - What’s the outlook given that the majority of this election will be disputed?

10:15 - How can Trump Go straight to the supreme court with election issues?

14:42 - Why do they tell people to vote if it's based on the electoral college and not the popular vote?

22:37 - Why are the different networks presenting different results?

23:45 - Why don’t black people like Biden because of the 94 crime bill?

34:40 - Why does his position on the 94 Crime bill no longer matter?

44:15 - What's the deal With Mask and is there an end in sight for covid?
    

​We just wanted to take the moment to let you know that new content is coming but we couldn't really predict how the elections were going to unfold so we decided to wait and see. Be safe out there, things are getting hectic and people are getting violent.  

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We decided to hold off on continuing the Biden plan analysis until after the election.  Have a safe trip to the polls if you haven't voted yet, and be safe in your homes.  We reserve the right to go live on election day #LOL!

Today we are continuing our talk about housing and what is in the Biden - Harris Lift Every Voice Plan. 

Sections Covered:

• Protect Homeowners and renters from Abusive lenders and landlords through a new homeowner and renter Bill of Rights D
• Strengthen and expand the community reinvestment Act to ensure that our nation’s bank and non-bank financial services institutions are serving all communities.  C
• Eliminate local and state housing regulations that perpetuate discrimination. D

Increase access to affordable housing.

• 1 Establishing a $100 billion Affordable Housing Fund to construct and upgrade affordable housing. D
• 2 Providing tax incentives for the construction of more affordable housing in communities that need it most. D
• Protect Homeowners during the COVID-19 crisis. D

     

​Today we are talking about housing as we continue with the Biden - Harris Lift Every Voice Plan. 

Sections Covered:

• Expand African American Homeownership and Access to Affordable, Safe House Grade: D
• Help Families Buy Their First Homes and Build Wealth by Creating a New Refundable, Advanceable Tax Credit of up to $15,000 Grade: D
• Tackle Racial Bias that Leads to Homes in Communities of Color Being Assessed by Appraisers below their Fair Value Grade: C
• Roll Back Trump Administration Policies Gutting Fair Lending and Fair Housing Protections, Strongly Enforce Fair Credit Reporting Laws, and Create a new Public Credit Reporting Agency Grade: B
• Roll Back Trump Administration policies gutting fair lending and fair housing protections for homeowners. 

1. Give Local Elected officials the tools and resources they need to combat gentrification Grade: D
2. Hold Financial Institutions accountable for discriminatory practices in the housing market Grade: B
3. Restore the federal Government’s power to enforce settlements against discriminatory lenders Grade: D

Here is a replay of our first live show.  We didn't advertise because we wanted it to be a test.  At the last moment, we decided to go live on Facebook, Twitch, and YouTube.  We managed to be found by nearly 200 unique people with no advertising.  That's pretty huge!  

We are still figuring out our style for the live shows as we wanted to pause for conversation but we didn't want to drag out the already long debate.  Comments and opinions are asked for and welcome.  

​The first few minutes are chopped off because of audio issues at the start.  

​Today we are going to stick with the Biden-Harris Lift Every Voice Plan diving into what they are saying they would do and what should be done for the Black Community.  Tune in and share your thoughts!   

Biden Plan Points Covered in this Episode:

• Increase Opportunities for African American-owned businesses to obtain or participate in federal contracts.
• The report goes on to talk about increasing the funding for the minority business development agency. 
• Protect small and disadvantaged businesses from federal and state contract bundling which often locks out African American owned smaller firms from effectively bidding on procurement contracts.  
• Make sure economic relief because of Covid-19 reaches the African American Business that need it most.
• Providing African American entrepreneurs and other small business owners technical assistance.
• Reserve half of all the new PPP funds for small businesses with 50 employees or less.
• Produce a weekly dashboard to show which small businesses are accessing loans.
• Supporting African American Churches During the Covid-19 Crisis.

​Today we finish HR 748 starting with section 4116 covering employment compensation limitations, moving through title 5 covering relief funds and finishing up with title 6 covering miscellaneous provisions.  We will also be getting into my thoughts overall regarding the entirety of HR 748 and its impact on the Black Community.  

​We talked about Donald Trump’s Platinum Plan, it was only 2 pages so it didn’t require a lot of time.  But now we are going to dive into Biden’s Lift Every Voice plan, which is about 16 times longer and will require a few shows to fully digest.  So let's get digesting.    

​Today we continue HR 748 starting with section 4026 covering reports from the Department of the Treasury and continuing through to section 4115 covering protections of collective bargaining agreements with air carriers and contractors.  This show finishes out Subtitle A: The Coronavirus Economic Stabilization Act of 2020 and goes into Subtitle B: Air Carrier Worker Support. 

​We are going to try something a bit different for this show although not different for the show in general.  If you recall when we used to do the Tuesday shows, we had shows called “Trending Tuesday” where we covered the top 10 trending topics according to google.  Well today we are going to talk about some of the more popular or interesting news stories over the past week.  We are going to be covering the VP debate tonight, COVID situations in the White House and around the country, a concern about Facebook being broken up, health workers addicted to drugs, New York is closing, California has stipulations on opening, Drinking is on the rise, and Harvey Weinstein has not yet finished falling.   

​A lot happened this week, but in addition to continuing into HR 748, we are also going to be talking a little bit about the congressional battle to pass more COVID Relief measures, and COVID appearing in the first family with both Donald Trump and his wife Melania both testing positive.  

​We are back to trying our mid-week shows.  With enough support we can make this permanent so definitely take the time to show your support by subscribing, sharing, and liking, and interacting with this content.  Getting into it, Trump has given us a lot to talk about this week, from the debate last night, to his taxes, and to the meat and potatoes of what this show is going to be about, his platinum plan.  So let’s get into it.  

Somebody tell Trump that we fixed his Platinum Plan flyer for him.  Cause we know how important honesty is for him.  

This is the broken one he put out. 

​This episode of Lessons from the Screen we are into part  19 of HR 748 which covers the Office of the Special Inspector General of Pandemic Recovery and Congressional Oversight amongst other things.    

​This episode of Lessons from the Screen we are into part  18 of the series on the largest stimulus package in US history and this week we are talking about Title 4 which focuses on economic stabilization and assistance.  We are also going to be getting into political parties and which one has been better for Black People.  What do you think about that, leave a comment.    

​This episode of Lessons from the Screen we are continuing with HR 748.  This is part 17 of the series on the largest stimulus package in US history and this week we are talking about Title 4 which focuses on economic stabilization and assistance.  We will also be talking a bit about President Trump's recent recording with regards to knowingly false statements that he made to the public during official government events geared towards giving information to the public.  What do you think about that, leave a comment.    

​This episode of Lessons from the Screen takes us back to our block as we finish up title 3 of HR 748.  But we are also going to spend a bit of time at the end talking about the payroll tax deferment plan that many of you have been asking me about.  Tune in!  Let me know what you think about the tax deferment plan presented by Trump and what’s your take on the user fees in this episode?  Remember to share these episodes, like these episodes, and subscribe to this podcast! If you want to reach out to us with comments or suggestions you can email us at patrick@freedomtrainradio.com

​During this episode of Lessons from the Screen we are going to take another break from analyzing HR 748 to have a heartfelt conversation.  I’ve been getting asked more and more by my listeners to have shows giving my take on what’s happening as a direct conversation/opinion piece, so I figure let's give it a try.  Today I have boiled down the list of questions that I usually get during conversations and phone calls into 3 topics: mental health during corona, injustice and fighting for equality, and the political climate.  For those of you that don’t know me personally but would like to ask questions or suggest shows,  you can reach me at patrick@freedomtrainradio.com.

​I know I said I’d be dropping a video this week, but that didn’t happen for various reasons so we are going to aim for next week.  I want the video to be quality and to enhance the way the information is consumed not to just be a video.  That being said, we still have a lot to get into with this show as we take on part 1 of subtitle F covering Over-The-Counter Drugs and their review.  The world however is continuing to move through the pandemic and the upcoming election returned to prevalence as Joe Biden selected Kamala Harris as his running mate. 

​Continuing the journey we are moving into the part 3 and 4 of subtitle E of HR 748.  But talks have collapsed surrounding a second round of stimulus payments from another large bailout bill that was making its way through congress.  With the stop-dates for a lot of the benefits in HR 748 rapidly approaching that could spell disaster.  That disaster is especially disturbing considering Covid cases are continuing to rise and children are now getting infected at a much higher clip than we saw in the earlier stages.  Today we are going to continue our discussion on HR 748 while also talking about some of the other things going on in America in this episode of Lessons from the Screen.