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topics/issues that you wish had bee covered by P&T on the show?

posted 7 years ago by zackattack-1
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One topic I thought would have made a great episode of BS! would be the traditional letter-grading system implemented in schools today and how it is severly diminishing the value of education and being deconstructive to the progress and development of students.

Another would be the issue of mainstream media bias. This is a huge issue as I'm sure many of us realize, because it definitely has a huge impact on people's perceptions of the world around them nowadays.

You guys got any other ideas for topics?

[–] Joey_McJojo 7 years ago

They probably wouldn't do it, but I think it would be good to evaluate the libertarian movement. It's absurd to elevate any kind of public duty to slavery. It's necessary to have any kind of law and order. People who libertarians look up to like Thomas Jefferson and Adam Smith got that and also thought that public education was an important part of protecting people's freedom.

Also, I think Big Business and the wealthy benefit plenty from government, so I don't really think them having to pay higher taxes (which they often don't pay anyway), is such a horrible act of tyranny. Yes, sometimes I think they are unfairly vilified, but they are still rich. They are very low on the oppressed scale.