Topic: Domestic Production

2 chapters across the catalog

Episode 396 25:19 - 33:20

396: 200 Hundred Million Ninjas

Senate Resolution 2204, Section 199 Tax Deductions

An analysis of Senate Resolution 2204 reveals that the "repeal" of oil subsidies actually targets Section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code, which provides a 9% deduction for domestic production. The hosts point out that this deduction also applies to the film industry and software companies like Apple, suggesting that removing it only for oil companies would simply increase consumer gas prices.

Code for Biodiversity!
Episode 246 1:41:48 - 1:44:34

246: Code for Biodiversity!

Law & Order Los Angeles, Red Lobster Product Placement

The hosts deconstruct an episode of Law & Order: Los Angeles featuring a female domestic terrorist. They highlight a jarring product placement for Red Lobster during an arrest scene. They argue the show is a "meme fest" designed to program the American mind, specifically promoting the idea that federal authorities are superior to local law enforcement.