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Job Numbers A Head-Scratcher

Dr. Dave Brat, dean of the business school at Liberty University, says the April employment report is so disappointing, the data make you “scratch your head.” The April economy added an anemic 266,000 jobs, far below the 1 million predicted by economists.

It’s puzzling because almost every economic chart is improving, but the employment data point is squarely a big hit on the poorest Americans. Brat says the policies of the Democrat Party have again widened the income gap and the top one percent are getting richer, erasing all the economic gains of the Trump Administration. And perhaps the biggest culprit is the free money being handed out by the Democrats. “The disincentive to work right now is really bad,” he says. Here’s more with Brat on “The Water Cooler,” with host David Brody.

The Big Yang Theory

First results from a universal basic income (UBI) study in Stockton, California, shows that free money makes people happy, and that they spend most of it on basic needs like food and utilities, rather than on drugs, alcohol or gambling. Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs wants his $500 per month stipend experiment done statewide. Do these early results in a small-scale study bolster Democrat presidential candidate Andrew Yang’s White House run as he campaigns on a nationwide $1000 per month UBI plan? More from Bill Whittle and Scott Ott.

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Elsewhere among Democratic Presidential hopefuls, we see the breakout of a common Liberal affliction: Leftists eating their own. Here, the South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg rips into U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke over stripping churches of their tax-exempt status. Sen. Elizabeth Warren also defended these churches. Wonder if Warren and Buttigieg coud be a 2020 ticket? More from Ovation Eddie.

We close with Mark Dice’s latest video, The Circus Returns to Town, focusing on this week’s Democratic debate in Ohio. Billionaire donor Tom Steyer appeared for the first time in the debate cycle — he bought his way on stage. Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, joined Edward Yang in pushing universal guaranteed income, i.e., free money. Yes, we all love free money!

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