By Fraser Perkins —
Guide to February 20, 2022 Meeting of the Palos Verdes Democratic Club
The February meeting of the Palos Verdes Democrats was held by Zoom. The theme was Michael Hiltzik’s 2021 Ruminations and Beyond and our featured speaker was Michael Hiltzik, the Los Angeles Times business columnist, blogger, and author.
The time refers to the time location in the video below.
00:15 Introduction of Michael Hiltzik
01:20 Opening remarks
03:04 The stupidest year in American History
04:21 Kyle Rittenhouse
05:00 Congressional Republicans
05:25 Christmas cards featuring assault weapons
06:00 Crypto
06:30 Greater Fool Theory
08:00 Melania Trump’s NFT’s of watercolors of herself
09:32 Federal spending and inflation
11:43 The economy
13:55 Inflation
17:05 Messaging by Democrats
17:50 COVID
21:00 Refusing COVID vaccinations
27:50 Vaccine mandates
Comments/Q &A
35:30 Making Fox and other platforms responsible for disinformation
40:37 Democratic messaging
45:57 Prospects for portions of “Build Back Better” legislation
48:20 Taxation, inflation, interest rates
53:55 Highlighting the positive consequences of current economic policies
57:25 Single payer healthcare system
59:04 Exodus of people from California
1:03:40 Prosperity without growth
1:07:55 Impact of voting restrictions and gerrymandering on the November elections
1:11:42 Relocation of Mr. Hiltzik’s column to the second page of the business section
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