S2E34: The Government's Monopoly
Joe’s school couldn't afford paper for homework, but his classroom got a brand-new computer it didn't need. Twenty years later, he found out why — and it starts with a lottery that isn't legally allowed to exist unless the government runs it. This week we go through the California Lottery, a 2019 state audit that found $36 million missing, then follow the money into CSU's broken "tuition-free" promise, a pension bet that went bad, and how the U.S. actually stacks up against the rest of the world on what it pays teachers. So sit back, relax, and get ready to have a civil conversation.
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