The Mad Centrist
"A sane person to an insane society must appear insane." ― Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Not Mad as in Angry, Mad as in Insane.
And in an insane world, the sane are simply Mad. I am The Mad Centrist.
You can be too!
The Mad Centrist podcast is a middle ground, pragmatic, politically polite, and irreverently independent show. Pulling the rug out from beneath Democrats and Republicans alike, while respecting democrats and republican citizens (the distinction between Party and people is critical!). Amusing anecdotes of the crazy world we find ourselves in, how to maybe get along better, and pull the world back towards sanity, and do so while having some fun!
The Mad Centrist
TMC Episode 36 - Immigration & Wealth
We have been told immigration is bad. We have been told to vote for tougher immigration laws and strong anti-immigration leadership.
We have been lied too. Learn the truth on immigration and the American economy.
The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us.
The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.”
Show notes:
On Japan: Japan’s population crisis was years in the making – and relief may be decades away | CNN
On China: China's population drops for second year, with record low birth rate | Reuters
More data on China, and that thing about the Year of the Dragon: China's population decline is getting close to irreversible | PIIE
The CIA World Fact Book data: Net migration rate Comparison - The World Factbook
The story on OECD immigration: 10 Countries That Take the Most Immigrants | Best Countries | U.S. News
In case you do not want to actually search for that Bill Clinton speech: User Clip: Bill Clinton on Illegal Immigration | C-SPAN.org
Ronald Reagan quotes and story: A Reagan Legacy: Amnesty For Illegal Immigrants : NPR
Giving a voice to the true 'silent majority', the political podcast for the rest of us!