{"id":11939,"date":"2016-11-25T17:42:10","date_gmt":"2016-11-26T01:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=11939"},"modified":"2016-12-01T17:49:19","modified_gmt":"2016-12-02T01:49:19","slug":"americans-pony-up-what-taxes-should-cover-legit-election-tallies-bradcast-11252016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=11939","title":{"rendered":"Americans Pony Up For What Taxes Should Cover &#8211; Legit Election Tallies: &#8216;BradCast&#8217; 11\/25\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/BradCast_logo_mixer.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\">On today&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/BradCast\"><i>BradCast<\/i><\/a>, guest hosted by Angie Coiro, we track the battle for a Presidential recount in three contested states. A look into the difference between a &#8216;recount&#8217; and an &#8216;audit&#8217;. How a disinformation campaign by Russia apparently took over hashtags to push false narratives, generated and distributed fake news, and worked overall to undermine Americans&#8217; faith in our democracy.<\/p>\n<p>A quick delve into why Facebook&#8217;s profits could take a serious ding if the company really went after fake news.<\/p>\n<p>Then <strong>Leland Faust<\/strong>, unapologetic free market fan and author of  <a href=\"http:\/\/acapitalistslament.com\"><em>A Capitalist&#8217;s Lament<\/em><\/a>, looks at the decay of financial industry standards over the past forty years, and demands change &#8212; even while he decries existing regulations as ineffective wastes of time. <\/p>\n<p>Finally, in the spirit of the season, a small list of things to be grateful for &#8212; little glimpses of what America still does right.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><b><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/audio\/BradCast_AngieCoiro_LelandFaustCapitalistsLament_RecountUpdate_112516.mp3\">Download MP3<\/a> or listen online below&#8230; <\/i><\/b><br \/>\n[audio:http:\/\/bradblog.com\/audio\/BradCast_AngieCoiro_LelandFaustCapitalistsLament_RecountUpdate_112516.mp3]<\/blockquote>\n<p><center><b>* * *<\/b><\/center><i>While we post <a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/BradCast\"><\/i>The BradCast<i><\/a> here every day, and you can hear it across all of our great affiliate stations and websites, to automagically get new episodes as soon as they&#8217;re available sent right to your computer or personal device, subscribe for free at <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-bradcast-w-brad-friedman\/id803467610\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/stitcher.com\/s\/player.php?fid=25838&#038;src=psl\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/The-BradCast-with-Brad-Friedman-p477565\/\">TuneIn<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/podcastgen\/bradcast\/feed.xml\">our native RSS feed<\/a>!<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On today&#8217;s BradCast, guest hosted by Angie Coiro, we track the battle for a Presidential recount in three contested states. A look into the difference between a &#8216;recount&#8217; and an &#8216;audit&#8217;. 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