Hour 1: Taxing the wealthy more to increase benefits for lower earners isn't the sound strategy Bernie Sanders would have you believe it is

Hour 1: Taxing the wealthy more to increase benefits for lower earners isn't the sound strategy Bernie Sanders would have you believe it is

Published: March 31, 2026

Duration: 38:37

This hour, Newell talks about the misguided attempt by Bernie Sanders and AOC to tax the wealthy at a higher rate to increase benefits for lower earners. Then, Jefferson Parish Councilman Hans J. Liljeberg joins the show to share details about the 2nd Annual New Orleans Powerboat Grand Prix returning to Lake Pontchartrain.