resolution in order to continue to dodge their important responsibilities like say keeping the government funded and running properly and january nineteenth marks the sunset of now their fourth continuing resolution but passing budgets on time isn't the only important responsibility congress has been ignoring now on a regular pretty regular basis. according to a recent survey by gov spend dot com congressional members and the us voting public are incredibly far apart on spending priorities for example gov spend discover that when it comes to just the discretionary funding budget americans thought military spending should be cut in half and education science and energy and environment deserved to be roughly doubled or more but congress on the other hand decided that allocating six hundred thirty nine billion to the pentagon while giving just fifty nine billion for education was a was a much better use of taxpayer dollars. i guess to our illustrious elected officials

a brand new gerald ford aircraft carriers far more important to our well being than heating city schools and baltimore. seems that congress is also ignoring the will of the citizenry they represent relegating us to a pretty low spot on the totem pole of congressional priorities which is why which is why it is time to break out the wood carver and start watching harks. what. it looks like. this week. as we get to the bottom. of. what they like you know that i got. this. week so. rather than watching the harks i am

a robot or a dunce out of the well if so yeah goodness gracious little bit of a divide between what congress makes a priority and what we what we what i'm not allowed to just get so it seems like this administration over and over again sort of says we'll get to it next week where a little later it's a little that all of us get are we got to it i see that in my taxes i don't consider that my light bill medical bills they don't take that. i'm just by way of us where it is pretty amazing our congress can just keep going to kicking the can down the health care will you had one job one job and your one job one really important job which is to make sure that money one goes the right place which is a whole nother conversation but i think it's that idea of how do people even understand as to do people do most americans have a concept of how much what i wouldn't really spend and on what i got is the i don't think yeah all right now i know it's the illusion versus the. reality really i mean

look when they surveyed the zero two thousand some taxpayers they. the average. they thought that the average for defense spending was about twenty six percent of the budget you know you look at it also you know about twenty six percent compared to fifty four percent of what we actually spend so like they kind of assume of twenty six i think right you take a look at this graph they put up most taxpayers actually thought the militias military spending accounts for roughly twenty six percent of the discretionary budget spending now the the above fifty four percent it actually does most experts feel like a twenty six a good number that we should be spending on them we should have the spending of not a fifty four percent during the year they also look at that they also thought the we spend about ten percent of our budget on health care right now and ten percent must go to health care when in fact only six percent actually so that's like this

big disconnect and it's not like military health care of these are the only things you know i mean what's really disturbing is the idea of what people thought we spent on veterans or for veterans they guessed the veterans benefits would account for almost eleven percent. of mandatory federal mandatory spending many of these or it has to go to matter what actually the only answer to about four percent of the actual have it and it was in agriculture and transportation that kind of amazed me because this mandatory spending they doubled the amount we spend on agriculture and transportation so from agriculture they thought it was you know it's from four percent to eight percent they thought it was a present only for transportation they thought it was at least six and it's actually only two per cent and just sit back and wonder what's happened this is where it's happened this is why but they'll tell you we're spending all this money on health care we're already spending how do you pay for that do we how would we pay our education how do we pay for heating and baltimore schools and you know how why don't you spend what america the what the american people think you're supposed

to. what we're supposed to do you know it's interesting we talked about that mandatory you know the mandatory spending side of the budget what's interesting about this particular survey is that the men and women surveyed actually believe the we should the late they think less money should be spent on social security and medicare yeah and they actually put more into veterans food agriculture and transportation because they think they're important right you know which is interesting is this kind of like ok you know here's two things that we're paying for for the future so starting medicare but today we need this that's kind of what you get from those surveys or from this particular survey it's like look it's great that we're saving but really i mean we spend a trillion dollars in federal management of social security that's just to take care of people that are out and they're coming forward now you can talk about republicans and others on the hill we need to dip into that we need to bring some of that back into the fold and cut into people's social security or laced was the excuse let other people use it you know let them decide what they want to use of which is the us. while there are laws in place to protect

employees from harassment abuse of a company doesn't actually hound someone on staff to ensure those laws are followed they could be in for a world of trouble in a reformation sparked by the me two movements foray into the news world the other such as discover that multiple publication of the heart of harassment allegations have had no working human resources person or department one former employee of the new republic told the intercept that staffers quote had no power no leverage to get it to stop no one to tell what was happening to and no reason to believe that they could speak out and still keep their jobs a formation institute not a nation institute employee told having imposed that abuse their quote all took place against a backdrop where there was no personnel handbook and no one in the h.r. role finally sorry jaffe a former freelance reporter at alter net said she didn't remember quote ever getting a handbook or getting told where i should take complaints if i had any board members

never. interacted with any of us in a capacity of actually overseeing alter net so could it truly be as simple as having an h.r. department well in a lot of ways it is managers can't simply interpret an official handbook any way they want which is where h.r. becomes important for arbitration in the event of an issue arising and in the event of a complaint conflicts of interest can be avoided because i'm reality who do you complain to when your manager or boss acts in appropriately when the person everyone answers to is the perpetrator of that abuse which is why especially in the news business the value of having proper human resources people or departments can't possibly o. be overlooked as people finally refuse to be abused harassed or discriminated against in the workplace. you know. there's it's great you know people are sort of questions and bringing these things up from people that have all of the entertainment business but this should be across the board not just

a member of. the whatever you should have someone there. who you know you have to have somebody who's outside of it and this is just to protect companies and c.e.o.'s as much as it is to protect your you know the guy in the mail you need that already you need an honest broker for everyone because what happens when you try to sort of this is what's happened in these multiple organizations and we've seen it with like you said with harvey and everybody else it's like is there or is there and it's our department and is that is your department substantial enough substance have enough that they will take these complaints and actually deal with them having you know having worked at miramax back in the day i don't know that that you know there's this is where some of the issues are just because there's an h.r. department doesn't mean that they're doing their job correctly if you don't get me wrong just having one is a great you have to have somebody who is willing to say this is how this goes now one of the things you know even if someone is acting as an h.r. person all along and this was the problem number of places at the new republic this

is where they ran into an issue is they had somebody who was working another job as the h.r. person and the problem was there was a number of those it's an issue of trust so what happens here is you have a manager assigned to handle h.r. complaints than most times the managers in this new republic just swept them under the rug made refused to take a formal complaint or would often retaliate against an employer you know really who didn't make complaints so with everyone in a bad position because it's something as a manager that seems totally fine isn't ok when you're in that job a major personal voice right so this is what i've known tribe or an scheiber and julie cresswell had talked about this a little bit in new york times had a piece in december and what they said which is quote a lack of trust to manage. that's itself it is a self perpetuating quandary women are hesitant to approach human resources departments and those departments cite the absence of complaints as proof of a respectful and for my entire career many times have i gone to an h.r.

department to complain about something they sort of do sleep it often happens and even a full on h.r. departments we sit under the rug says it's going to be harder for you and then you don't have any backup and eventually what you learned in this business as a woman as a. woman. i years old that i am that honest when i don't my first reaction is not to go to h.r. it's not to go to the authorities when something bad happens because they're not going to believe. that i'm not suggesting the truth that i always feel every day things are not all that culture that's how the purpose of the culture. of what is and isn't acceptable or. even from a male side looking at a work entertainment industry almost my whole adult life and i can't think off the top of my head like a production company but i don't know how you know we're like what that exam how can you know i don't sure does but like no one ever says oh this is where it is this is where you talk to infidelity is unnecessary you know you know how do you

look if you're going with sharks there's this idea that business is a very different world that it's you know the idea of even saying like that makes me uncomfortable if you're told to just suck it up right there's a certain amount of balance that has to be had in that and i think it's good that we're seeing now that we're seeing the meat to movement really take root it's good that suddenly companies are asking you know how beefed up is our h.r. department you know how independent how are you know where do we stand on that and how do we move forward in a way that's not traditional because we clearly need something that's a little and what we are not happy about the conversation started i like the conversation continues all right as we go to break watchers don't forget to let us know what you think of the topics you cover the basic and twitter sphere both shows that are coming up. column cook updates us on the f.c.c. chairman r g i's sudden cancellation from the consumer electronics show and i just like that our team's latasha suite raises some order questions about the future of

training travel united states state to. make this manufacture consent to stick to the public well. when the ruling class is protect themselves. with the fines merry go round the sun be the one percent. think we can all middle of the room sick. really. really really well. unfortunately it appears that

once people learn that you've reported in a sexual assault or may have been involved in an incident that they become scared of you instead of being scared of the perpetrator. where in the world is. yeah you heard that right the chairman of the up to see fade out of the harlem shake and beloved savior of internet service providers nationwide the controversial occupant of a usually non-controversial government post is missing in action at the consumer electronics show in las vegas where pi was supposed to speak before a panel. before withdrawing at the very last minute but no not because verizon forgot to dispatch their corporate jets or another obama era regulation needed scrapping in d.c. the actual reason man fortunately be much more sinister for some answers we were

joined earlier from las vegas by holland cook coast of the big picture. holland thank you for joining watching the hawks from the consumer electronics show and now the big news going into this week's. c.c. commissioner rajiv paes in the styria sudden interesting decision to back out of his planned appearance there what are you hearing why did he back out what are they saying on the ground there. well he is a fan fave here and arrived extra early last year and i still got shut out it was standing room only so this was going to be a big deal and the chairman cancelled on fairly short notice after a reported death threats that are assumed to be because of him nixing net neutrality and i wish i could say we didn't see this comment but we saw the anger the overwhelming public opposition to this change when he scotched net

neutrality and i winced when i saw some of the p.r. that he put out you might have seen on you tube f.c.c. chairman. answers mean tweets and it was snarky and you may have seen around the time of the vote which was just before christmas of video he put out he was dressed up as a hip hop saddle hop an all around and frankly the decorum that you would expect from somebody whose first name is honorable when you're a presidential appointee seem to odds with the personality he's projecting and a little of that goes a long way this guy is the darling of the broadcast industry because he's deregulating right and left within the last several weeks alone they have undone what was called the main studio rule which required local broadcasters to wait for

it broadcast locally now it's going to be easier for radio stations to just pipe something in from the mothership in another time zone and then they on did the newspaper across ownership rule which seems tailor made for the mega merger of two corporate media baby minutes right wing sinclair t.v. and tribune broadcasting company since when was it the f.c.c. . he's business to ensure the health of newspapers and now comes this net neutrality thing so this is classic question more stuff and we saw the aheer of the protesters around net neutrality and this is why the chairman is under federal protection and we pray for the safety of his family but frankly mr chairman at your age great point great point it's interesting you know when you see

government doing something so wildly unpopular as not to you know rescinding net neutrality in taking that away and then you know tragically you see death threats you see this kind of you know scariness after words were you know it is a divisive issue but i think i really it's likely i think more people are on the side of keeping that neutrality than not one of the thing i want to ask you is you know there on the ground in laws vagas one of the other potential big headlines coming out of c.e.o.'s this week it's everything here and curiously we are we the media are under strict instructions from the consumer electronics show not to utter the phrase consumer electronics show because they're trying to shake the image of this as a gadget bazaar and that it is the exhibit hall is the size of fifty football fields several thousand companies are going to introduce tens of thousands of new products but think about life today you wouldn't dare leave the house without your smartphone we go christmas shopping on amazon we get our ride from over

presidential tweets and bitcoin are grabbing headlines every day so there's lots more to life and to what we're seeing here in vegas this week then just gadgets although a product called pet q. will allow your dog to face time you. i can't wait for that i really can't wait for that i. added when i call it artificial intelligence makes to glad to live this long column thank you so much for coming out and sharing all that's going on out there it's the us youth that. pet care. i understand ok. i get death threats every day and i still come to. blows with my mother because i understand that you're worried about yourself or your family and go play any place where. you can still do it remote. think about it

. like hey i'm going to be here in d.c. but i will transmit my miami to the interview that way people can hear. so we could have timed with everyone. exactly good so i think it's one of those things if you want to be the big man on campus if you want to be the one with the videos in the viral and everybody think you're cool then don't go running the minute someone you know i'm sorry but there are many people in this business. that get death. threats . like everyone here and every news station or if you're a woman on the internet and the fact that his whole thing is i'm too scared to go to not speak at all means it wasn't about safety because like you said he could have and he'd they he he needs to go there that's a responsibility everyone there is livelihood. depend. on what happens there if you

cannot face the consumer electronic show if you cannot face the business that's part of the idea of making hard decisions when you make a decision or wildly unpopular you have to stand up and account for that decision you know and that's the problem most politicians do you always come up like sidestep well i made this decision but i'll blame somebody else for making me do it or i won't ever talk about there or i'll answer the question i'll give you an answer to a question that you didn't actually ask me ridiculous. in many countries around the world the train system is a source of national pride and somehow not a source of tragic monthly headlines but alas we are not. so fortunately here in the united states leaving many americans to question why we can't have the luxury of europe's cheap reliable train service to the lightning fast bullet trains of japan because our american viewers are likely to know we are much more likely to experience a two hour delay or an inexplicable the rail and before we actually experience

getting to work on time artie's natasha's suite takes an in-depth look at just how significantly this lack of development of pax our nation's larger economy. now in a larger urban areas of life we all come across access to passenger rail systems and some cities column metros others call it a subway and even a trolley and while it does happen the benefits like bypassing bumper to bumper traffic it seems as though the vast majority of people still enjoy getting around in their own cars. busy highways and intersections or a trademark for some major metropolitan areas if you're living in new york los angeles san francisco congestion on the roads is something you've likely already come to terms with. but it doesn't make it any easier and ideas to fix the problem like the high speed rail in california or the metro connecting baltimore to d.c. are entice enough for many commuters if you recall back in prior to world war two

the us had a fairly robust passenger rail system across the country. but post-war to this when things really changed jamie finch former director of government public and family affairs for the national transportation safety board remembers that world war two devastated europe's infrastructure to rebuild they hardly invested in rail but that wasn't the case for the u.s. even though the u.s. had a fairly robust passenger rail system prior to world war two president eisenhower took notice of the autobahn the german government built it benefited the country both economically and defensively he brought. so many people into middle class it created jobs at several levels not just manufacturing but also car parts make notes and selling which of course impacted the economy a great deal the auto industry exploded and changed the culture of driving in the u.s. economy travels all that know the americans love for their cars and their own sense

of independence well americans do love their independence solutions to the endless traffic jams are on the minds of many. californians high speed rail was approved by voters in two thousand and eight sixty four million dollar plan will bring in hundred miles of track stepping down the golden state if guns don't dry up and construction remains on schedule the train's first phase will be completed by twenty twenty nine but finch questions if this master plan is in california's best interest financially i would hate to see. this huge amount of investment going toward something that is just going to prove to be a. social experiment. it's a billions and billions of dollars that it will take to build but on the east coast offense questions why there aren't more connections for places like pittsburgh philadelphia to d.c. maryland lawmakers just oppose a high speed rail route which would make the trek from baltimore to d.c.

only fifteen minutes lawmakers cited the amtrak as being too disruptive to communities but finch isn't convinced they do bring their own economic benefit to that community with the gas stations and other services and and restaurants and so on you know when someone takes an exit but if more passenger rails are going to be built safety and proper maintenance have to be a top priority according to finch that medically what are you reporting i. might add that i. investigators concluded that the real mention washington state last month was a result of the train speeding nearly fifty mile. over the speed limit as technology continually advances investigators are looking into the options of controlling the speed of trains remotely regardless of advancement for instance without proper investment safety cannot be guaranteed but more usually there are more schools to fix it for those who are now some question the need for these passenger rail

systems as the right programs like uber left are also cost effective however the issue of traffic still remains in los angeles untouched suites our team. when corporate plunder and brazen lawlessness are sadly nothing to even bat an eye at it takes a lot for a simple heist to make worldwide headlines but it did and that's exactly what an ambitious burglar accomplished in denmark infiltrating a chic cocktail bar at night and taking off with a single bottle of vodka its price tag and the eye popping one point three million dollars was justified by the bottles thirteen pounds of gold and silver dime in the winding and original nine hundred twelve race ribbon commemorating a monte carlo grand prix victory but fear not because in just days the thief lost his mojo leaving the bottle less alcoholic content dented and bruised but it is the way final in the midst of a pause copenhagen neighborhood and as with everything this ves days the quick

resolution to this alcoholic caper did not come without a little russian collusion with this directing with they've got cold feet after hearing that big bottles russian owner famous for outfitting the world's rich and paranoid with gold plated armored trucks was apparently to dispatch a search party of his own gold plated armored trucks but how was the vodka that i'm sure i want to go home with and just only in matters i think i don't know what that is a one point three million dollar hangover if you drink a bottle so you just slam the bottle by yourself you know you will go up a little sore i can do that for thirty bucks at home but i got to meet with the. why their million dollar over that you didn't even have to pay for don't steal people don't feel. it's not right that is are so pre-debate remember everyone in the world we are told that we all love so it's all you all love you i am i robot of on top of the wall that's keep watch those talks have a great. power

corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely and the shell of the match is over their heads up saudi arabia these days is as corrupt as the day is long and he's just stealing money from folks and with us right to be had but america is like that's reform meanwhile ok already there actually are in the process of reform but that somehow evil. a cursory glance at the media environment could easily give you the impression that the vast majority of journalists studied psychology at university so many are convinced donald trump is not mentally fit to be president or the same journalist suffering from trump arrangement syndrome. in the heart of the swiss alps this is a place probably more secretive than the pentagon more mysterious than the cia and

better god did than for knox customs are here permanently and all the science is controlled by them and they impose the opening time so if. it was to do this for me all plus the procedures in place of the strictest in all europe must to pieces by artists like pecan so i'm modigliani i can't boards and soon inside this warehouse that's where the report comes in it covers up deals which are naturally discreet commercially discreet but also discreet because they concern fraud. some of those paintings are linked to dog seeker. nobody knows how many of these secrets a kept inside the geneva freeport. you'll never obtain an inventory of all the works in the freeport who knows how many there are three hundred three thousand three hundred thousand is it a matter of confidentiality only is it the world's black suit the our business.

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no one was all over. the launch of a state of the art space x. rocket carrying a classified u.s. government satellite leads to speculation about whether it made it into space with none of the usual information released. also this hour the b.b.c. finds itself at the center of its own storm after some of its journalists accuse the company of censorship. and violent protests. little attention though the focus remains on anti-government demonstrations in iran .