Synopsis
On Subject To Change, Regular Guys Nigel and Ben discuss, research, and unpack interesting and controversial political questions over the course of 3 conversations.
Episodes
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Ep. #3.1 | Is Skepticism Of Political Polling Justified?
04/05/2019 Duration: 51minThis Week: - Ben and Nigel start talking polling data: Does the criticism we so often hear happen for good reason or is the bigger problem statistical illiteracy? Big Boy News For Big Boys: - Simpsons make fun of Canada and our news media worries some hypothetical person may be offended - Chase Bank gets cute on Twitter, instantly regrets it - William Barr testifies and then doesn't testify before U.S. Congress - Joe Biden reported with huge lead over Sanders in new CNN SSRS poll
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Ep. #2.3 | Do Tax Cuts Really Work?
27/04/2019 Duration: 46minThis Week: - Big Boy News Segment For Big Boys ft. Joe Biden's presidential candidacy, Je Suis Quasi, Saudi Arabia and more - Ben and Nigel wrap up their thoughts on tax cuts - The problem with Freefile, agency capture and a tax system beholden to for-profit interests - Simplifying the tax code - Ben does more fake ad reads for our non-existent advertisers
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Ep. #2.2 | Do Tax Cuts Really Work?
19/04/2019 Duration: 55minThis week we are proud to bring you the dry results of a week's worth of diligently reading tax policy and econ papers. WOW, what a show. This Week: - Do tax cuts pay for themselves? - Do tax cuts grow the economy? - Corporate vs. Personal income tax cuts - Discussing historical implications of tax cuts, Bush, Reagan, Mulroney - Ben airs his grievances with Baz Luhrmann's film adaptation of the Great Gatsby ALSO: - Ben's fake MeUndies ad reads that we've included for no reason.
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Ep. #2.1 | Do Tax Cuts Really Work?
13/04/2019 Duration: 51minThis Week - Episode 2 but it's really episode 5 - Format change and introducing Big Boy News For Big Boys news segment: Julian Assange arrested Ted Lieu plays bogus Candace Owens clip at House Judiciary Hearing Rebel Media's nonsense Jordan Hunt video, toited out on menzoids - Conversation 1 about tax cuts: Do they do what they purport to do? Who stands to benefit? Historical tax cuts and their impacts?
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Gun Control: Facts, Fallacies and 2 Scared Canadians
23/03/2019 Duration: 02h07minOn the very first episode of Subject To Change, Ben and Nigel discuss the polarizing issue of Gun Control in the U.S. and the many serious and seriously junky arguments that come with it.