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Podcast: News For Reasonable People
Episode: Seattle Socialist Gets $2,200/Month From Parents, Leads Race For $9B Budget
Description: Seattle's about to elect a mayor who gets $2,200 a month from mommy and daddy for daycare while running on a "working class" platform - you can't make this stuff up! Katie Wilson, socialist candidate leading in polls, has never held a substantial job, run a business, or managed a payroll, yet wants to oversee Seattle's $9 billion budget and 41 departments. Meanwhile, her Transit Writers Union has LOST money for three straight years with a budget smaller than what the city spends on coffee. But hey, she made a slick video with grandma explaining why families should "take care of each...