The Six Cents Report

Teachers Like Us: Strike!!! - 6CR #75

February 21, 2020

The hosts of the Teachers Like Us podcast - Alyssa & Andre join Darnell & Joel to discuss a wide array of topics. Their conversation addresses the following:

Teachers Like Us podcast
White Privilege
We Rise Together
How Andre & Alyssa approach teaching
How has teacher's hiring process changed
Why are teachers striking?
Socialized education & its systemic issues

Related Episodes: 6CR #48 & 6CR #2

1992: Stephen Lewis report on race relations in Ontario

References:

We Rise Together

Peel District School Board: We Rise Together Accountability Report

Planned job action by teachers to impact hundreds of thousands of students this week

Ford blames union leaders again as teachers plan week of walkouts

EFTO Collective Bargaining

Class Size: What Research Says and What it Means for State Policy

The Class Size Debate: What the Evidence Means for Education Policy

Secondary School Class Sizes and Student Performance in Canada

With twice the debt of California, Ontario is now the world’s most indebted sub-sovereign borrower

Ontarians shoulder provincial government debt—and big chunk of federal debt

Guests contact info:

Teachers Like Us

Teachers Like Us IG: @teacherslikeus

Alyssa IG: @ehgraysway

Andre IG: @iamandre.m

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The Tipping Point - 6CR #74

February 14, 2020

Tipping is intended to compensate for high quality service. Would you believe that tipping is causing Chef's to be underpaid? Darnell & Joel discuss the following:

Tipping in other countries vs Canada
Rethink Tipping - 2012 TEDx Talk by Bruce McAdams
Who creates value for the customer
Mandatory tipping
Tipping promotes discrimination

The $100,000 a year waitress isn't a myth: Some hard truths about tipping in Canada

References:

Tipping in Europe: The Europe Tipping Guide

Tipping in Australia: Who should you tip and how much?

What the Ontario minimum wage increase means for you

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Who Wants to be a Billionaire? - 6CR #73

February 7, 2020

Taxing Billionaires appears to be the solution to our problems.The TVO . Darnell & Joel discuss the following:

Getting paid for the value you contribute vs time
audio clips from TVO Debate
Government protecting billionaires?
How is wealth generated?
"Taxation is theft"
Who are these billionaires?

Related episodes: 6CR #12 & 6CR #33

The Real-Time Billionaires List

References:

TVO: The Agenda - Should Billionaires Exist? - TVO.org or YouTube

TVO Debates: Should Billionaires be Taxed out of Existence? TVO.org or YouTube

Billion

45 Canadians make Forbes billionaires list

Jeff Deist Talks Ray Dalio and Crony Billionaires

Book to be given away: Economic Principles for Prosperity

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TYPBST: The Mamba Mentality: How I Play RIP Kobe Bryant - 6CR #72

January 31, 2020

With the passing of Kobe Bryant on Jan 26, 2020, we remember him with an episode of TYPBST discussing The Mamba Mentality: How I Play. Darnell & Joel's conversation addresses:

Where were you when you heard
The Mamba Mentality
Mamba academy
The agony of defeat is as low as the joy of winning is high
Motivation

NBA History - Points Leaders

References:

Mamba Sports Academy

[Nick] Nurse on Bryant's passing, Sunday's eerie game and the play of Pascal Siakam

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TYPBST: Gay Girl, Good God - 6CR #71

January 24, 2020

TYPBST: Darnell & Joel discuss Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been by Jackie Hill Perry. Their conversation covers the following:

Why are people gay
Men are the problem
Stop Being Gay! - Do you need the gospel to stop being gay?
Same Sex Attracted Christians

Jackie Hill-Perry "Gay Girl, Good God" Full Interview (2018)

References:

Tim Challies' review of Gay Girl, Good God

Genesis 3 (ESV)

Jackie Hill Perry's Music

Twitter: @JackieHillPerry

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