> An Engineer's guide to fixin' Texas and the USA | Y'all-itics: September 29, 2024
An Engineer's guide to fixin' Texas and the USA | Y'all-itics: September 29, 2024
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America is divided, there’s no question about it. So, how do we go about fixing our problems with so many extremes on both sides? What if it was as easy as calling an engineer, instead of a politician? We’re doing just that in this episode of Y’all-itics. Texas author William Taggart examined some of the largest issues facing our country, but searched for solutions through the eyes of an engineer. The end result? A completely different way to view some of the most intractable issues dividing the nation.
Guest: William Taggart, Author
00:00 - Introduction
2:06 - Why the engineer wrote the book
5:55 - The rural/urban divide
9:40 - The outsized role of poverty
14:28 - Where’s the logic in decision-making?
15:50 - Taxing the top 1%
20:15 - The Texas duck curve