EP 20 Why Does The Ruling Class Hate Medicare?

Comrade Uncle AJ Layon MD and Comrade Nephew Odysseas cover the attack on Medicare, as well as some recent news from Gaza *note: the Sumud Flotilla was (illegally) intercepted shortly after we recorded this. More flotillas are being formed. Reading list:
– Sumud Flotilla https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/drop-site-urges-release-global-sumud-flotilla-alex-colston-detained-by-israel
– RFK JR false vaccine claims https://theconversation.com/how-rfk-jr-s-misguided-science-on-mrna-vaccines-is-shaping-policy-a-vaccine-expert-examines-the-false-claims-263027
– Medicare cut provisions https://www.kff.org/medicare/tracking-the-medicare-provisions-in-the-2025-budget-bill/
– How states pay for Medicare https://www.pgpf.org/article/budget-explainer-how-do-states-pay-for-medicaid/
– Federal/state share of Medicare spending https://www.kff.org/medicaid/state-indicator/federalstate-share-of-spending/
– Gaza undercount https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09/naders-plea-on-under-counted-gaza-deaths-should-not-go-unheeded/
Show art is adapted from a poster by Vasily Nikolaevich Kostyanitsyn created in 1920more info, and the original, here: https://tinyurl.com/yh8uzwkpHelp out my friend
Fatima and her family in Gaza: https://tinyurl.com/Fatimasgofundme
