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Oregon’s 17% Health Insurance Hike & Britain’s Collapse | Show 16-25

Oregon’s 17% Health Insurance Hike & Britain’s Collapse | Show 16-25

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When Governments Fail Their People — Oregon’s Health Care Crisis and Britain’s Collapse

Aired  June 20 & 21, 2026 Runtime  47:50 Host  Mark Anderson Guests  Lisa Lettenmaier · Simon Hankinson
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The cost to stay healthy in Oregon is about to climb again — and across the Atlantic, a country that gave us free speech and common law is unraveling in real time. This week, two conversations about what happens when government systems reach their breaking point.

First, Oregon regulators just confirmed that health insurers want a 17% average rate increase for 2027 — on top of last year’s 11% jump. Worse, two of the state’s biggest carriers, Providence and PacificSource, are leaving the individual market entirely, forcing more than 50,000 Oregonians to scramble for new coverage. Independent health insurance broker Lisa Lettenmaier of Health Source NW returns to break down what is actually driving the numbers: a shrinking pool of carriers, the expiration of pandemic-era subsidies, and a Medicare/Medicaid system now covering 41% of the population. She and Mark dig into the real engine of medical inflation — the enormous markup providers can charge once the government, not the consumer, is setting the price.

Then the show turns to the United Kingdom. Heritage Foundation senior fellow Simon Hankinson — who spent his formative years in Britain and earned two of his degrees there — joins Mark to make sense of a country in crisis: the attempted beheading in Belfast that touched off nights of rioting, the collapse of immigration enforcement, the two-tier justice system, and a stunning new privately funded report estimating that grooming gangs abused hundreds of thousands of British girls while authorities looked away. The segment closes on the question that should matter most to American listeners: is the U.S. experience different enough to avoid the same fate — or are we just a few years behind?

In this episode

00:00
01

The 17% Rate Shock — Why Oregon’s Market Is Shrinking

Mark’s free-market opener, then Lisa Lettenmaier on the provisional 2027 rate filings, the carriers leaving the individual market, and why fewer insurers means higher prices for everyone who stays.

10:05
02

Customer or Liability? Nationalized Medicine’s Endgame

From Canada’s euthanasia expansion to England’s canceled surgeries — what happens when government, not the patient, decides what your health is worth. Plus the demographic squeeze of an aging population.

16:51
03

The Government Markup — Where Your Premiums Really Go

The expired pandemic subsidies, the “welfare for the wealthy” problem, and a drug test that costs $20 cash but $250 billed to the Oregon Health Plan. Why government pricing fuels medical inflation.

23:50
04

Belfast and Britain’s Two-Tier Justice

Simon Hankinson on the Belfast knife attack that sparked days of rioting, the killing of Henry Nowak, and a justice system that critics say pulls its punches based on the race of the accused.

31:35
05

Replacement by the Numbers — and the Media Playbook

The demographic math behind Britain’s transformation, why Reform UK surged in the local elections, and how the press reframes inconvenient stories — the “Republicans pounce” pattern of media bias.

40:03
06

The Grooming Gang Report — and a Warning for America

The 219-page Rupert Lowe inquiry, the institutional failures it documents, the new push to restrict free speech and social media — and whether America is far enough behind Britain to change course.

Links & resources mentioned

Lisa Lettenmaier & Health Source NW

  • Health Source NW (independent insurance & Medicare brokerage — Oregon & SW Washington, no cost to clients)

Oregon’s 2027 Health Insurance Rates

Medicaid, Subsidies & Government Pricing

Simon Hankinson & The Heritage Foundation

The UK Immigration Crisis

About the guests

Lisa Lettenmaier
Owner, Health Source NW

Lisa Lettenmaier is an independent health insurance broker serving Oregon and Southwest Washington, and the owner of Health Source NW — an agency that helps individuals, families, and seniors navigate individual health insurance and Medicare plans at no additional cost to the client. She is a recurring I Spy Radio guest and the show’s go-to voice for common-sense answers on Oregon’s health care system.

healthsourcenw.com

Simon Hankinson
Senior Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation

Simon Hankinson is a Senior Research Fellow in the Border Security and Immigration Center at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. He holds a master’s in modern history from St. Andrews, a law degree from the College of Law in London, and a master’s in international security affairs from the National Defense University — and spent his formative years in the United Kingdom, giving him a firsthand vantage on the country’s transformation.

heritage.org/staff/simon-hankinson

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16-23 Digging Into and Exposing State Government Fraud & Waste

16-23 Digging Into and Exposing State Government Fraud & Waste

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Digging Into and Exposing State Government Fraud & Waste

Release Date: June 6, 2026

Duration: 47:55

Host: Mark Anderson

Guests: Jonathan Williams

About This Episode

Government agencies are supposed to protect taxpayer dollars, so why are some states resisting efforts to examine spending records, voter rolls, and public assistance programs? And what happens when government agencies don’t want anyone looking at the books? On this episode, Mark Anderson sits down with Jonathan Williams, president and chief economist of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), to examine fraud, waste, and accountability in government spending.

They discuss ALEC’s Government Efficiency Coalition, major fraud investigations, improper Medicaid payments, and why some states are resisting efforts to verify public records and benefit programs. The conversation also explores how artificial intelligence, audits, and greater transparency could help uncover billions in waste and protect taxpayer dollars.

Could the fraud already uncovered be only the beginning? And what would it take for states like Oregon to truly clean up their fiscal house?

Show Notes

  • 00:00 – Why complexity makes fraud easier to hide
  • 11:05 – ALEC’s Government Efficiency Coalition and its work with state lawmakers
  • 18:01 – How AI is being used to uncover waste and abuse
  • 25:11 – The Minnesota fraud scandals and lessons for other states
  • 32:56 – Why improper payments cost taxpayers billions
  • 40:53 – Practical reforms states can implement to improve transparency and accountability

Transcript

(Opener)

Mark:

If your intention is to commit fraud — there is an easy, simple way to do it: make things complicated. The more complicated something is, the easier it becomes to hide what’s actually happening — with a lot of moving parts, interrelated systems, and, the number one means: make it hard for people to look. Make it complicated to look.

Because if there is no fraud, they would welcome your scrutiny. Here’s the checkbook! Take a look. And if you find fraud for heaven’s sakes let us know! We have a sacred duty to protect taxpayer dollars.

But they don’t do that they make things complicated and say you can’t look.

Take for example our voting rolls. Right now there are multiple lawsuits where states are pushing back against the federal government which is asking states to provide basic information about who is on the voter rolls. That should be simple. How many people are in your state? How many people are citizens — and of those citizens how many are registered to vote? Because we have a sacred duty to protect our elections and to make sure that only citizens vote. And only vote once. And only vote in one state.

But states are pushing back because they don’t want to provide that simple, straightforward data. They act as if the federal government has no right to obtain it — no right to look. Imagine telling the IRS ohh you can’t look at our books — everything is fine. You’ll just have to trust us.

When you complicate It’s something that ought to be simple — like a database — it opens the door to fraud even if that is not your intention. Allegedly not your intention.

Because here’s how voter rolls ought to work. Simply. The federal government maintains a single database of every person living in the United States. The various columns would include their name, their SS #, whether someone is a citizen yes or no. The address where they live. And the state where that address is.

States can then access that database and append data to. This person with this Social Security number has this voter ID and they live at this address in our state — or they’re currently living overseas — serving in the military, and so on.

Problem solved. We know where everybody lives we know where everybody ought to be voting and if there are multiple instances of that person then guess what — there’s your problem. Simple.

Government, like businesses using shell companies, can further complicate things by hiding the end recipient of money by hiding it behind a shield of nonprofits. You, the taxpayer, can see money going in but you can’t see who a “non-profit” getting 100s of millions of taxpayer dollars then gives that money to.

And even if they opened their books just a little, it’s still complicated because they can say ohh that $1,000,000 we got from the taxpayers we spent that on office space and utilities — we didn’t spend $1,000,000 on activists. We used our own funds for that. sure

But. Where government is uniquely positioned to help people commit fraud is the bureaucracy within government.

Again, it’s complicated, Multiple agencies multiple departments all getting money comingling it and shoving money out the door. Add to that, the layer of inherent laziness by far too many people in government.

For example so much fraud could have been prevented if bureaucrats handing out cash had just asked questions. Like looking up business addresses on google maps.

But that would depend on people taking initiative. And from where I sit far too many people in government don’t bother to ask questions about where that money comes from or where it goes.

To talk about fraud I’d like to welcome back Jonathan Williams to the show…

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Additional Show Notes: Research, Links Mentioned & Additional Info

  • Jonathan Williams’ organization is ALEC – the American legislative Exchange Council. Visit them at alec.org. &the ALEC Coalition
  • ALEC helped push states like Oregon to put their spending online. Oregon’s attempt at spending transparency can be found at Oregon.gov/transparency
  • Co-founder of ‘green’ bank gets 14 years for defrauding lenders, investors (Courthouse News Service, June 1, 2026)
  • State of Oregon Statewide Single Audit Report, March 2025 (PDF)
  • Oregon audit flags OHA and ODOT errors, including OHP Bridge eligibility problems (KATU, Apr 1, 2026) *“The audit also identified holes in the Highway Planning and Construction Program, administered by the Oregon Department of Transportation. Auditors said they could not gather enough evidence to verify compliance” with the law and federal regulations.
  • Audit: California Lost Track of $24 Billion Spent to Combat Homelessness (Breitbart, Apr 12, 2024)
  • “Illegal aliens & foreign fraudsters steal BILLIONS yearly from American taxpayers.” (White House via X, Jun 3, 2026)
  • The Joe Rogan interview with Elon Musk in February 2025 discussing social security as the fraud gateway (Joe Rogan Experience, Episode 2281)

 

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16-16 Unmasking the Insiders: Fraud and the Accountability Crisis

16-16 Unmasking the Insiders: Fraud and the Accountability Crisis

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Unmasking the Insiders: Fraud and the Accountability Crisis

Release Date: April 18, 2026

Duration: 47:55

Host: Mark Anderson

Guests: Attorney Peter Ticktin, lifelong friend of Donald Trump, and Jeff Eager, founder of Oregon Roundup


About This Episode

Show Notes

  • 02:21 – Peter Ticktin, friends with President Trump for some 60-plus years since they were both students at the New York Military Academy, throws his hat in the ring to be appointed to U.S. Attorney General to replace Pam Bondi. What kind of AG does Trump need right now?
  • 10:29 – What’s happening now in Department of Justice and the problem with (and misuse of) manpower now. The weaponization of government and stopping it.
  • 17:36 – The media’s twisting reality to accuse Trump. Precisely why fixing the DOJ and deescalating the weaponization of government needs to stop. And why Democrats should help.
  • 24:22 – Jeff Eager, citizen journalist from Oregon Roundup, exposed millions of dollars of Medicaid fraud in Oregon. Simply by looking.
  • 31:50 – How easy is it to commit fraud in Oregon? Eager’s Uplifting Journey investigation and things he did not expect to find. And why Oregon’s bureaucracy is practically designed not to find fraud.
  • 28:00 – No accountability – the natural result of 40 years of Democrat rule in Oregon. Why would they improve if they never lose elections? Our old friend CCOs — Oregon’s Coordinated Care Organizations. The system designed to hide money trails. The perfect means to commit fraud.

Transcript

(Opener)

We talk a lot about fraud on this show. There is the fraud of global warming that has stolen hundreds of billions  of dollars from taxpayers. A  few trillion,  actually, depending on when you start counting. And all of that fraud went to prop up Democrats.

We talk about voter fraud and election integrity. And of course there’s what most people think when they hear the word fraud. Financial fraud. And lately it’s been defrauding the government — Money stolen from taxpayers, from programs. And what that really means is it’s been stolen not just from the people who paid it but stolen from the people it was intended for it the people who deserve it.

Estimates are there is at least $600 billion of fraud committed against the federal government every year. 600 billion is enough to pay for the entire Department of Defense — the total compensation for the entire military — salaries, benefits, retirement and pensions, and even all the veterans programs. Exactly 600 billion in the president’s 2025 budget request]

But there’s a worse kind of fraud. Fraud in the justice system itself. It is so bad the very word “justice” feels fraudulent.

When people whose job it is to enforce the law but instead use government and its unlimited checkbook as a weapon to target a duly elected president, target his supporters, create false charges, try to jail people they KNOW are innocent, lie under oath. And use the “justice system” against anyone who gets in their way — from the president all the way down to everyday voters, who were trying to stand up for rights and to defend America. When that happens, there is fraud of the highest order.

Today’s show is about both kinds. The first half of the show we will be talking about fraud in the Dept of Justice and we’ll do that with Peter Ticktin. Then Jeff Eager to discuss fraud of the financial — stolen from taxpayers right here in Oregon — and what happened when he asked the state about it. Same disease, two different symptoms: no accountability.

More Details About Show 16-16 Fraud in the Justice System and Fraud in Oregon

his week, we are peeling back the layers on government corruption and the high-stakes battle for accountability in America.

First, we’re joined by Peter Ticktin, attorney and long-time friend of President Trump, who recently announced his bid for U.S. Attorney General. Ticktin argues that the DOJ isn’t just poorly-run—it is in a state of war. He’ll break down the “total-overhaul” required to fix a Department of Justice he claims has been used as a weapon by insiders. From the fallout of the Russia-Hoax to the urgent need for a leader who understands Trump’s legal hurdles, Ticktin discusses how to make the DOJ work again. Can there be real-world consequences for those who used fake reports to attack a presidency? Ticktin shares his bold-vision for justice.

Next, we dive into the world of citizen-journalism with attorney Jeff Eager. Eager’s investigation into Oregon Medicaid-fraud has caught the attention of Congress. He’ll walk us through his discovery of Uplifting Journey LLC—a company claiming to provide drug-treatment that reportedly housed Tren de Aragua gang-members. When fraud intersects with taxpayer-funded programs, why is the government staying silent? As a former-official and lawyer, Eager explores the mechanisms of institutional-failure. And don’t miss Eager’s take on exactly where he feels a lot of Oregon’s Medicaid-fraud is actually coming from.

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Additional Show Notes

Peter Ticktin Segments (1–3)

Peter Ticktin For US Attorney General! (American Thinker, Apr 15, 2026)

EXCLUSIVE: Esteemed Attorney Peter Ticktin Throws His Hat in the Ring to Become the NEXT ATTORNEY GENERAL of the United States — Read His SOLID Agenda Below (Gateway Pundit, Apr 7, 2026)

DNI Tulsi Gabbard Exposes Conspiracy Used By Congress To Impeach President Trump (Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Press Release, Apr 13, 2026)

Impeachment Bombshell: Secret memos expose Ukraine accuser’s bias, hearsay, and false claim (Just the News, April 12, 2026)

Chairman Crawford Releases Transcripts from 2019 Hearings with Former ICIG Michael Atkinson (House Intelligence Committee, Apr 12, 2026)

Jeff Eager Segments (4–6)

Jeff Eager is the founder and lead investigator at Oregon Roundup. Check out their great work over on Substack.

The Uplifting Journey investigation. “Oregon Medicaid Fraud? What we know” (Oregon Roundup, Dec 30, 2025)

EXCLUSIVE: Medicaid “loophole” crosses state lines (Oregon Roundup, April 6, 2026)

The Tren de Aragua trail of terror (Oregon Roundup, Jan 4, 2026)

 

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Show 16-06: 2020 Fraud Finally Unraveling? FBI Seizes Evidence + How We Fix Elections Now

Show 16-06: 2020 Fraud Finally Unraveling? FBI Seizes Evidence + How We Fix Elections Now

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2020 Fraud Finally Unraveling? FBI Seizes Evidence + How We Fix Elections Now

Release Date: February 7, 2026

Duration: 47:55

Host: Mark Anderson

Guests: Dr. Douglas Frank, physicist and election-data analyst, and Dr. Jerome Corsi, a leading election-fraud expert

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The FBI just raided Fulton County and seized over 700 boxes of 2020 election evidence—could this finally unravel widespread 2020 election fraud? Meanwhile, Oregon keeps finding new ways to make elections vulnerable. Time is running out.

On this episode of I Spy Radio, we dive into election integrity with two powerhouse guests amid breaking developments in 2020 election fraud claims. And new exposure about what’s really happening with Oregon suddenly admitting and promising to “clean up its voter rolls.”

Dr. Douglas Frank, world-renowned physicist and election investigator, breaks down Oregon’s mixed bag—progress on dirty voter rolls via Judicial Watch lawsuits, but dangerous loopholes like loosened rules and 17-year-old primary voting. More importantly, he shares how everyday citizens can retake control and secure our elections. (Catch his upcoming presentations in 20+ Oregon counties starting February 20—details at SecureOurElectionsNow.org/events.)

Then Dr. Jerome Corsi returns to unpack the bombshell FBI Fulton County raid in Georgia: 700+ boxes of seized 2020 election evidence that could reveal fraud not just in the presidential race, but the Senate seats too. What laws were passed on fraudulent votes? Will accountability finally come? We connect the dots on why citizens—not politicians—must step up now with real citizen action.

From clone voters to blocked investigations, the truth is emerging. Listen in to understand the stakes of election integrity—and what you can do before it’s too late.

Arm yourself with the knowledge you need to protect our elections—and restore them to elections we can trust.

Timestamps

  • 00:00 – New threats to election integrity in another state: Democrats push to ban proven fraud-prevention methods; mail-in ballots as the biggest risk; ideas to secure them.
  • 09:08 – Oregon admits voter rolls need massive cleanup—thousands of invalid entries removed, but more remain. Steps to block future fraud.
  • 16:31 – Dr. Douglas Frank returns to Oregon: Upcoming presentations in 20+ counties to expose and stop fraud. Citizen action needed; surprising reactions from county officials.
  • 24:06 – Bombshell from Fulton County: Dr. Jerome Corsi on what the FBI raid could uncover, and Trump’s hint at “big things coming out of Georgia.” Where fraudsters are most vulnerable.
  • 32:17 – Maduro knows a lot about election fraud and helped the CIA commit it. Are Maduro’s arrest and the Fulton raid connected? Fraud went beyond the presidential race; implications for laws passed by a potentially fraudulent Senate.
  • 39:59 – Cognitive dissonance and voter persuasion: Will evidence sway everyday people? Reflections on Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and why this could get messy.

Transcript

(Opener)
For anyone willing to have an open mind about election fraud there were pretty blatant examples in the 2020 election. All it really takes is a willingness to have an open mind and let the evidence convince you.

But. Just like COVID merely asking about election fraud met with shrieks from the very people who benefited from it. The mainstream media is far left their person one and so no one was allowed to ask questions period in fact you were framed as believing the big lie. That the very notion that the election could be stolen was so outrageous it was a Nazi style propaganda tactic to make a lie so big that people would be willing to believe it.

And that’s the kind of thing you say to intimidate people so they won’t ask questions for fear of being ridiculed

we are on the cusp right now of getting to the truth of what happened in 2020. The FBI just raided Fulton County and seized evidence from that election. Fulton County election officials have freaked out and filed a lawsuit asking a judge to force the FBI to give back the evidence and prevent them from even looking. Two things on that. One, there’s always fraud when someone doesn’t want you to look.

Second, if… there was no election fraud, then the correct response would have been, “Good! We’re glad you took them. Take a look there’s nothing to hide and maybe we can finally put this myth about election fraud to rest.

When the true extent of the fraud is revealed, there is going to be an awful lot of cognitive dissonance.

That’s when a person’s brain gets confronted with new information that contradicts previously held beliefs. And the person’s brain sort of short circuits. It’s a self-defense mechanism

Because our minds don’t like to be wrong, the human psyche will come up with very inventive reasons and explanations why the new information is not really the truth — that the old belief is really the truth.

But here’s the thing. The reason the short circuit happens is because the mind senses the new information really is the truth. If it wasn’t then the new information would be easily discarded. Sop they’re confronted with the reality about what they used to believe. That the old beliefs were the lie.

The short circuit self-defense happens because they not only have to admit they had been deceived, that someone fooled them, but now they’re confronted with all the actions That had been based on that previous wrong information. And with the truly Trump deranged that might mean horrible things they said or did to people including friends or family who were actually telling the truth … the whole time.

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Show Notes, Links Mentioned, Research, & Additional Info

  • Dr. Frank will be visiting 20-some counties in Oregon. If Oregon’s elections can ever be fixed, it’s up to us. You need to go hear him. See Secure OurElectionsNow.org/events for dates and times.

Mentioned During the Show

  • Trump: “‘You’re going to see something in Georgia on voter fraud’ — Trump discusses Fulton County situation.” (Breitbart News, X Post, Feb 2, 2026)
  • President Trump Says Something BIG Is About To Come Out On 2020 Election Fraud (WLT Report, Feb 3, 2026)
  • Sen. Perdue Testimony Claims Gov. Kemp Stopped 2020 Election Investigation (Gateway Pundit, Feb 4, 2026) *‘We’re not going to investigate because…I’m a team player. If the governor doesn’t want to investigate, we’re not going to investigate.’”
  • Materials Sought in Fulton County FBI Warrant Revealed (Gateway Pundit, Jan 29, 2026)
    • One of the statutes used in the warrant cites illegally casting (“tabulation”) ballots known to be materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent.
  • “Citizen investigator writes that Michigan’s 2020 election fraud was massive!” (The SCIF, via X, Jan 31, 2026)
  • Fulton County: ‘We Don’t Dispute’ 315,000 Votes Lacking Poll Workers’ Signatures were Counted in 2020 (The Federalist, Dec 17, 2025)
  • After running as moderate, Spanberger era opens in Virginia with heavy dose of leftist proposals  (Just the News, January 24, 2026)

Additional Research

Democrats and their policies are already burning down Oregon's economy. But now they're about to throwing gasoline on it with even more stupid decisions. The house is on fire. But this is fine.
Show 16-05 Oregon Democrats vs. Your Wallet: Blocking Trump’s Tax Cuts to “Protect” You?

Show 16-05 Oregon Democrats vs. Your Wallet: Blocking Trump’s Tax Cuts to “Protect” You?

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Oregon Democrats vs. Your Wallet: Blocking Trump’s Tax Cuts to “Protect” You?

Release Date: January 31, 2026

Episode Subtitle: Oregon’s economy burns under Democratic policies—now they’re sabotaging Trump’s tax cuts. Connect the dots before it’s too late.

Duration: 47:55

Host: Mark Anderson

Guests: Jonathan Williams, President and Chief Economist of American Legislative Exchange Council, the nation’s premier state policy organization dedicated to to the principles of limited government, free markets and federalism.


About This Episode

Oregon’s economy is already smoldering under punitive taxes and regulations—now Democrats want to pour gasoline on the fire by decoupling from Trump’s tax cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill.

Proven free-market policies work every time they’re tried. So why is Oregon—dead last in business environment—stubbornly choosing the opposite? Full Democratic control (super-majorities in both chambers, Governor’s office, all statewide positions, even the Supreme Court) prioritizes left-wing ideology over results, crushing businesses and citizens alike.

This episode connects the dots: How bad economic policies create bad economies—and why voters need to fill in the right ones on their ballots. You’ll gain more insight than most state legislators, just in time—because Oregon is running out of clock before the flames spread.

No math, just facts and real-world examples. Tune in to see how ideology is burning down the state… and what can still be done.

Show Notes

  • 00:00 – Intro to some basics, like the single-most important factor whether someone buys something—and why higher taxes don’t mean more money for the state.
  • 05:10 – Simple example why raising taxes doesn’t work that every legislator should learn
  • 09:14 – Other factors that people and especially businesses consider when relocating. Elections have consequences: a new state enters the race to the bottom and seems determined to beat Oregon to it.
  • 16:37 – Oregon as the example and warning for other states what not to do. Breaking the mindset of raising taxes every time a state feels pinched.
  • 21:24 – Why Oregon Democrat’s bad economic policies are so critical at a time like this. What is happening that could damage Oregon for decades.
  • 25:23 – Oregon media got excited that more moving trucks arrived in Oregon than left. But what those moving trucks surveys don’t mention.
  • 28:55 – Oregon Democrats are about to make a massive mistake. Those moving vans might be turning around.
  • 34:03 – The regulation Trump just repealed that will save U.S. businesses well over $1 trillion per year. Connecting the dots and why that’s so important. One Big Beautiful Bill tax cuts people will see this year.
  • 39:57 – It’s not just no tax on tips and no tax on overtime. Connecting the dots between a huge new tax rule for businesses that will grow economic activity. And why left-wing politicians will hate it and try to stop it.

Transcript

Opener:

Here’s a question for you. What is the single-most important determining factor whether or not someone buys something? The one reason that is generally more important than all of the others.

If you said price, you were correct. And you have a better sense of economics than the overwhelming majority of Oregon’s elected democrats.

This comes directly from a theory in microeconomics — although it’s not really theoretical, it’s a known fact — so we’ll say, a “principle” known as the law of demand. All things being equal, the price of a good or service is the main factor that determines how much consumers will buy of those goods or services.

I mention this because on today’s show we’re going to take a look at what Oregon Democrats’ recklessness is doing and will do to Oregon If they get their way to raise prices and worse to take money out of your pocket which is the same as raising prices.

Because they don’t seem to understand this basic concept.

Because here’s a related issue. The more money you have to spend, that you must spend, the less money you have available for other things. Again that’s pretty simple. If your rent goes up and your income doesn’t change, the less money you have for other things. Food, utilities, kids’ clothes, or like actually putting money aside or investing it so you’ll have more for the future.

And, also again, this simple economic principle is one that the overwhelming majority of Oregon’s elected Democrats can’t seem to grasp. If your taxes go up the less money you’ll have for normal economic activity. Paying for the things you need to and buying things you want.

Right now the only economic principle that Oregon’s Democrats seem to believe is that if you have money you are stealing it from the government. How dare you keep your own money?

Don’t believe me? We’ve said several times over the last few months that Oregon Democrats right now want to decouple Oregon’s tax code from the federal tax code. Previously it was just an idea — scheme, really — being talked about behind closed doors. Now they’re talking openly about it. Oregon Democrats want to block Oregonians from getting the tax cuts trump gave them in the one big beautiful bill. No tax on tips, no tax on overtime.

And how are Democrats trying to spin taking away more of your money by blocking Trump’s tax cuts? Speaker of the House, Democrat Julie Fahey said, they want to shield Oregon families from harmful federal policies.” And the democrat-friendly media is spinning it this way: quote, “The bill includes tax cuts that could mean more money in Oregonians’ pockets at the state’s expense.” There it is. Keeping your own money, that you earned, is at the state’s expense. That implies that money originates with the state. It belongs to the state.

Well this November Oregonians have a chance to send a giant goodbye to Democrats and remove that kind of thinking from Oregon.

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  • Jonathan Williams is the president and chief economist organization at American Legislative Exchange Council. Find out more at ALEC.org.
    • Encourage your representatives to join ALEC! There are state and city memberships. Help elected officials understand economic problems and the real solutions available to get out of them. Send them this link: https://alec.org/membership/.
    • And you too can join as a private-sector member!
    • Follow Jonathan on Twitter at @TaxEconomist.
  • Head to Rich States, Poor States to see how your state is doing — 2026’s edition will b e released on tax day, April 15th.
  • Oregon taxpayers are getting hammered with the highest effective income tax burden in the nation (Ed Diehl, Facebook post, January 13, 2026)
  • Outrageous! What elected Democrats think of your money: “Oregon lawmakers return Feb. 2 facing budget hole, tax fight and transportation fallout” (Central Oregon Daily, Jan 25, 2026)
    • Democrat Speaker of the House Julie Fahey: “We’re focused on…shielding Oregon families from harmful federal policies.” Apparently, you need to be “shielded” from federal tax cuts that would let you keep more of the money you earned.
    • Also in that article: “The bill includes tax cuts that could mean more money in Oregonians’ pockets at the state’s expense.”
  • Many Virginia voters are developing buyer’s remorse after Democrats are pushing a TIDAL WAVE of tax surges on citizens following the most recent election (Eric Daugherty, X post, January 29, 2026)
  • Moving Company migration surveys
    • U-Haul’s 2025 survey shows Oregon had a net positive for trucks coming into Oregon vs leaving (50.3% inbound)

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Show 16-04 Podcast – Why Republicans Winning Oregon Elections Just Got More Likely

Show 16-04 Podcast – Why Republicans Winning Oregon Elections Just Got More Likely

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Why Republicans Winning Oregon Elections Just Got More Likely

Release Date: January 24, 2026

Duration: 47:55

Host: Mark Anderson

Guests: Rep. Ed Diehl, candidate for Oregon governor, and Eric Lee, senior attorney on Judicial Watch’s election integrity team


About This Episode

Election integrity laws are about to change — for the good. The timing could not be better. Right when a Republican candidate with a proven ability to draw independents and Democrats decided to run for Oregon’s governor. And at a time Oregon Democrats are doing their best to sabotage their own chances by punishing Oregonian to cling to power. Even more, the federal lawsuits to restore trust in our elections haven’t even really gotten started.

Show Notes

  • 00:00 – Representative Ed Diehl announces his run for Oregon governor — what happened to change him from a no to a yes?
  • 09:18 – The highly successful No Gas Tax referendum drew support from all political parties. So how to convert support for that issue into support for him as a governor candidate for Oregon?
  • 16:31 – Oregon Democrats are committing political suicide more on how they are punishing Oregon businesses and the Oregonians who work at them.
  • 24:39 – Eric Lee, senior attorney on Judicial Watch’s election integrity team discusses last week’s SCOTUS ruling and how Bost v. Illinois was so huge for election integrity. Why the rules have now changed.
  • 31:45 – The avalanche of election integrity lawsuits about to come. Judicial Watch sued Oregon to clean up the voter rolls; Oregon surprised court watchers by suddenly announcing they would remove 800,000 inactive voters—about 20–25% of registered voters.
  • 39:09 – Did Oregon’s Secretary of State just blab a little too much and admit Oregon is at fault? That 800,00? That’s just the start. Discovery is underway right now. And did the Secretary of State also open the door to another Judicial Watch lawsuit by violating another federal law?

Transcript

(Opener) There’s a buzz phrase in government that you probably heard. Evidence based. And they use that buzz phrase because what they really want is for you not to question their policies.

Evidence based refers, allegedly, making government policy and spending decisions based on evidence — like data and research (which govt pays someone to do), and so-called “proven results” rather than on ideology, intuition, or anecdote.

Now just to easily disprove the notion of evidence based — when’s the last time democrats push through government policy that supported (or, more to the point, funded) any ideology on the right.

There is overwhelming evidence for conservative, pro-growth economic policies — like lowering taxes and cutting government spending is good for economies and good for people. Instead, Democrats want to raise taxes and increase government spending — the exact opposite of what the evidence shows.

Instead, it’s about things like climate change, which they plan to fix through carbon credits, which fund Democrats. Or Green energy (which isn’t green — and funds Democrats). Or funding the homeless-industrial complex of non-profits, which happen to be Democrats.

Well, the real evidence is in. And it’s fraud and its government incompetence. And we’d planned to talk an awful lot about fraud on today’s show and then, well… the best-laid plans of mice and men, or politicians and radio hosts, sometimes go awry.

Because the last time we talked to representative Ed Diehl back in December, we wanted to get him on our calendar to continue our discussion about fraud, and to get some insights into legislative days at the capital, and what devious schemes those Democrats are up to now. So we threw around some dates and settled on today—we’re talking Wednesday afternoon, January 21st—and we were all set to continue that discussion but then a little something came up.

And I don’t know how we don’t start off with this huge news, even though this show won’t air until the weekend after the big reveal. So, Ed welcome back, and for those who don’t already know by now go ahead and tell ‘em.

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16-04 Why Republicans Winning Oregon Elections Just Got More Likely

16-04 Why Republicans Winning Oregon Elections Just Got More Likely

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Show 16-04 Summary:  This week, it’s Oregon’s all important 2026 elections — and why things will change. We start with Representative Ed Diehl (HD17) to talk about his decision to run for Oregon’s governor. Can he win? Find out why we certainly think he will not only win the primary, he will win the general. But can he really win in a state known for its lack of election integrity? Including having what Judicial Watch called “the dirtiest voter rolls in the nation.” We talk with Judicial Watch’s senior attorney, Eric Lee, about their lawsuit — and why last week’s SCOTUS ruling opens the door to fundamentally changing elections. Including right here in Oregon.

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Air Dates: January 24th & 25th, 2026 | Guests: Ed Diehl & Eric Lee

This Week – Republicans Winning Oregon’s Elections

When we last talked to Ed Diehl at the end of December, we scheduled this week to continue our discussion on fraud in Oregon (hold our beer, Minnesota) and legislative days in Salem. But the night before our interview on Wednesday, news broke he was going to run for Oregon governor.

How do we not talk about that? We have been urging Ed to run for governor for at least a couple of years. We talk about his race, what changed his mind, and his competition—both Republican and Democrat. Plus, we do get a chance to talk about fraud, including what he will do about it as governor.

Plus, we talk about that all-important No Gas tax petition drive that will not only help Ed Diehl win Oregon’s 2026 governor’s race, but help sink Democrats. Democrats might not lose their majorities in the house or senate—although they just might find themselves in the minority after November—hey will definitely lose their super majorities in both chambers.

Want to find out more about Ed Diehl, candidate for Oregon governor? Head to Ed’s website. Remember: deep pocket donors wait to see how many smaller donors are sending in money. They need to see that interest. It’s their way of judging a candidate’s chances before committing bigger money.

Then we welcome back Eric Lee, senior attorney on Judicial Watch’s election integrity team, to discuss their lawsuit against Oregon to force them to clean up their voter rolls. And there was a major admission on Oregon’s part about its dirty rolls just last week. Whoops.

But before we get there, we get Eric’s take on last week’s SCOTUS ruling in Bost v. Illinois Board of Elections. On the surface, it was about whether a candidate had standing. But dig a little (which the leftstream media did its best not to do) and it is much. much bigger. How much bigger? Enough that it could fundamentally change elections. And people might just trust them again.

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16-03 Is This the Gateway to Election Integrity?

16-03 Is This the Gateway to Election Integrity?

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Show 16-03 Summary:  This week we take a deeper look at the Supreme Court ruling that may just have started the snowball rolling to restore election integrity. On the surface the case sounded entirely procedural— whether a candidate had standing to bring a lawsuit to stop endless counting of ballots after Election Day. But what this really did was send the message that we need to be able to trust our elections again. And that means being able to trust the people that get elected and how they got elected.

Air Dates: January 17th & 18th, 2026 | Guest: NY Times #1 best-selling author, Dr. Jerome Corsi

So far, it seems not too many in the “mainstream media” have wanted to report on it. Not in any real depth anyway. And not on the election integrity aspects of the ruling. And definitely no excitement about it. Maybe they hope it all goes away?

One of the more shocking aspects of the ruling is Chief Justice John Roberts authored the majority opinion. What happened for Roberts to see the light? Don’t miss out on Dr. Corsi’s explanation of why. That plus explanations why this ruling specifically targets trust and not just standing, Tina Peters, the Democrats’ fraud-industrial complex, and what Trump will be doing next to expose election fraud. Including and especially the 2020 election.

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Show 16-02 Podcast: 2026 — The Year Democrats Destroy Themselves

Show 16-02 Podcast: 2026 — The Year Democrats Destroy Themselves

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Show 16-02 Summary: In our first live show for 2026, we welcome back fan-favorite and long-time guest, Chuck Wiese. Chuck is a meteorologist, pilot, and fierce Global Warming debunker. And he’s a growing political activist. We take a brief look back at the biggest stories of 2025 but focus on what will be the biggest stories of 2026. And the biggest and best will be the Democrats destroying themselves in 2026. Repeatedly. Find out why “the pundits” and Far-Left strategists have it all wrong. Have plenty of popcorn on hand—2026 is going to be lit!

Keywords/categories: 2026 elections, 2026 year of popcorn, Chuck Wiese, fraud, global warming, Minnesota fraud, Oregon fraud, Somali fraud, conservative talk radio, democrats, democrats in 2026, 2026 mid-term elections,

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2026: The Year of Popcorn | How Dems Will Destroy Themselves

2026: The Year of Popcorn | How Dems Will Destroy Themselves

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Show 16-02 Summary: In our first live show for 2026, we welcome back fan-favorite and long-time guest, Chuck Wiese. Chuck is a meteorologist, pilot, and fierce Global Warming debunker. And he’s a growing political activist. We take a brief look back at the biggest stories of 2026 but focus on what will be the biggest stories of 2026. And the biggest and best will be the Democrats destroying themselves. Repeatedly. Find out why “the pundits” and .Far Left strategists have it all wrong. Have plenty of popcorn on hand.

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Air Dates: January 10th & 11th, 2026 | Guest: Chuck Wiese

This Week – Look Back, Look Forward, and Look Out

There has been nothing boring about 2026’s opening days. From watching the Somali fraud that exploded in late 21025 just get bigger and bigger in 2026 to the awe-inspiring capture and arrest of Venezuela’s Nicholas Maduro, Americans are witnessing historical events unfold.

In our first live show for 2026, we welcome back fan-favorite and long-time guest, Chuck Wiese. We love talking to Chuck because of his analytical, scientifically trained  mind. But as someone who has recently taken a more active role in politics, his eyes have been opened. And it’s good to get that every-man perspective. Because “the pundits” are too often wrong because they rely solely on other “pundits.”

Going out of 2025, those media pundits were predicting no end of doom for Republicans in 2026’s midterms. But they are missing the key elements behind the stories, which explains why they are so likely to be wrong about what’s coming.

Tune in to find out what.

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