About this episode

The episode explores the truth behind a promotional stunt involving DoorDash and a grandmother delivering McDonald's to the President, revealing the complexities of tax policy.

On Monday, an Arkansas grandmother of 10 children flew to Washington D.C. at the behest of DoorDash to deliver the President of the United State two bags of McDonald’s. The stunt was a promotion for the food delivery app, and for Trump’s “No Tax On Tips” policy which allegedly helps workers like DoorDash Grandma save on taxes. As you might imagine, no aspect of the bizarre stunt was what it seemed. Today, we unearth the truth about DoorDash, grandmas, and the absolute fraud that is Republican tax policy. I even try math! Listen to bonus episodes on Patreon! Thanks to today’s sponsors! Support a fairer future free from religious overreach at https://humanist.org/fruity and find an event near you at https://www.americanempathyproject.org/ :) Get up to 30% off a cuter, more sustainable way to clean at https://www.blueland.com/fruity. Read Kat’s work at Spitfire News. Follow Kat on Bluesky. Watch Caroline on Twitch. Follow Caroline on Twitter. Find me on Instagram. Find A Bit Fruity on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Matt Bernstein

Topics covered

• DoorDash
• tax policy
• political commentary
• advertising stunts
• grandparents
• food delivery

Keywords

• DoorDash
• grandma
• Trump
• tax policy
• advertising
• food delivery
• promotion
• politics

Sponsors

Humanist, American Empathy Project, Blueland

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DoorDash, Spitfire News, Twitch, Twitter, Instagram

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