The Rod and Greg Show: Report on Data Centers Shows Importance; Small Business Growth; Why Can't we Buy Affordable Healthcare

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of data centers, small business growth strategies, and the challenges of affordable healthcare in America.

4:20 pm: Derek Monson, Executive Director of the Sutherland Institute, joins the show to discuss the group’s new report on data centers and the challenges they present when introducing them into our communities. 4:38 pm: Dan Varroney, author and small business and economic policy expert, joins the show to discuss his piece for Real Clear Politics on how small businesses nationwide should be taking advantage of the work Donald Trump has done to help them succeed. 6:05 pm: Edward Ring, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Greatness, joins the program for a conversation about his piece on how California is strangling its own energy base with policies built on ideology. 6:38 pm: Chris Pope, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his City Journal article asking why Americans can’t buy more affordable healthcare plans.

People in this episode

Hosts: Rod, Greg

Guests: Derek Monson, Dan Varroney, Edward Ring, Chris Pope

Topics covered

• data centers
• small business growth
• affordable healthcare
• economic policy
• energy policy

Keywords

• data centers
• small business
• affordable healthcare
• economic policy
• California energy policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sutherland Institute, Real Clear Politics, Center for American Greatness, Manhattan Institute, City Journal

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