The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Coronavirus Updates - Anti-Vaxxers Shut Down Vaccination Site, Rusty Pilots & Childcare Crisis

Episode Date: February 7, 2021

Anti-vaxxers block people from getting vaccinated at Dodger Stadium, airline pilots get rusty due to inactivity, and women bear the burden of a growing childcare crisis in America. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to Comedy Central. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, a second look, starting September 17th, wherever you get your podcasts. The big issue right now is getting people vaccinated as quickly as possible.

And now there's yet another thing, making that harder than it should be. Asholes. The Los Angeles Times says dozens of anti-vaccination protesters disrupted disrupted operations at one of the largest vaccine sites in the country. They blocked entrances and forced the inoculation center at Dodger Stadium to close for about an hour Saturday. Hundreds of people waited in the inoculation center at Dodger Stadium to close for about an hour Saturday. Hundreds of people waited in their cars to get shots.

Some city officials are calling for increased security at testing and vaccination locations. Whoa! These people in LA had to sit in their cars for an hour. How did they notice? But all the real though, what the fuck? Anti-Vaxers? If you don't want want to to the vaccine to to to the vaccine to the vaccine to to the vaccine to the vaccine the vaccine to the vaccine the vaccine to the vaccine the vaccine to their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their th. th. the. the. toea. toea. toea. too. too. too. toea. their their tea. th. th. thea. thea. the all the real, though, what the fuck? Anti-Vaxers? If you don't want a vaccine, then don't get one. I don't agree with you, but don't ruin it for everyone else.

Like, we don't come interrupt you when you're busy dying of measles. Because here's what I don't understand. Why does it always have to be the most ridiculous people who are the most fired. fired up. Like why can't anti-vaxes be like those Instagram models were last summer? You know, where they just post a black square on Instagram for one day and then never bring up vaccines again. Western Australia went into total lockdown after discovering its first coronavirus case in 10 months. You see, Australia is very different from the United States. In the US, water goes down the drain clockwise, and in Australia, they care about stopping coronavirus.

Now, part of the reason for Australia's success is that Australians don't resist the governments as much when they tell them that they should stay at home. And it's partly because these people know that COVID is a serious disease. It's also partly because it lets Australians stay away from all the other things in Australia that could kill them. Yeah, it's bad enough that the scorpions and snikes are trying to kill me, but there's a koala that's trying to give me an STDA. Now, eventually,

of course, the world will reemerge from the pandemic old lives, you know, like going to bars or theaters or using the bottom half of your face to express emotion. But you might want to prepare for a period of adjustment because some things apparently take a little time to relearn. A new report says some pilots are getting rusty on the job due to the pandemic because, well, there are fewer planes to fly. Some pilots grounded for months by the pandemic. to to to to to their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their to express. their their to express. to express. to express to express to express to express to express to express to express to express. to express to express to express to express to express to express to express to express to express to express to express to express to express. to express. to express. to express. to express. to express. to express. to express. to express. to express. to express. to express to express. to express. to express. their their their their their their their their their their their their their the. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. their. thiau. their. thiau. thia. thia. thiau. thia. thia. th job due to the pandemic because, well, there are fewer planes to fly. Some pilots grounded for months by the pandemic have seen their skills and proficiency suffer. For instance, one pilot forgot to disengage the parking brake, damaging a tow truck that was trying to pull that plane from the gate. In another case, the pilot, well, forgot to turn on the anti-icing mechanism.

Other reports include lining up the wrong runway for landing. To counter such rustiness, the FAA stops pilots from flying a commercial jet unless they have performed at least three takeoffs and three landings, either on a plane or in a simulator in the previous 90 days. All right, I don't know about you, but this is kind of scary. Apparently, you never forget how to ride a bike, but you forget how to fly a plane after like five days? Oh, man, this is gonna change everything.

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Projectionists are gonna be showing movies upside down. Bouncers are gonna be letting in groups of ugly dudes and they got on their lunch money. Until the pandemic is actually over, Americans are going to need more help getting through it. And the big question of what that help will look like is dominating Washington, D.C. right now. President Biden's pledge of bipartisanship facing its first test tonight.

The president, inviting 10 Republican senators to the Oval Office to pitch their COVID relief counteroffer. Their $600 billion proposal is a mere fraction of the president's $1.9 trillion package. The GOP plan leaves out a minimum wage boost the president includes and whittles down his $1,400 direct payments to Americans to $1,000. Still, when all was said and done, the White House did not appear to be conceding much ground saying the President will not settle for a package that fails to meet the moment. This is a sign of this effort from President Biden to get bipartisanship here, but it also comes as Democrats on Capitol Hill are paving the way to move forward

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But I also do love how Republicans suddenly get stingy the second that a Democrat comes into office. Because don't forget, during the Trump years, they were handing out tax cuts with a strip of money gun. But now that Biden is president thinininininininininininin thiiii that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that thi that thi thi thi thi thi, suddenly they're trying to hand out COVID relief a penny at a time. One penny, two pennies. Am I making it rain yet? Three pennies? Yes, more of a drizzle, I agree. Now, a lot of people are upset about the Democrats plan to give people $1,400, because they say that the Democrats promise to give people $2,000. But the Democrats are arguing that everybody already got the first 600 a month ago. And I get the Democrats' point on this one, but at the same time, so many people are struggling right now.

Why not just give them $2,600 instead? I mean, you can find the money somewhere. Just take it from's a thing anymore. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. You're rolling? But that's all about to change.

Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of to to to to to to to to to to to to the thinenue. thine. to thine. thine. thine. thine. thine. thine. thine. thine. thine. th. th. th. the. the. the. thi. thi. the. thea. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th.'s what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes a second look on Apple podcasts starting September 17. Children. They're like puppies that walk on two legs. But with the pandemic, taking care of them is harder than ever. And guess which gender has been settled with that burden. The child care crisis is pushing working moms out of the labor force. More than 2 million women have left the workforce in the U.S. since this pandemic began. When you look at that December job support on a net basis, women made up all of the job losses,

losing 15,000, men gained 16,000. Even before the pandemic,. Losing 156,000 jobs, men net gained 16,000. Even before the pandemic, women shouldered more household chores. When schools shut down, a daycares closed, many women felt they had no choice but returned to jobs as homemakers. Burnout among working moms who are juggling it all, the homeschool, the child care, and the demanding jobs. My son's headphones are not working right now, so I'm spending my day working while hearing the school in the background. I usually get about an hour or so of uninterrupted work time.

So, there is also the fun fact that my son is in band and they have to do it virtually. Man, I feel so bad for that mom. She's got to work with her kid playing French horn in the background. Honestly speaking, all brass instruments should be illegal. No one's ever said car horns are great, but how do we bring them indoors? But look, if your kid has to play a brass instrument, then you should make sure that it's a trombone. Because at least that way, they can provide sound effects for your zoom calls.

I'm sorry to say this, Mr. Chairman, but our revenue is down this quarter. Thanks Timmy. You've got to admit moms are taking on so much more these days. Working, homeschooling their kids, running a house. It's a very different pandemic experience than childless people are having. Because childless people, their complaints are like, oh man, I wasted all day watching Netflix again. I didn't even get to Hulu. Ah, man, what a tough day. But while Corona has exacerbated these problems, child care has been a major issue in America long before everyone started wiping down their junk mail.

It's the subject of another episode of, If you don't know, now you know. Let's be honest, people. America is great at many things. Rebooting British TV shows, making anything flaming hot. But providing parents with child care isn't one of them. And the consequences are felt throughout the entire country. The U.S. is one of the only developed countries that does not have free care for young children. Overall, the cost of child care has roughly tripled since 1990, which is more than the overall rate of inflation.

The average cost of care per child is more than $26,000 per year for parents and parts of the USA. That's more than the c c c c c cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost cost. the cost cost cost. the cost. the cost. the cost. the cost. the cost. the cost. the cost. the cost. the cost the cost the the the the the the the the the the the the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. ti. to. to. to. today. today. today. to. today. today. to. today. today. thi. the the t for parents and parts of the USA. That's more than housing and college tuition. Child care costs can wipe out or nearly wipe out, any economic benefit the woman would get from working. As a result, women will often stay out of the workforce to care for their child. This is going to cost upwards of $700 billion this year to the US economy in terms of lost productivity. That's 3.5% of GDP. Labor participation rate of women in the United States

kept pace with top countries in this area, like Norway, for instance. Our economy would be $1.6 trillion dollars larger. Better child care is a win for everybody. There's just no downside to it. That's right. It turns out this burden isn't just on moms. It directly impacts the entire country. America is missing out on economic growth, equality and probably inventions. You know, like a combination refrigerator toilet. America could have had that by now if the woman who had the idea

didn't have to quit her engineering job to take care of her kids. And not only does this hurt women's productivity, it also hurts men's productivity. Because if women the women the women the women the women the women the women the women the women th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th to take care of her kids. And not only does this hurt women's productivity, it also hurts men's productivity. Because if women aren't in the office, then men have to spend all day mansplaining stuff to each other. Hey, Bob, let me show you how to turn that file into a PDF. Hey, Gary, how about I show you how to save it onto the network drive? No, silly, you gotta format it correctly. Here, let me show you. Hey, do you know all the formatting shortcuts? Here, let me teach you. Have you seen a Cohen Brothers movie?

I mean, like, really seen it? Quentin Tarantino. Now, the truth is, this child care problem isn't actually that difficult to solve. All you gotta do is let kids is is tho, is the kids tho, is the the tho, their their their their their to solve. All you've got to do is let kids get jobs. I mean, a textile mill is just arts and crafts with quotas. But there's also another less illegal solution for child care that other countries have figured out a long time ago. You let the government pay for it.

The cost of child care is generally paid for by a combination of the government, parents and child care providers. In the cost falls mostly on parents and providers. in in in in in. In. In the the th. In th. In th. In the US, the cost falls mostly on parents and providers. In other countries like Denmark and Sweden, the government foots most of the bill. In Sweden, tax revenue supports generous child care programs and gives employees vast leave of absence opportunities. Those programs in turn help make Swedish citizens more employable. They also don't have to ration big portions of their paychecks to things like daycare or student loans.

In Finland, the government offers public daycare for any child until the age of seven, or if the parents decide to opt out, they're entitled to paid leave for the first three years of their kids' life. The French government offers a family allowance every month to help pay for child expenses, to to to to to to to to to to their their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, and school, their, and school, and school, their, and school, and their, and, their, and, and, and, their, and, their, and, their, their, and, their, their, their, their, their, their, and, their, and, and, their, and, their.. And, their, their, their.. And, their. And, their. And, their, their. Ande. Ande. Ande. Ande. Ande. Ande. Ande. Ande. Ande. Ande. Ande. Ande. Andeananananananananananffniphaugheananananananananananananananananfniphomene, the all the way up until the kid's 20th birthday. On top of all this, families get tax credits for daycare and schooling expenses. It's a generous system that costs the state tens of billions of euros each year, a high cost that's worth it. The more active women are in the workforce, the more babies. And more babies means more future workers and future taxpayers. Okay, I mean, that makes sense, but it's a little weird for that lady to refer to babies

as future workers and taxpayers. I wonder if she rolls up to her new nieces and nephews like, are you going to grow our GDP? Oh, yes you are. Yes, you are. Although, just for the record, she's not totally right. If the past four years have taught us anything, it's that not all kids work. But look, overall, I think these countries have it right. And it's actually sad when you see Americans get shocked when they learn how other countries handle child care. Wait, they get three years of parental leave in Finland.

That's crazy. But it's not crazy. It's just that other countries expect their government to make life easier for its citizens. Over there, they say, wow, it's hard to raise kids. their government helps. Only America goes, wow, it's hard to raise kids. But the government needs all the money for drones and tax cuts.

So sorry, Susie, I hope this iPad can raise you. But the craziest part is, we know America is capable of giving everyone access to child care, because they've already done it. Back when everything was in black and white. When World War II came, the government started recruiting women to work in factories as the men went out to war. On the production line, Rosie the Riveter steps in when the draftees step out. From 1940 to 1945, the total women in the workforce rose nearly 30 percent. And they very brilliantly realized that if women had children, something had to be done for the children. So this was the first and only time at the American government, the federal, at the federal level, said, okay, we have to support child care.

Essentially, the US was the closest it had ever been to having universal child care. An amendment to the Lanham Act gave families access to child care six days a week, including summers and holidays, and families only had to pay roughly $10 a day and today's dollars. But once the war ended and the men went back to work, government funding dried up. You see, America was willing to pay for child care when the only alternative was being overrun by Nazis.

But then once the war was over, America just got rid of it, which is not fair to moms. And it's going to make them a lot more hawkish when it comes to war. The next time America's got tension with Iran, American moms are going to be like, come on, come on, Ayatollah, you've got to make this happen. So the point is better child care is possible in America. And it would be great if America took advantage of this global war against the coronavirus to make child care available for everyone. Because if America misses this opportunity to act, it'll continue to let down its moms, dads, and worst of all, its children.

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