Show notes
Gas prices and gas taxes - why is Ohio continuing to keep a state tax on gas?
California and corpses as fertilizer - coming to Ohio?
Ohio board of education voting - to support Title IX
What does "conservatism" mean? Who is defining the term? We see it as conserving the fundamental fact of freedom.
An update on the JD Vance and Tim Ryan debate.
Did you know? Auto manufacturers began as electric car manufacturers. But the modifications and efficiencies of gas engines changed how cars were manufactured. So battery-powered autos are a 120-year-old idea.
Novak v. Parma - The Institute for Justice -
Ohio Turkey arrested in Miami Township
Ohio 2020 Census update
- Nearly 11.8 million in Ohio - according to the 2020 U.S. Census
- 2.7% work outside of the state
How we drive to work
- Most Ohioans drive alone - 81.2%
- Carpool 7.6%
- Walk 2.2%
- Public transportation 1.4%
- Commute time - 23.7 minutes (national, 26.9 minutes)
How we work
- We work 38.4 hours per week
- 25% work in education, healthcare or social assistance
- 15.1% manufacturing
- 11.3% in retail
How much do we make and value of our homes
- Median* HH income is $58,116 (nation is $64,994)
- Homeownership - 66.3% (nation 64.4)
- Value of homes in Ohio
- .6% are valued at 1million+
- 38% 100k-199K
- 26.8% under 100K
- 11.7% 200k-299K
Monthly rent
- the median* is $825
- Columbus - $989
- Delaware Cty - $1118
Marital status
- 47.5% of residents 15+ are married (down from 2010 at 50.3%)
- Of the married Ohioans - 15,700 are LGBTQ couples - which comprises 1% of married couples - this is 1/10 of 1% of the Ohio population - .001
- 32.6% have never been married
- 12% divorced
- 6.3% widowed
- 1.6% separated
Children in Ohio
- 45.5% live with married parents
- 28.4% live in single-mother families
- 18.8% live in single-father families
Who are we?
- 23.4% report having German ancestry
- 12.7% Irish
- 8.6% English
- 6.1% Italian
- 81.7% white
- 13.3% Black
- 2.7% Asian
- .3% Native American
- Women outnumber men - 51% to 49%
- Ohioans are slightly older than the national average with a median age of 39.5 compared to 38.2 nationally.
*Average can simply be defined as the sum of all the numbers divided by the total number of values. A mean is defined as the mathematical average of the set of two or more data values. Average is usually defined as mean or arithmetic mean. Mean is simply a method of describing the average of the sample.
Stephen Palmer is the Managing Partner for the law firm, Palmer Legal Defense. He has specialized almost exclusively in criminal defense for over 26 years. Steve is also a partner in Criminal Defense Consultants, a firm focused wholly on helping criminal defense attorneys design winning strategies for their clients.
Norm Murdock is an automobile racing driver and owner of a high-performance and restoration car parts company. He earned undergraduate degrees in literature and journalism and graduated with a Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1985. He worked in the IT industry for two years before launching a career in government relations in Columbus, Ohio. Norm has assisted clients in the Transportation, Education, Healthcare, and Public Infrastructure sectors.
Brett Johnson, My Podcast Guy®, is an award-winning podcast consultant and small business owner for nearly 10 years, leaving a long career in radio. He is passionate about helping small businesses tell their story through podcasts, and he believes podcasting is a great opportunity for different voices to speak and be heard.
Recorded at the 511 Studios, in the Brewery District in downtown Columbus, OH.
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