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Cara Santamaria

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1038 total appearances

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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

Exactly, they're not getting education.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

But you can see where parents get really stuck because yes, their kids could be in daycare for, or they could be in school for seven hours a day, but if they're in this clinic for 10 and 12 hours a day, now I don't have to pay for daycare.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

Now I don't have to pay for after school care.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

They're getting everything they need and the state is paying for it.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

So it's actually a trap for a lot of parents who are struggling financially as well because how could they not?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

And it really does remind me, Steve, I had a patient recently who asked me to dig in a little bit because they were getting like basically predatory ads on social media.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

It's an older adult patient for these, you know, Medicare approved and Medicare paid perfectly free to you ads.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

healthcare advocate companies where they'll help you navigate your healthcare system and they'll basically act as like a case manager for you and I googled some of these companies and everything I saw was like this is a scam it's just another way for these companies they figured out how to charge Medicare for services and then like fall short on delivery and

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

Absolutely.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

And like my cynicism says, and I'm not saying this is a blanket statement, but the minute that an industry is developed that is sort of a helping industry, whether it's educational, healthcare, you know, providing food to individuals who are food insecure, the minute that you see like a social justice oriented industry form and then private equity gets behind it, I would say let's make sure that we're being really careful here.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

Exactly.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

Pollution?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

Health?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

Yeah, like environmental health.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

Oh, refugees?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

Sure.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

So it's Al Gore, right?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

Al Gore.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

So what's the relationship to Al Gore?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

You said there isn't one at all?