Patt Morrison for Fri, June 19

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Friday, June 19, 2009

1-3 p.m.

 

1:00 – 1:30

The (Nasty) Surprise Waiting in your 401(k)

As pensions die out and workers are forced to rely on 401(k) investment plans for retirement it can quickly become confusing to keep track of exactly how much you’re paying to manage your funds. A bill designed to bring transparency to hidden fees of 401(k) plans has just passed a House subcommittee but has an uncertain fate. How closely are you watching your retirement?

 

Guests:

Rep. Rob Andrews, D-New Jersey; chair of the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Pensions & Labor

• Rep. Andrews is the author of H.R. 1984, the Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act.

 

Rep. John Kline, R-Minnesota; ranking Republican on the House Committee on Education & Labor

 

Alison Borland, Retirement strategy leader at Hewiitt Associates

 

 

1:30 – 2:00

OPEN

 

 

[NPR NEWS]

 

2:00 – 2:30

Trash Scavengers

It's the night before garbage pick-up day and scavengers are cherry-picking valuable cans and bottles from your trash bin—is it a nuisance that's taking revenue from local government or a comment on a wasteful society? Santa Ana residents say nuisance and they’re locking their trash up to stop it.

 

Guests:

Lucy Bateson, Santa Ana resident who spearheaded the anti-scavenging program

 

Neil Benson, co-founder of Philadelphia’s Dumpster Divers

 

NOT CONFIRMED:

Mary Gonzalez, administering the public works department program for the city of Santa Ana

 

 

2:30 – 3:00

Mandatory Safe Porn?

Two weeks ago, an anonymous porn star tested positive for HIV but proceeded to work. Now there may be as many as 16 HIV cases on the adult film circuit and AIDS Healthcare Foundation is calling for mandatory condom use on all adult film sets. But even actors are resisting the idea—should condoms be mandatory?

 

Guests:

TBD