SKARDAVNELNATE at GameFAQ did note the following:

"Marriage and Equal pay do not effect motivation (morale), just race popularity.
Health care raises motivation 20% at the cost of 5 gold. He says equal pay did this.
He said 4 political advisers join you neglecting the Lizard, Prospera. Maybe he thought it was Edmund in a dress."

So not a perfect review as far as the exact facts go. But like all of Joe's reviews I found it entertaining and it is fun seeing how much fun Joe has making these vids.

I think the score he gave it sounds fair based on what stuck out to him. It sounds like if they could have just made the units more unique and polished up the RTS parts it would have been a much better game.