The Disconnect

Bubbles Bubbles everywhere, its only a matter of time before they burst.

Could it be as bad as 2008 or maybe even worse?

Hosts Zack Hayes and Phil Hayes break it all down in this week's episode of Pure Speculation. Follow us on Twitter @strugglestate

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Bold statement? Probably not. I think we all recognize that the system is rigged against the individual and geared towards corporate dominance in conjunction with political influence to mold society into an image that works best for their dominance and self interest.

And even when it looks like David has a shot against Goliath like during the short squeeze put on Wall Street from a small number of Reddit users, we quickly get smacked back to reality finding that even with power in numbers, its not enough for a society that is controlled by Government and Corporations working hand in hand.

Robinhood claimed that it was for the little guy but it was made abundantly clear that they were being controlled by their real customer, the powers that be with the hedge funds who they sell information to. Thus stopping the short squeeze dead in its track and causing the average retail trader to lose big while hedge funds walked away with hundreds of millions of dollars.

Can things change when the same people setting policy are collecting a check from those that are manipulating the system? Get yourself out of the struggle state on this week's episode of Pure Speculation.

Hosts Zack Hayes and Phil Hayes break it all down in this week's episode of Pure Speculation. Follow us on Twitter @strugglestate

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Since the pandemic started, we've seen a rise in consumer spending. People are buying more now than ever but the gratification that comes with these purchases of trinkets and other knick knacks is fleeting, sending consumers flocking back to their browsers to get the next fix.

Or maybe you were able to focus your attention on an even bigger purchase like a new home or dipping your toes in the stock market but you were left with buyers remorse wondering what is going to happen next after entering into a 30 year mortgage on a house that already doesn't feel like home or losing 75% of your position in GameStop stock...

Our mental state is in jeopardy as we get our dopamine fix from clicking add to cart. Why do we choose to focus our dollars on empty pieces of junk that leave a gaping hole in our hearts? Instead, can we break this addiction by focusing on practices that will set us up for long term success?

Hosts Zack Hayes and Phil Hayes break it all down in this week's episode of Pure Speculation. Follow us on Twitter @strugglestate

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Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg recently downplayed the role that their social media platform played in providing an outlet for the Protesters of the Jan 6th Siege on the Capital to coordinate the event that took place. Sandberg implied that smaller fringe platforms who didn't have the same capabilities to monitor activity were actually to blame.

According to numbers provided in the charging docs from the Justice Department, that doesn't seem to even come close to the truth.

Has Facebook and it's influence on society gone too far? Why do we accept what they tell us at face value? And why do we waste our valuable time on such toxic platforms?

Hosts Zack Hayes and Phil Hayes break it all down in this week's episode of Pure Speculation. Follow us on Twitter @strugglestate

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PPP has been one of the least discussed factors of the 2020/2021 COVID Stimulus packages, mostly only relevant to small business owners. And as our Government prepares to dish out the third wave of these forgivable loan plans for small businesses, we have to talk about the smoke screen that this has created for the unemployment rate in the U.S.

While some estimates claim this program has saved nearly 50 Million Jobs, we'll analyze why that figure might actually be a fraction of what is being reported.

Nearly $800 Billion Dollars has been pumped into the pockets of employers/employees allowing individuals to keep their jobs and companies to put profits into other avenues. But what happens when this program dries up by the beginning of Summer? Will we see an increase in the unemployment rate that seems stuck at just under 7%?

Are we saving jobs or just delaying the inevitable?

Hosts Zack Hayes and Phil Hayes break it all down in this week's episode of Pure Speculation. Follow us on Twitter @strugglestate

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Pure Speculation once again welcomes Dan Griffin to the studio for this week's episode. We will cover a variety of topics ranging from how we manage our finances, the value of your dollar, the future of the workforce, Government control on the individual, corporate censorship, and the difference between Money and Currency.

It's a loaded episode but it's a loaded world we live in. Enjoy the conversation.

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Believe it or not, some people were actually able to SAVE money during this pandemic. Between stimulus checks, less money spent going out, and reduced costs of commuting to an office everyday it should come as no surprise that some people will find themselves ahead of the game. The begs the question, now what do I do with that money? With the fear of inflation, keeping it in the bank may not be the right move. Should you payoff high interest credit cards? Start planning for retirement? Or spend it while you got it?

We'll also explore the chaos that is the stock market this week. Game Stop, AMC, Nokia, Blackberry are all on the move as a result of people banding together on Reddit to stick it to the Hedgefunds that have been profiting off the manipulation of the market for decades. The power is shifting to the people but what does this mean for the investor confidence in the market in the future?

Hosts Zack Hayes and Phil Hayes break it all down in this week's episode of Pure Speculation. Follow us on Twitter @strugglestate

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Pure Speculation welcomes Julia Griffin into the basement studio for this week's episode. We'll cover a variety of topics ranging from shutdowns, the state of small business, big tech, the hypocrisy of our leaders and what the future has in store. A very interesting conversation with a unique perspective.

Hosts Zack Hayes breaks it all down in this week's episode of Pure Speculation. Follow us on Twitter @strugglestate

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Big Tech is stepping up to the plate to fix the tear in society that they helped to create, all while generating record profits. Publicly they speak of shock for what unrolled at the Capital Building earlier this month, but internally these companies were well aware of the divide and rhetoric that was fueling their platforms. Now censorship in America is being regulated by these same platforms that seem to have more power and control than Government itself.

Is it too late to fix? Do they really even want to? And while former President Trump remains a lighting rod for the incident that occurred, maybe we should be looking at Tech CEO's like Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey to unleash our frustrations on.

Hosts Zack Hayes and Phil Hayes break it all down in this week's episode of Pure Speculation. Follow us on Twitter @strugglestate

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Designer Babies, "Wetware", Synthetic Foods, Teleportation, Immortality! Take a listen to the remainder of the topics Futurists have set their sites on in the decades to come.

These are just a few of the topics we'll be covering in the conclusion of What Does the Future Have in Store? Science Fiction or a Figment of the Imagination? We'll grade these predictions on their plausibility...for better or worse.

Hosts Zack Hayes and Phil Hayes break it all down in this week's episode of Pure Speculation. Follow us on Twitter @strugglestate

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