The Jason Stapleton Program

Free speech right? But what if someone died because of what you said? More precisely what if you encouraged someone to kill themselves and then they did it?

That is exactly what happened to Michelle Carter. When she was 17, she convinced her boyfriend to commit suicide by sitting in his car and pumping fumes into the cab.

Her boyfriend died, and text messages revealed what a sinister black widow Michelle really is.

Today Michelle was convicted of manslaughter and faces 20 years in prison. Should she?

That's what I want to talk about today.

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The state of Illinois has halted all work on its roads and highways. It's officially out of money. They haven't had a balanced budget in almost three years, and their pension program is some 250 BILLION dollars underfunded.

The State currently has nearly 15 billion in unpaid bills, and its credit rating has now achieved Junk status.

Why? Why is Illinois in this situation? It's quite simple, years of progressive, socialist policies have finally taken their toll. I'll give you multiple examples on today's show.

Jason

I irony is not lost on me that Republicans, men, and women who love to rattle sabers, bang war drums and send our youth off the fight in far off lands are now running scared in the face of a little gunfire.

It turns out, despite talking tough politicians are really just scared suits.

You'll forgive me for being somewhat unsympathetic. I just can't help feeling indifferent to their plight. Not only do they assume some risk when entering Congress but D.C. makes it nearly impossible for them to defend themselves because of their strict gun laws.

Now you've got progressives turning violent. Never mind all the "mean spirited talk" coming from Donald Trump and the Trumpists. Progressives have gone over the top holding renditions of Julius Ceasar in Central Park where Donald Trump (playing Julius) is assassinated.

Imagine the Tea Party doing the same thing with Obama getting the knife.

We're living in a powder keg.

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Why is Rent so high in San Francisco? Well, it ain't because the free market failed. I'll explain today.

Finally, Bitcoin took a 25% hit on news that a new bill may cut the legs out from under the cryptocurrency. I'll give you my thoughts on that as well.

Jason

I had a great vacation. Big thank you to all of you who sent me emails wishing me well and telling me how much you love the show. It is my honor to sit behind the microphone each day and share my thoughts with you.

Today I've got a big announcement about my meeting in Los Angeles. You've been really patient with all the secrecy, and today I get to let a little out of the bag.

We're also going to talk about a little news.

You've no doubt heard about the shooting on Capitol Hill. I'll touch on that, and we'll also take a look at the senate's changes to Obamacare. I'm sure it comes as not surprise to you that Senate Republicans are considering keeping many of the ObamaCare taxes in place.

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Puerto Rico is considering statehood. They need to protection statehood offers to dig themselves out of the massive debt troubles they've created. I don't think it's got a prayer of happening, but I'll cover the highlights.

All that and whatever else strikes my fancy today on the show.

Jason

I know you like talking guns, survival and the end of the world....

Well, maybe we'll skip the "end is near" discussion, but we are going to talk a lot about becoming autonomous in a world that is increasingly dependent on government.

Jack runs the highly successful Survival Podcast. You can check it out here: http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/

But Jack didn't start out living off the land. He came from the world of online marketing (a man after my own heart) and discovered both a joy for podcasting and a passion for sharing his ideas and insights with others.

Jack is crushing it. This episode is going to enlighten and inspire you. Give it a listen.

Jason

I love John Mauldin. He has a fantastic free newsletter every one of you should be reading.

You can get it here:
https://www.mauldineconomics.com/landing/thoughtsfromthefrontline

I've got an article from him I want to read to you about the massive amount of debt and promises America is going to have to address.

It's more evidence that we are living on borrowed time. We've been promised a future that cannot be and that scares me.

I'm afraid for my children and their future. What kind of life do they stand to have based on the greed of those living beyond their means today?

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We'll also take a look at the Venezuela media coverage here in the US. It should come as no surprise that there is a propensity to ignore both the suffering and violence happening there and a desire to avoid blaming the problem on socialism.

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Lastly, the business course I talked about yesterday is now open for registration. If you want to get in, here's the link:
http://www.jasonstapleton.com/kickstart

Jason