The Jason Stapleton Program

Few men have been more successful at branding themselves an expert on a subject they know virtually NOTHING about than Senator Bernie Sanders. A devout socialist who spent the bulk of his early life making socialist propaganda while working odd jobs has managed to craft a national reputation as a cult icon and voice of the working class.In reality, Bernie Sanders is a bumbling old man who has risen to the height of social influence and political power by convincing a poorly educated electorate that he is an expert on the economic problems and solutions that plague us today. He is nothing of the sort. His understanding of basic economics is elementary at best. He promotes a simple message:- The Rich are Evil- Corporations exploit their workers and pollute the environment to line their pockets.- Only the heavy, righteous hand of government can save the helpless citizenry from the failure of capitalism and the injustice it produces.Last night Bernie was granted airtime once again by CNN to promote his nonsensical ideas. Ideas that, when tried throughout history, have resulted in more death, poverty, and suffering than any other political ideology on earth. You see, Bernie is a socialist plain and simple. He will try to cloak his true beliefs by using the term Democratic Socialism but what he desires is a government that controls every aspect of an economy. One that tells businesses what they can produce and in what supply, what they must pay their workers and what benefits they must offer. He believes capitalism is immoral and that workers should control the means of production through direct ownership or government protected unions. These ideas are not only foolish they are dangerous. As I said, they have lead to the deaths of tens of millions and the unimaginable suffering of countless more. Only liberty and free markets can raise people out of poverty by providing them the opportunity to make for themselves what they can. History has shown a nation that respects individual liberty and economic freedom produces more wealth and opportunity for more people than any other system devised by man. Bernie's ideas are not new. The are old, failed ideas. Ideas receiving attention today because we have failed to teach our children their results in practice. Enjoy the show,JasonSupport the show.

Few men have been more successful at branding themselves an expert on a subject they know virtually NOTHING about than Senator Bernie Sanders. A devout socialist who spent the bulk of his early life making socialist propaganda while working odd jobs has managed to craft a national reputation as a cult icon and voice of the working class.

In reality, Bernie Sanders is a bumbling old man who has risen to the height of social influence and political power by convincing a poorly educated electorate that he is an expert on the economic problems and solutions that plague us today. He is nothing of the sort. His understanding of basic economics is elementary at best. He promotes a simple message:

- The Rich are Evil
- Corporations exploit their workers and pollute the environment to line their pockets.
- Only the heavy, righteous hand of government can save the helpless citizenry from the failure of capitalism and the injustice it produces.

Last night Bernie was granted airtime once again by CNN to promote his nonsensical ideas. Ideas that, when tried throughout history, have resulted in more death, poverty, and suffering than any other political ideology on earth. You see, Bernie is a socialist plain and simple. He will try to cloak his true beliefs by using the term Democratic Socialism but what he desires is a government that controls every aspect of an economy. One that tells businesses what they can produce and in what supply, what they must pay their workers and what benefits they must offer. He believes capitalism is immoral and that workers should control the means of production through direct ownership or government protected unions.

These ideas are not only foolish they are dangerous. As I said, they have lead to the deaths of tens of millions and the unimaginable suffering of countless more.

Only liberty and free markets can raise people out of poverty by providing them the opportunity to make for themselves what they can. History has shown a nation that respects individual liberty and economic freedom produces more wealth and opportunity for more people than any other system devised by man. Bernie's ideas are not new. The are old, failed ideas. Ideas receiving attention today because we have failed to teach our children their results in practice.

Enjoy the show,

Jason

That's what Treasury Secretary Lew thinks. How sad is it we've come this far. Before 1917 ever single time Congress wanted to borrow money they had to approve the expense. This proved far too inconvenient, so they authorized the Treasury to borrow as much money as they needed up to a certain point. Over the years our debt has ballooned into the trillions as Congress sees every new expenditure as an opportunity to buy votes. Someone is always looking for a handout and politicians are in the business of selling you your coat at an inflated price. We're also going to play some clips of John Mccain and Lindsey Graham talking to Chuck Todd on Meet the Press. The fact anyone consults these two clowns on matters of state is scary. If you laid both of their foreign policy opinions down side by side, you'd notice neither one of them have been on the right side of history in the past 20 years. Nothing is going to change until Americans become better educated. Knowing what's going on is not enough. Understanding is what's critical. JasonSupport the show.

That's what Treasury Secretary Lew thinks. How sad is it we've come this far. Before 1917 ever single time Congress wanted to borrow money they had to approve the expense. This proved far too inconvenient, so they authorized the Treasury to borrow as much money as they needed up to a certain point.

Over the years our debt has ballooned into the trillions as Congress sees every new expenditure as an opportunity to buy votes. Someone is always looking for a handout and politicians are in the business of selling you your coat at an inflated price.

We're also going to play some clips of John Mccain and Lindsey Graham talking to Chuck Todd on Meet the Press. The fact anyone consults these two clowns on matters of state is scary. If you laid both of their foreign policy opinions down side by side, you'd notice neither one of them have been on the right side of history in the past 20 years.

Nothing is going to change until Americans become better educated. Knowing what's going on is not enough. Understanding is what's critical.

Jason

These have become some of my favorite episodes. We've got lots of great viewer submitted questions, from personal to political. Thanks to all of you who are helping us with our 100k listener challenge. LIKE, SHARE, SUBSCRIBE and discuss. That's all you have to do. Als don't forget about the 10th Amendment dinner next Wednesday in Topeka, KS. We have a great list of speakers including yours truly. If you haven't purchased tickets yet you can do so here:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kansas-5th-annual-tenth-amendment-dinner-tickets-27672629580There are already 300 scheduled to attend. It's going to be a great night.JasonSupport the show.

These have become some of my favorite episodes. We've got lots of great viewer submitted questions, from personal to political.

Thanks to all of you who are helping us with our 100k listener challenge. LIKE, SHARE, SUBSCRIBE and discuss. That's all you have to do.

Als don't forget about the 10th Amendment dinner next Wednesday in Topeka, KS. We have a great list of speakers including yours truly. If you haven't purchased tickets yet you can do so here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kansas-5th-annual-tenth-amendment-dinner-tickets-27672629580

There are already 300 scheduled to attend. It's going to be a great night.

Jason

Alright, so I had a little rant today after destroying my phone and a little incident with a shipping company but once we got to the meat of the episode I had some really good stories to share.We start off with a discussion of the kidnapping of that young white by a few, soon to be convicted felons. It's a terrible story that leaves me with more questions than answers. From there I hit on Obama's recent award and his confiscation of more than 500 million acres of land. I want to dispell some myths about private land ownership and what would happen if the government didn't provide for public lands. Finally, I want to tie a couple of economic stories together for you. The first, as the title alludes to, is about the joblessness rate here in America. The second is the record debt countries have racked up around the world. Many of you are wondering if America has turned a corner. Sentiment continues to be positive, and all the financial talking heads are upbeat about our future. I want to try and inject some reality into the discussion and that's what I'll do today.Thanks again for listening and sharing the show!JasonSupport the show.

Alright, so I had a little rant today after destroying my phone and a little incident with a shipping company but once we got to the meat of the episode I had some really good stories to share.

We start off with a discussion of the kidnapping of that young white by a few, soon to be convicted felons. It's a terrible story that leaves me with more questions than answers.

From there I hit on Obama's recent award and his confiscation of more than 500 million acres of land. I want to dispell some myths about private land ownership and what would happen if the government didn't provide for public lands.

Finally, I want to tie a couple of economic stories together for you. The first, as the title alludes to, is about the joblessness rate here in America. The second is the record debt countries have racked up around the world. Many of you are wondering if America has turned a corner. Sentiment continues to be positive, and all the financial talking heads are upbeat about our future. I want to try and inject some reality into the discussion and that's what I'll do today.

Thanks again for listening and sharing the show!

Jason

There will be no repeal of Obamacare. Republicans WILL pass legislation they will call a repeal, but like most things that come out of politicians mouths, it will be a lie. On today's show, we're going to discuss the Republicans proposed plan in detail and explain how they're screwing over everyone who voted for them. My greatest fear is no one will be paying enough attention to recognize the deceit and treachery.I've also got a great story on the bond market as well as a fantastic article out of the Atlantic on Bernie Sanders, socialism, and capitalism. Here's a link to the article:http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/03/bernie-sanders-democratic-socialism/471630/Thanks so much for being part of what we're building. Your support keeps us going. Until tomorrow,JasonSupport the show.

There will be no repeal of Obamacare. Republicans WILL pass legislation they will call a repeal, but like most things that come out of politicians mouths, it will be a lie.

On today's show, we're going to discuss the Republicans proposed plan in detail and explain how they're screwing over everyone who voted for them. My greatest fear is no one will be paying enough attention to recognize the deceit and treachery.

I've also got a great story on the bond market as well as a fantastic article out of the Atlantic on Bernie Sanders, socialism, and capitalism.

Here's a link to the article:

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/03/bernie-sanders-democratic-socialism/471630/

Thanks so much for being part of what we're building. Your support keeps us going.

Until tomorrow,

Jason