The Jason Stapleton Program

While I was suffering through last night's Democrat debate, I heard Bernie Sanders mention he had a new plan out for a single payer healthcare system. I always find it funny when politicians talk about their "plan" since it usually amounts to an eighth-grade version of a Christmas list. But I decided to head over and check it out for myself.If you remember from our previous discussions, America is standing under a debt avalanche that I don't see how we get away from. We've got 19 trillion in debt and another 200 trillion in checks we've written that haven't hit the bank yet. (Unfunded liabilities for those of you who know the lingo)All three of our hopeful leaders last night spent their time trying to do out the others in all the new programs they plan to start. Everything from free health care to equal pay.What is downright insulting is they each claim they can offer these new programs without any new debt. They even claim it will save you money. I don't know about you, but the Obamacare promises of cheaper, and better care still have me screaming. Does any of you believe the U.S. government is going to create a cheaper more efficient system for insuring Americans? If you do, there's nothing I can do to save you. You're lost. For everyone else, listen to today's episode and prepare yourself for some very rough times ahead regardless of who get's elected.JasonSupport the show.

I know many of you have been waiting for this interview all week, and I'm excited to bring it to you. KrisAnne Hall is a constitutional lawyer, a Russian linguist, an Army vet, wife, mother...the list goes on. She now spends her days going from one corner of the country to another spreading the message of liberty, teaching individuals as well as State legislators how to battle the federal government.We cover a wide variety of tops today, and KrisAnne did not disappoint. I think this is an episode worth sharing so make sure you do!With that, I'll leave you to listen.Support the show.

And that's not the worst part. The worst part is that they were posing as militia. Yes, you read that right. The FBI was just caught by a local fire marshall in Oregon posing as militia members. According to the Marshall, the agents were found poking around the armoury and following local citizens.You would think this would be a HUGE story. But it's not getting any play from the mainstream media. Instead, we're busy talking about tonight's debate and what Trump might say.I know some of you have heard "conspiracy" tales of our government doing stuff just like this but you may have dismissed them as a hoax or misunderstanding. That is not what this is. This is the clearest evidence of our government committing the crime of harassment to try and turn local citizens against the militia.I've also got a very compelling story to tell you about another man who shot down a drone in his back yard. The story itself isn't all that interesting but what is interesting is what the FAA say they have the right to control in your back yard.All that and much more today on the show. Listen Now!!JasonSupport the show.

I'm going to warn you this is not the best show I've ever done. It's probably my worst. We had a host of Monday issues starting with audio problems. It threw off my game, and I never recovered. It's one of the downsides to doing a live show.The good new is, tomorrow's a new day so we'll write this one off as a loss and move one. (I'm sure you're dying to listen now. )Today on the show we talk the lottery and gambling in general. I did a poor job of explaining it, but the point I was attempting to make is that although gambling is fun and, lotteries are a viable way to pay for necessary and constitutional functions of government it doesn't change the fact that I find the act of preying on the emotional desire of the poorest among us toe be a less than honorable way to raise revenue.Then it's on the Clinton email scandal. The FBI just released new emails and said they contain 66 new violations of the law. Will this woman ever see the inside of a prison? Not unless she's visiting a pen pal.Finally, we talk a little about the economics behind low oil prices. In economics, there are no good or bad choices. There are just choices.Thanks for listening,JasonSupport the show.

It's been my great pleasure to have the opportunity to sit down with Austin Petersen and Steve Kerbel, both of whom are currently running for president of the United States under the Libertarian flag.I don't want to give too much of my opinion way as it relates to Steve, but I can say that if you've never heard him speak or worse yet don't know who he is, this is an interview you don't want to miss.Over the course of about 45 minutes, we discussed everything from the Oregon standoff to what's holding the libertarian party back from achieving greater notoriety as a politically viable alternative to the status quo.I found Steve to have an excellent command of the issues and a set of political ideas based soundly on Libertarian principles.I know Gary Johnson just announced his candidacy, and many libertarian minded people will default to him simply because of his notoriety and instant name recognition. But I think it's worth your time to spend a few minutes to hear from some of the other candidates. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised to find we have a lot of great people offering alternatives to the Republican and Democrat monopoly.Support the show.

I know some of you don't follow the stock market but today I've got an important economic lesson and warning to all of you who follow this show.Over the past week, China's stock market has triggered its circuit breakers twice. What that means is, in the past week, twice they have had a 7% decline in prices. The tripping of theses circuit breakers has triggered a stop in trading in an attempt hold back a crash scenario. The U.S. has circuit breakers like this, but they are set at 20% giving U.S. markets much greater latitude to correct themselves.What does all of this mean? Is China really in bad shape? How is this going to affect your life and your savings? These are all questions I want to try and answer in this episode.For many years, the Chinese government would have us believe their economy has been humming along at 8-10% growth per year. This type of growth is rare especially in a post-housing bubble global economy. But as long as things remained calm and stock prices continued to rise, everyone was content to believe what China told them.What we see now is that the Chinese government, (in an attempt to prop up its own failing companies) has built an economy on a bed of lies, lies that will have global repercussions.Today I'll explain everything and leave you better informed about the recent economic turmoil than many Wall Street investors.From there I'll give you a prelude to tomorrow when you'll get to hear my interview with Steve Kerbel, libertarian presidential hopeful. I also announce that I've booked KrisAnne Hall in the studio show next week to discuss the constitution. Her recent video on the Oregon standoff has made some waves. Here's the video if you haven't seen it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T424sWq1SkEIt's a great show today. Listen Now!JasonSupport the show.

After I initially covered the Oregon militia standoff, I had a host of comments from regular listeners of this show as well as drive by listeners who don't know me from Adam.I was surprised at the number of people who were offended I didn't instantly throw my support behind the militiamen. Well, yesterday I got an email from someone who was at the Oregon refuge, and I invited him on the show today to talk about his first-hand account with the standoff.What I heard was shocking, but not for the reason you think. My guest (I'll just call him Clint so as to protect his family who is ranchers in Oregon) and I talked through everything from how the standoff started to what the militias demands are. Then I asked him about his experiences with the BLM, and his response was perhaps the most shocking thing of all.Listen to today's show to hear the whole story.We then move on to the 1.5 billion dollars Nesky fund that just closed up shop. Why, you ask? They say they can't make money in this economic environment. What we discuss in the back half of today's show should give anyone with a retirement account pause. It's a must listen to show. Listen now.Support the show.

Obama is set to announce his new executive order on firearms today. There's been a lot of hype around the release driven by the White House, but the outline of the order has left many asking "What's the big deal?"If you were watching the mainstream news this morning, you'd think there's not much to the order. It says that if you're selling guns as a business, you need a license. Don't you already need a license to do that? Why create a separate executive order?The truth is much more nefarious. It's part of an overall plan by the government to deliberately cloud the law making it difficult to understand and interpret.Why would someone what to do that? Listen to today's show and find out.Then it's on to Bernie Sanders grand plan to turn Post offices into banks. Right off the bat, I think that sounds like a killer plan. Let's take an organization that has managed to rack up billions in debt, who can't manage their affairs correctly and let's give them banking power. Nothing could go wrong with this plan.It's the latest in a series of terrible ideas based on gross misunderstanding of economics and no desire to learn the truth.All that plus witty banter, free of charge!JasonSupport the show.

So, it would appear we've got a little libertarian standoff going on in the Oregon Wildlife Refuge. On its face, it would seem this is a case of patriots standing up to an oppressive and tyrannical government. Is it?I've doing quite a bit of reading on the history of this conflict, and it goes way back. I've done my best to separate fact from fiction and share what I know. On the show today, I will attempt to give you the truth.Then it's on to a discussion about Austin Petersen. He's been making waves in libertarian circles by arguing that we should abandon the Non-aggression principle. The idea is ridiculous, and I'm going to explain why.We're knocking the rust off today after about two weeks of hiatus.JasonSupport the show.

I'm leaving you.No not forever, but this is the last live episode I'm doing until after the new year. All the details are on today's show. I plan to release two other episodes over the holiday so at least you won't be totally deprived of content but unless there's some massive news event that requires my attention I'm going to spend the holiday with family and friends.That gives you some time to catch up on old episodes and take my 10 episode challenge.Today on the show we take a look at the spending bill passed this morning by Congress. I spoke about the death of the Republican party recently, and this spending bill is further evidence that if you're a small government conservative, you have no voice in Washington anymore.But this recent attempt by the Congress to pass themselves off as responsible is just the latest in a long list of broken promises. And what I'm going to share with you today is deeply disturbing.But there's hope. Tomorrow has yet to be written, and you have a chance to prepare. The questions is, will you? Only you can answer that question.Happy holidays everyone,JasonSupport the show.