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Join my private FB group! At the end of Friday's episode, one of our listeners sent us a Superchat on YouTube. We didn't have time to answer it then, so that's the first thing on the docket today. It was a good question. He hates his current job and wants to work for himself as a creative. But he doesn't know where to start, and he's struggling with his mindset. I'm sure that many of you can certainly relate. Wealthy, successful people run the world. The media and politicians (I repeat myself) will tell you that it's someone else's fault if you don't have the wealth or success that you want. And that's just nonsense. Now, to be clear: that doesn't mean there aren't bad actors who hurt other people. In fact, our entire financial system is set up to benefit those who already have money. You'll see no greater evidence of this than the fact that the stock market continues to climb as we set new record highs in unemployment. We have an article in the stack today that was posted by Zero Hedge. A guy named Lance Roberts wrote it originally. He points out that all three Quantitative Easing programs of the last 12 years--more than $33 TRILLION in total stimulus--have resulted in just 5.48% of real economic growth. Why is that? In his words: "Low, to zero, interest rates have incentivized non-productive debt, and exacerbated the wealth gap. The massive increases in debt has actually harmed growth by diverting consumptive spending to debt service." If that doesn't make total sense to you, don't worry. That's what today's show is for. We'll explain in detail. Here's the point, in a nutshell. Every human system is skewed to the benefit of the wealthy and powerful. When you're rich, life is easier. Once you have money, it's easier to make more money. But here's the good news: it's never been easier to make money. We live in the greatest time in human history. If you don't currently have the life you want, it's because you haven't yet become the person who deserves it. If you spend your life blaming other people for the life you have, you'll never get it. "It's my fault. Winners win. Be better." These are the mantras of this show. Start embracing them today, and watch your life begin to change. This episode is brought to you by our sponsors: Lightstream Helix Sleep

Half of Americans are now out of work. Yes, you read that right. For the first time in history, half of all Americans are out of work. But you wouldn't even know it by looking at the stock market. And that's because the stock market is now, more than ever, not an indicator of the economic health of the nation. Here's one example. Earlier this week, Apple issued $8 billion in bonds. Why? They're raising money for their own stock buybacks. And sure enough, AAPL stock is up 5%. When the government ordered the lockdowns, they signed the death warrant for many existing small businesses. They'll never recover, because they weren't prepared for weeks without income. And in the case of restaurants, this whole partial reopening business won't do them any good. Because running a restaurant at a fraction of normal capacity means losing more money than just not opening at all. Adding to their troubles is the fact that lots of people are getting more in unemployment dollars than they would if they went back to work. So they're simply refusing to work. This is a recipe for disaster. But it's also an opportunity. As this recession deepens and more small businesses go under, even more capital is freed up for new small businesses. If there's one thing that rich people love to do, it's spend money on stuff that will improve their lives. So it's not all doom and gloom. You just need the right frame of mind. This episode is brought to you by our sponsor: Boll and Branch (Code: STAPLETON)

***This episode covers some very sensitive adult material, so it likely is not appropriate for your children.*** We love how engaged and responsive our audience is. And we really need your help today. Our guest on this episode has an important message. She needs to get it in front of as many people as possible. But it's a sensitive subject that threatens a lot of powerful money. So, of course, social media has been censoring her content. That's why we need you guys to be proactive about sharing this episode with as many people as you can. Emily Gaudreau was a successful Playboy photographer. Then she saw something that horrified her while she was in the middle of a shoot at the height of her career. She returned home and put away her camera for good. Today, Emily is one of the world's leading voices on the issue of kids and pornography. She has dedicated her life to teaching parents about sexual abuse prevention. And now she's raising the alarm about some of the dark things that are happening in our education system. You won't believe some of the stuff they're teaching kids. I mean, they're starting some pretty graphic sex-ed training with kids who are barely potty-trained! Pornography, pedophilia, and human trafficking are difficult subjects. We're glad that we have people like Emily who are willing to take them on and spread the word. Please help her do so. This episode is brought to you by our sponsor: Honey

We're in the prediction business today.
After several weeks of crazy news, it feels like we're in a bit of a lull. At least by 2020's standards.
I mean, the trending news stories are just things like killer hornets in WA state, the former VP's sexual assault scandal, and the federal government confirming that UFOs exist. You know, all the boring stuff.
So today we're going to make some predictions.
Justin Amash announced last Tuesday that he will be running for the LP nomination for president. He knows he has no shot at re-election, and he already left the GOP. So this is his only real shot at a future as a politician.
Does he stand a chance?
We also tossed around some ideas about how the Democrats might work around Joe Biden losing his mind. Could they replace him before the election?
Finally, the New York Fed announced that it's going to start purchasing ETFs. That's right, taxpayers are gonna be bailing out bond traders.
What does this mean for the future of the economy?
Listen to find out!
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Every year, Gallup conducts a survey where they ask people which professions they think are honest and ethical.
You can probably guess who always comes in near the top. It's all the admirable careers: nurses, pharmacists, doctors, scientists, and teachers. And of course you know who's always at the bottom: members of Congress, lawyers, and salesmen.
Why is it that everyone loves a sale but nobody loves a salesman?
Because here's the funny thing.
You know all those most trusted professions? They're all in the business of selling too.
Whenever a doctor writes a prescription, he's selling you on a potential treatment to whatever's ailing you. When a scientist publishes a research paper, he's selling the community on the validity of the results of his research. When a teacher opens her class, she's selling her students on a picture of the world that she believes in.
It doesn't matter what industry you're in, you're in the business of selling. So are you doing everything you can to be the best at selling whatever it is you do? If not, why not?
If you aren't doing whatever you can to make yourself better, you're cheating yourself, your family, and everyone who would benefit from what you have to offer.
Anyway, you want to know something that's pretty ironic?
Remember how medical professions are consistently among the most trusted? Turns out not everyone is buying what most of them are selling in the middle of this pandemic.
The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, recently ordered all Orange County beaches to close. He's concerned that the region isn't adhering strictly enough to the stay at home orders (they aren't).
OC officials have more or less told him where he can put it. The sheriff said Thursday that he hadn't seen the order and that he wasn't going to enforce it.
And rural Modoc County is going even further. They're allowing bars, restaurants, and churches to reopen today in direct defiance of the orders from Sacramento.
It's been a long time since we've seen local governments giving the finger to larger governments this much.
But it's a beautiful thing to see. The future is bright.
Have a great weekend, you guys!

You're about to listen to one of the best interviews we've ever had on this show.
Chris Williamson is an absolute beast. His first claim to fame was appearing on Love Island, a reality show in the UK.
But now he's the brains behind the Modern Wisdom podcast. For the last couple years, he's been cranking out some of the most incredible interviews on the internet.
I mean, just look at this line of names: Aubrey Marcus, Michael Malice, Rory Sutherland, James Clear, Ben Greenfield, Derek Sivers, Robert Greene, David Epstein, Sean Carroll, Douglas Murray. Plus tons of others.
But even better, he doesn't just talk to brilliant people. He's a brilliant guy in his own right. In fact, throughout this entire show, he even had us busting out our notebooks to write down all the bits of wisdom he was dropping.
Today we talked about life hacks for transforming your own habits, how to diversify your income to hedge yourself against risk and maximize your own prosperity, why even one drink a week is keeping you from your potential, and much more.
It's rare that you'll run into a guy who's this well-read, charismatic, and insightful.
So hold on to your butts.
(Fair warning: Chris's communication style is completely no-holds-barred, so this episode is NSFW for language.)

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We've got tons of stuff on the docket today!
First of all, as we've been predicting for a couple weeks, people are fed up with the lockdown. It was only supposed to be a temporary thing to prevent a rush that overwhelms the hospitals.
But it's dragged on now for a month and half, with no end in sight. Nearly half of the cases in the US are in New York and New Jersey. Over half of the deaths are in the same two states. Yet the entire country is under basically the same lockdown.
So finally, the mayor of a small town in New Mexico announced that he will allow local businesses to reopen, in defiance of the governor's orders. And Texas is lifting their lockdown beginning May 1st. Expect other states to quickly follow suit.
Meanwhile, the story they're telling us about the virus just isn't adding up. The diagnostic criteria is way too broad. The two different types of tests have some serious reliability issues.
But anyone who challenges the official dogma about the virus is getting shut down. And that should make you question what people are telling you.
However, that's not even the most appalling story of the weekend. You probably heard the rumors and jokes about Trump telling people to drink bleach. But the corporate press got the story laughably wrong.
In fact, they botched it so badly that it's clear it was an intentional effort to discredit the President. We'll explain.
Finally, if the press is willing to manufacture stories about Trump, how do we know when they're telling the truth?
Supposedly Kim Jong Un is dead. But who knows!

It's been years since YouTube supported free speech. But now they aren't even pretending.
According to CEO Susan Wojcicki, their official policy now is to remove any content that contradicts the WHO.
Two months ago, the WHO was saying that the virus couldn't pass from human to human. They also said more than once that wearing a mask is a waste.
Clearly, we should take their word as gospel.
Meanwhile, California reported the highest one-day rise in cases so far. Yet with the standard for testing positive getting looser and looser every day, it's tough to know exactly what that means.
Finally, Congress is debating three new proposals:

The Emergency Money for the People Act would send Americans $2,000 monthly checks for up to one year

The Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act would cancel rent and mortgage payments for up to one year

The Getting America Back to Work Act would provide a payroll tax rebate that covers 80 percent of payroll expenses

Who knows which bill will pass. Maybe all three! It won't really matter.
Whatever happens, money will continue to flow TO the people who know how to attract it and AWAY from those who only know how to spend it.
We'll also discuss Harvard receiving $9 million in stimulus money despite their multi-billion dollar endowment, and a YouTube "influencer" with a video that got over a million views.
Plus, Ellen DeGeneres is under fire because her public persona is apparently quite different from her private life.
All this and more! After you listen to this episode, please share it with a friend. We're growing like crazy, and it's all thanks to each and every one of you. So thank you for helping us spread the word.
Jason's taking a long weekend to finally recuperate from a crazy first quarter, so no show on Friday. We'll see you guys again on Monday.
Have a great weekend!

We've got a spicy one for you guys today. There will probably be some hurt feelings. And we'll probably even lose some listeners.
But someone has to tell the harsh truths.
So here we go: Americans, in general, are way too soft.
Locking yourself down and staying home for several weeks shouldn't be a crisis. Not in a world of DoorDash, Netflix, and the rest of the internet.
Yet people are saying stuff like "this is our World War II!" Give me a break.
Now obviously there are plenty of people who were living paycheck to paycheck who have lost their jobs and don't know when they'll be able to make money again. It's a shame that they find themselves in that situation, so we don't mean to belittle them.
But millions and millions of Americans haven't lost their jobs. They're just stuck at home twiddling their thumbs for a few weeks. And they can't handle it.
The real story here is that the virus isn't making people sick as much as it's revealing how sick they already were.
For far too long, we've let our culture stagnate. We've relaxed into our immense wealth. We've taken it for granted while ignoring the warning signs of both physical and financial disease.
Now, everyone sees the walls closing in around them. They're even talking about people getting PTSD from the "trauma" of being stuck at home.
But here's the good news.
You can train yourself to look past the doom-and-gloom narratives of the media. Suddenly you'll realize how much of this crisis was deliberately manufactured and planted in people's minds.
And once you do, you'll start seeing all the opportunities for growth.
That's what we're talking about today.
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Also, don't forget: today is your last chance to sign up for the Knowledge Revolution course at the current sale price. While millions are facing layoffs or the collapse of an industry, the information business is exploding.
If you want to learn how to get started, go to letterfromjason.com and sign up now!

We've experienced a shift in the last few days. The chickens are getting restless.
As we poke our heads out of our houses here in LA, we're seeing more and more people out walking and driving around. Humans are active social creatures. We can only handle so much time cooped up before we gotta get out and move around.
Not to mention the majority of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. So they can't hold up through weeks and weeks without an income.
As of this week, 22 million Americans have filed for unemployment. And the federal government's small business loan program just ran out of money. That's $349 billion blown in less than two weeks.
In other words, it's time to open up our society again.
But the problem is, most Americans aren't suffering just because of the shutdown. They were already in a bad financial spot, and just sending them back to work won't fix everything. Because they don't know how to attract money. They just know how to spend it.
All the major retailers know it. In fact, Costco dropped the price of an 80" flat-screen Samsung TV to exactly $1200, and it sold out already.
99% of the population are buyers. They only know how to spend money. They don't know how to attract it. Only 1% know how to attract money.
Yet the irony is, the 1% who know how to attract money are net buyers of other people's time. And the 99% who only know how to spend money are net sellers of their time to others.
The economy will open up, and people will go back to work. The stock market will take off again. But the financial condition of most Americans will only continue to deteriorate. So we're gonna keep spreading this message.
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Most people will squander their $1200. Jason wants to show you a way out, so that you never have to be one of the people standing in a line waiting for your handout.
If you want to learn how to be one of the people who attracts money, you have to start solving problems for other people. Then you need to learn how to sell and market your solutions to them.
On Monday, Jason is launching a new course called Knowledge Revolution.
If you want to learn how to launch an information business from scratch in 30 days, sign up here: letterfromjason.com. After Monday, this offer is going away, so join now!

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