The Jason Stapleton Program

I'm not going to hold you in suspense. The answer is YES! Of course he does.

But that doesn't mean he can act like a King. (Not unless we let him)

Today we're going to do something the mainstream doesn't feel necessary; Read the constitution.

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The Supreme Court handed down a narrow ruling regarding the Christian baker and that cake he refused to bake. Turns out the baker has some rights. Unfortunately, SCOTUS failed to address the real issue which has nothing to do with religion.

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The US dollar is getting stronger. For all the talk of the dollars end, at least for now it's getting stronger, not weaker.

The question is why? To understand what's happening you need to first understand how imports and exports are affected by changing currency prices and what affect tariffs play in international trade.

This last section is a little more difficult both for me to explain and for you to grasp so please be patient with me. :-)

Jason

Nacy Pelosi came out bashing the latest jobs numbers showing unemployment had fallen to 3.8%, the lowest number since 2000 and tied for the 1969 record low.

Some people will claim the unemployment numbers are fake and we're really not doing as good as the number shows but regardless of what "M" series of data you look at unemployment is falling across the board.

So what is Pelosi so upset about? She thinks all this low unemployment is bad for the middle class. Is she right? We yes, sort of.

While low unemployment is never a bad thing,if middle-class workers are not seeing wage increases that beat inflation they are still losing ground.

Today I want to talk to you about the numbers and what you should be doing now while times are good to prepare for the lean years. This is the time when fortunes are made. This is the time when the foundations of greatness are laid.

Enjoy!

Jason
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I'm out ill today.  This cold will not kick, so I am re-posting this Jeff Carroll interview.  Almost two years old, this episode is still a gem.  

I found out about Jeff through our private FB group. He'd been working on the development of a new community in North Carolina, and he shared some of his struggles with the local government. It wasn't the struggle or the corrupt governments that peaked my interest; it was the way Jeff had dealt with the problem and how he succeeded in spite of all the obstacles the city threw against him. He is living proof that you can fight city hall and win. Through our discussion, I discovered that he didn't just do it once. He's spent his career battling with local government to bring real affordable housing to communities across the U.S. It's a story that inspires time and time again.

Enjoy! Jason
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Nacy Pelosi came out bashing the latest jobs numbers showing unemployment had fallen to 3.8%, the lowest number since 2000 and tied for the 1969 record low.

Some people will claim the unemployment numbers are fake and we're really not doing as good as the number shows but regardless of what "M" series of data you look at unemployment is falling across the board.

So what is Pelosi so upset about? She thinks all this low unemployment is bad for the middle class. Is she right? We yes, sort of.

While low unemployment is never a bad thing,if middle-class workers are not seeing wage increases that beat inflation they are still losing ground.

Today I want to talk to you about the numbers and what you should be doing now while times are good to prepare for the lean years. This is the time when fortunes are made. This is the time when the foundations of greatness are laid.

Enjoy!

Jason

Not just any host could tie a story about a minimum wage to a story about a lemonade stand then tie both of those stories to a Brazilian trucker strike.

But I am not just any host.

So today I wanted to share some thoughts from our good friend Milton Friedman and explain why it's competition that protects the worker, not unions or the government.

Enjoy!
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Not just any host could tie a story about a minimum wage to a story about a lemonade stand then tie both of those stories to a Brazilian trucker strike.

But I am not just any host.

So today I wanted to share some thoughts from our good friend Milton Friedman and explain why it's competition that protects the worker, not unions or the government.

Enjoy!

It's an odd question. You might quickly answer it means you care about freedom and democracy. You might claim it means you care about free markets or Judeo-Christian values.

But I don't think any of that is correct. Frankly, I have a hard time putting my finger on it as well. I took the time to ask a few people about it this weekend and none of them could give me a concise answer either.

I know what it USED to mean to be an American and I know what many in our country believe today. But we are a wide and diverse nation. Pinning down what it means to be an American today is complex and nearly impossible.

So I thought I'd take some time to discuss what I think it SHOULD mean to be an American. I hope you find it valuable when deciding for yourself what kind of country we want to have.

Jason
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It's an odd question. You might quickly answer it means you care about freedom and democracy. You might claim it means you care about free markets or Judeo-Christian values.

But I don't think any of that is correct. Frankly, I have a hard time putting my finger on it as well. I took the time to ask a few people about it this weekend and none of them could give me a concise answer either.

I know what it USED to mean to be an American and I know what many in our country believe today. But we are a wide and diverse nation. Pinning down what it means to be an American today is complex and nearly impossible.

So I thought I'd take some time to discuss what I think it SHOULD mean to be an American. I hope you find it valuable when deciding for yourself what kind of country we want to have.

Jason

Today the President sent a letter to the North Korean dictator informing him that the planned summit in June between the two leaders had been canceled.

The president claimed it was due to recent comments made by Kim Jong Un about the joint military operation between South Korea and America.

There are a lot of questions as to whether this meeting was ever going to take place. Typically these types of meetings can take more than a year to set up and certainly it would not have resulted in any lasting agreement between the two countries.

But the meeting signaled a new era in diplomatic relations with North Korea. As a libertarian, I believe talking is better than not talking so word of the cancelation didn't sit well with me.

If you have two leaders who are angry and threatening each other but who are both willing to sit down and talk then why not talk? Maybe the summit fails, maybe it's a disastrous waste of time...so what. I know I'm in the minority on this but I wish the President had made a different decision.

That being said there is nothing saying the meeting won't be rescheduled. North Korea wants a seat at the table and this is likely a minor setback that could have been orchestrated to give the President more time to prep for the meeting.

Time will tell,

Jason
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