The Jason Stapleton Program

Yes - It's rare but we actually have some good news today. Congress has just passed a bill that will allow terminally ill people with no alternative to try new drugs not yet approved by the FDA.

This comes down to property rights. You own your body and you ought to be able to do whatever you want with it. Shockingly there are Democrats in Washington who believe this is a bad thing because it might give people false hope.

Really? Who cares! They're dying anyway. Let them have any amount of hope they can. Maybe the placebo effect will take over and they'll be healed by their own mind. :-)

Regardless, to deny someone access to drugs because you want to protect them from themselves is both immoral and reprehensible.

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We're also going to discuss the benefits of a flat tax today as a way of keeping government accountable. I think maybe I can hit you with an angle you hadn't considered.

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Jason

Over the years Monsanto has continued to draw heat from farmers and citizens alike.

Now Monsanto may finally pay the price for years of heavy-handed tactics and deception.

DeWayne Johnson is dying and he says his cancer was caused by Roundup, a herbicide manufactured by Monsanto. In fact, there are 4000 people bringing a class action against the company claiming Monsanto deliberately covered up the risks associated with their product for decades.

DeWayne hopes he can stay alive long enough to expose Monsanto and the truth about the damage their product has done to so many people.

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Ever wonder what the government does with all that unconstitutionally obtained information they've acquired about you, your life, habits, and...well, everything else?

Turns out they used to keep it in a decentralized network that helped keep hackers from accessing all of it from a single point.

But all that is changing. It looks like our government is moving all that secret data to a centralized, cloud-based storage system. Way to go government! I give it 3 months.

Jason

Today Mike Pompeo said they are looking to impose the harshest sanctions in history on Iran.

Do sanctions really work?

I mean, how many times in history have we applied sanctions on a rogue totalitarian regime and got them to do what we want? Today I'll give you a list of times they say it worked and let you be the judge.

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Apparently, the Pope says it's ok to be gay. Now, I've got no issue with this, in fact, I'd love it if people would stop judging others over actions that don't hurt anyone. What I have a problem with is how "religion" is constantly changing its stance on what is acceptable behavior. At this point, I don't know why anyone would listen to a priest or pastor about anything related to what gets you through the pearly gates.

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If you're having trouble understanding what's going on in our economy you're not alone. In fact, depending on what news articles you read this morning you walked away either feeling great or thinking the world was going to end.

I'll discuss the issues with the media and why is so hard to deduce the truth in a sea of bad reporting.

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The idea of seasteading has grown over the past 10 years and now it's going to become a reality. A stateless society built on the open ocean. It sounds like a libertarian dream and maybe it is.

But I think many libertarians are living with rose-colored glasses if they think seastead communities are going to be a libertarian utopia.

I'll give you my thoughts on the show today.

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Another 10 dead in a school shooting. This time the killer used a shotgun and revolver.

I didn't think I had much to say on the subject but as the show opened I realized I had a lot more to say than I thought.

This is a show worth sharing even if all they get through the first segment.

Jason

I've been talking about it for over a year and now we can see the writing on the wall.

John Mauldin, one of my favorite investment writers has a new article out discussing the heavily leveraged bond market.

Now I know many of you are not familiar with all the market jargon that gets thrown around one CNBC and Bloomberg so just picking up Mauldin's article would likely be like reading a foreign language. So I've decided t break down the piece and make it understandable.

Not only that but I want to give you some ideas on how you can start planning for the next recession so you don't get left out in the cold when the next economic collapse hits.

Talk soon,

Jason