EPISODE · Nov 17, 2025 · 1H 29M
Local Wins, National Fights, And The Cost Of Corruption
from Peasants Perspective · host Taylor Johnatakis
Send us Fan MailPower concentrates when no one pushes back, and the bill always comes due. We start on the ground with local wins—mayor seats, council shifts, and the myths people believe about what city government can fix—then scale up to the hard truth: incentives at every level reward shortcuts, silence, and spectacle. From a council member allegedly stuffing ballots to ethics clouds at the Fed, we map the system that makes people feel like peasants while insiders play a different game.We get candid about Trump’s second-term posture, lawfare concerns, and why expanding executive power is a trap no matter who holds it. That thread runs through everything else: the border crisis and missing minors, the slow pivot toward welfare checks, and the data connecting immigration, housing demand, and inflation. We unpack a 150-year study that challenges the old assumption that tariffs raise prices, explore how targeted trade policy can redirect investment home, and look at why retail giants are cutting holiday prices now.The receipts don’t stop at policy. We examine congressional stock trades that mirror committee influence, healthcare’s upside-down pricing where cash beats insurance, and a patient-first funding model that could force real transparency. Add in the public split between Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene, plus shifting media incentives, and you get a clearer picture of what drives outcomes: who holds power, who’s accountable, and whether the rules are simple enough to enforce.If you’re tired of noise and want a roadmap, this one’s for you. Subscribe, share with a friend who loves policy with receipts, and leave a review telling us the first reform you’d pass to restore trust—local or national.Support the showGet off Zero, the EASIEST WAY TO BUY BITCOIN #BTChttps://river.com/invite?r=Y6QR4HBWCQGhost Phones, Laptops and Tablets, Mark37 has it allhttps://Mark37.com/ref/live1776Thursday Night PRIVATE IGNITE presentation via ZoomRegister for our FREE Ignite webinar every Thursday at 4:30p PST 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/48vKR1Dwww.PeasantsPerspective.comwww.LeftBehindandWithout.orgwww.DollarsVoteLouder.comwww.politicalremodel.com
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Send us Fan Mail Power concentrates when no one pushes back, and the bill always comes due. We start on the ground with local wins—mayor seats, council shifts, and the myths people believe about what city government can fix—then scale up to the hard truth: incentives at every level reward shortcuts, silence, and spectacle. From a council member allegedly stuffing ballots to ethics clouds at the Fed, we map the system that makes people feel like peasants while insiders play a different game. ...
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