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EPISODE · Jun 10, 2026 · 47 MIN

Too Many Jobs, Somehow Bad

from JWSP · host Alex Midway and Eric Halsey

This week's "Who Said It" is about taxing the rich — coming from someone whose track record on that subject is going to make you spit out your coffee. We also have a bonus "Who Said It 2: Electric Boogaloo" buried in the back half that hits just as hard.Tesla is sliding again and the reason this time is genuinely wild — the job market was doing too well and that's bad for tech stocks, which tells you everything you need to know about whose economy this actually is. We also dig deeper into the SpaceX IPO and there's a new wrinkle involving the S&P 500, a 12-day window, and your 401k that deserves a lot more attention than it's getting.The EU just dropped what could be the biggest sanctions package on Russia yet — $1.5 trillion worth — targeting the military industrial complex, propagandists, and human rights violators. Meanwhile the American response involves lifting sanctions on Russian oil and sending a hockey team to Moscow. We look into who's behind that hockey trip and the American Chamber of Commerce's Russia chapter president has a wishlist that will have your jaw on the floor — including a very sympathetic take on Russian civilians that somehow involves Sephora.Ukraine's four-year-old missile startup just sent a cruise missile skimming along the Finnish coast headed straight for Russian ships in the Baltic. Germany's Skynex anti-drone system just entered service with Ukraine and the reviews are glowing. War portfolio update included.Dr. Oz held a White House presser on obesity and dementia while someone very important appeared to be taking a power nap in the chair behind him. Trump then showed up to the Knicks NBA Finals game, caused a traffic apocalypse, got booed during the anthem, and left at halftime — while the new NYC mayor paid a grand out of pocket for standing room and stayed the whole time. The contrast writes itself.Thomas Massie is back and this time he's calling for an investigation into Israel's 1967 attack on the USS Liberty — we walk through what actually happened that day, how clear the conditions were, and why the survivors have never bought the official explanation. And the LA mayoral primary caused a meltdown among people who apparently don't understand how vote reporting works.Got feedback? We want to hear it.

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This week's "Who Said It" is about taxing the rich — coming from someone whose track record on that subject is going to make you spit out your coffee. We also have a bonus "Who Said It 2: Electric Boogaloo" buried in the back half that hits just as hard. Tesla is sliding again and the reason this time is genuinely wild — the job market was doing too well and that's bad for tech stocks, which tells you everything you need to know about whose economy this actually is. We also dig deeper into th...

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