A politician launches a meme coin and makes millions overnight while regular investors lose their shirts. Sound familiar? It should, because it's the same story that's been playing out for decades - just with different players and shinier packaging. Today we're taking a look at Trump's latest money grab and asking the question nobody in Washington wants to answer: Why do the rules seem different for the people making them?

The solution might not be to elect different politicians - it could be changing the rules so that public service means actual service, not personal enrichment. Blind trusts, trading restrictions, real transparency - these aren't radical ideas, they're basic ethics questions.

Many scandals follow a similar pattern: outrage, investigation, strongly worded statements, and then... not much changes. The system might protect itself because the people with the power to change it are often the same people benefiting from it. Trump's meme coin could be just the latest example of a much deeper issue.

Maybe we need to stop thinking about this as left versus right and start recognizing it as up versus down. The wealthy and connected versus everyone else. Until we're willing to have that conversation honestly, we might keep seeing the same patterns repeat.

CHAPTER MARKERS:

00:00 Introduction

00:26 Wealth Inequality and Initial Reactions

00:52 Trump's Financial Maneuvers

01:34 Market Manipulation and Insider Trading

03:46 Comparisons and Broader Implications

10:47 Congressional Trading and Corruption

14:06 Debating Government and Wealth

21:53 Government Systems and Inefficiencies

23:12 Discovering the Government Mine

24:34 Homelessness and Wealth Inequality

26:16 Tax Structures and Corporate Benefits

29:08 Political Influence and Stock Trading

32:19 Social Programs and Their Impact

36:18 The Randolph-Shepherd Act

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Scott Galloway Snippet:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJj57tKPMPm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Full Episode:

https://youtu.be/b_Uy8W75J8k?si=YvBqIzY6sDxWIJPU

Quiver Quantitative:

https://www.quiverquant.com/

Randolph Shepherd Act:

https://rsa.ed.gov/about/programs/randolph-sheppard-vending-facility-program#:~:text=The%201936%20act%20was%20enacted,vending%20facilities%20in%20federal%20buildings.

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