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Loot and Lobby — Government
Loot and Lobby

Always and everywhere, the regime loots productive members of society to benefit corporate cronies, interest groups, and key voting blocs. The result is taxes, inflation, regulation, and war. The Loot and Lobby Podcast takes a closer look at how this happens, and who’s on the losing side.

Latest Episodes:

Why Pam Bondi Is Very Wrong about Hate Speech Sep 26, 2025

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“Hate speech” does not exist. At all. That’s a concept the Left invented to justify state-enforced censorship of speech the Left doesn't like.

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Senator Tim Kaine Declares that Rights Come from Government Sep 11, 2025

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Senator Tim Kaine’s definition of “rights” as things created by government and human law is extremely dangerous because a government that creates rights can also abolish them.

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Trump Is Spending Taxpayer Money at Record Levels Aug 15, 2025

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A new July report shows Trump and the GOP Congress have joined forces to drive up federal spending to the highest levels since covid. The federal debt also just passed $37 trillion.

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3 Central-Banking Myths that Fed Critics Believe Jul 14, 2025

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There are many reasons for disliking the Federal Reserve. However, many critics of the Fed attack the Fed for the wrong reasons.

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Are Bond Vigilantes Finally Waking Up? May 24, 2025

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This week, interest rates spiked as Trump's spending problem convinced investors they want higher yields for trillions of new federal debt.

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Want to Pay Down the National Debt? First, Cut Federal Spending May 02, 2025

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If a politician claims that he cares about the national debt, but then won't make big cuts to current federal spending, he's either a liar or a fool.

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Trump's Monetary Policy Favors the Wealthy over Ordinary People Apr 25, 2025

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Trump has tried to claim that he favors "Main Street over Wall Street." Unfortunately, by pushing aggressive low-interest-rate monetary policy, Trump has put himself squarely in the camp of “Wall Street over Main Street.”

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Why Trump Can't (or Won't) Abolish the IRS Apr 11, 2025

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Two reasons why Trump won't/can't get rid of the IRS:

1. It's political suicide to get rid of payroll taxes.

2. Tariff revenue isn't nearly enough to fund the federal government at the levels the welfare/spending-addicted voters demand.

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Why the Government's Gold Reserve Is a Bad Thing Mar 11, 2025

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Does the US government need a gold reserve? No, it doesn't. The government's gold is basically an emergency slush fund for elites to use to preserve their political power.

Citation: "What share for gold? On the interaction of gold and foreign exchange reserve returns" by Omar Zulaica, BIS Working Papers, No. 906: bis.org/publ/work906.pdf

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How Big Is the US Gold Reserve and What Is It Worth? Mar 07, 2025

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Should we audit the US gold hoard? First, let's take a look at what the official numbers say about how big the US gold reserve is, where it is located, and how much it is worth in US dollars.

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