Follow the Corruption: How US Politicians Secretly Profit While You Struggle | Chris Josephs PT 2

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🗓️ 3 April 2025

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In the continuation of this episode with Chris Josephs on "Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu," dive deeper into political accountability, trust, and the potential for policy reform. Chris details profound examples of perceived corruption and insider trading that have captured public ire and the challenges in addressing these systemic issues. They further explore possible solutions, including transparency measures and the impact of influential figures like Trump on political trading ethics. This second half takes a broader look at potential reforms, whether through limiting political trading or redefining transparency and oversight standards. Highlighting various bipartisan efforts, Chris and Tom evaluate path forward in restoring trust and equitable participation in economic growth, while emphasizing the ideological shifts among millennials and Gen Z towards crypto and meme investments. If you're keen on understanding the intersection between finance and governance, this episode is a must-listen. SHOWNOTES: 00:00 "Crypto: The Modern Wealth Path" 06:33 Crypto Market Strategies & Risks 08:20 "Jail Coin's Viral Market Surge" 12:00 Gambling's Cultural Impact and Wealth Concentration 16:26 "Meme Coins and Financial Freedom" 17:50 Public Market Investment Pitch 22:33 Meme Coins: Investing or Gambling? 23:46 Investing vs. Gambling Debate 28:09 Investing Strategies: Active vs. Passive 32:35 Responsible Meme Coin Engagement 37:17 Investing: Aligning Money with Values 40:49 AI Enhances Personal Trading Decisions 45:12 AI-Driven Investment Insights 45:49 "ALB's Ukraine Influence & AI Potential" FOLLOW CHRIS JOSEPHS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisJJosephs Pelosi Tracker: https://twitter.com/PelosiTracker Autopilot: https://twitter.com/JoinAutopilot CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS Audible: Sign up for a free 30 day trial at https://audible.com/IMPACTTHEORY Vital Proteins: Get 20% off by going to https://www.vitalproteins.com and entering promo code IMPACT at check out Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/impact Thrive Market: Go to https:thrivemarket.com/impact for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! American Alternative Assets: If you're ready to explore gold as part of your investment strategy, call 1-888-615-8047 or go to https://TomGetsGold.com Tech Unheard: Tune into Tech Unheard from Arm and NPM—wherever you get your podcasts. ********************************************************************** What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... STARTING a business: join me here at ZERO TO FOUNDER SCALING a business: see if you qualify here. Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox: sign up here. ********************************************************************** If you're serious about leveling up your life, I urge you to check out my new podcast, Tom Bilyeu’s Mindset Playbook —a goldmine of my most impactful episodes on mindset, business, and health. Trust me, your future self will thank you. ********************************************************************** Join me live on my Twitch stream. I'm live daily from 6:30 to 8:30 am PT at www.twitch.tv/tombilyeu ********************************************************************** LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/impacttheory ********************************************************************** FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Tom Billu and this is Impact Theory. This is part two of my conversation with
0:05.0	autopilot co-founder Chris Josephs. If you're just joining us, make sure you go back and listen
0:09.6	to part one because things are about to get wild and you're going to want that context.
0:13.6	In this episode, we get into how members of Congress are leveraging public perception,
0:19.1	how AI is helping decode political market signals,
0:22.5	and why the trading activity you're not seeing might be the most important of all of it.
0:27.6	Let's jump right back in.
0:29.9	So given your interaction with millennials, Gen Z, what do you see as the future of crypto?
0:35.5	You made passing reference to it as like, I'm going to rug the next guy, doggy dog.
0:41.3	What's the vibe?
0:42.3	What does crypto mean to them?
0:44.3	Crypto means the way to get rich.
0:47.3	I think for the easiest way to think about it.
0:49.3	The attention spans, the expectations, I think, of younger people. I'm on the cusp of Gen Z
0:57.0	millennial. I still am millennial, but I grew up watching people get rich with crypto. I think
1:01.9	crypto is the ticket to get out of, a ticket to get rich, where if you were to give people an
1:10.0	option, you know, you got a 25 year old sitting in front of you,
1:12.6	you give them option to buy Bitcoin or you give them option to buy the S&P 500, I think nine
1:17.0	times out of 10, if they know the space and they know what Bitcoin is, I think nine times
1:22.0	out of 10, they buy Bitcoin as opposed to the S&P 500. Why? Because I think they see Bitcoin
1:27.0	as the higher risk, higher reward.
1:29.6	And the only way to live the life that you want to live at 3540, it's not to go slave away
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