A Libertarian & A Socialist Discuss Money In Politics
The Social Contract with Joe Walsh
The Bravery Project
4.6 • 833 Ratings
🗓️ 21 May 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | We are not okay. America is not okay. And we all know that. Former Congressman Joe Walsh, this is the social contract with Joe Walsh. Let's figure out how to get okay together. |
| 0:19.0 | Welcome everybody who's joining us. |
| 0:24.6 | This is our weekly segment that we haven't titled, but it's kind of like a socialist. |
| 0:32.6 | What is it? |
| 0:33.5 | A libertarian and socialist walking to a bar. |
| 0:36.0 | I fucking love that. This is part three. |
| 0:40.7 | Xander, I go either one of those. So whatever's grabbing you because they both good. |
| 0:45.8 | Let's do the latter. I'm just like, I think when other than expand the house, like we're in this like weird break democracy, gerrymander, you know, in every direction. |
| 0:55.2 | We've got to solve that. And we've got to restore the house to be the house and the people. |
| 0:59.7 | Other than that, the corporate capture, I would even say it's above that, the corporate and elite |
| 1:05.4 | capture of our politicians on both sides of the equation that I think was what ultimately led to |
| 1:10.8 | Trump in a lot of ways |
| 1:11.7 | and it's like the visceral anger around that. I would love to hear because you said in the past, |
| 1:16.8 | you're not necessarily against citizens, you die with these things. I would love to hear, |
| 1:20.7 | one, how do you rate that issue? Is that a top issue in your mind? And two, what are the |
| 1:25.7 | acceptable ways you solve that issue? |
| 1:27.9 | So, so start the conversation, my friend. Explain to me exactly what you mean by corporate |
| 1:36.3 | capture, corporate and elite capture. I have an idea, but drill down on that. |
| 1:44.8 | Everything from... |
| 1:47.4 | Everything from where people get their money to run, where it comes from, and how it is not |
| 1:55.3 | just the direct donations, the campaigns, but how these tax are stood up and the money |
| 1:58.7 | that flows into the tax and the advantage that |
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