The Real Reason the Rich Keep Winning and You Keep Losing | Robert Breedlove PT 1

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🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Welcome to this enlightening episode of "Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu," where we welcome back the insightful Robert Breedlove. Renowned for his deep knowledge of economics and cryptocurrencies, Robert joins Tom to dissect the perplexing state of the current economy. Why, despite glowing economic reports, do many feel the pinch of a recession? Robert Breedlove provides his unfiltered take. This episode covers a fascinating range of topics such as the manipulation of economic indicators, the illusory stability created by central banks, and the ways in which government policies may shape public perception. Sit back as Robert and Tom explore the complex narratives driving modern economics and challenge your understanding of financial systems. SHOWNOTES 00:00 Introduction to Robert Breedlove’s Return 00:05 The Contradiction of Economic Reports 00:16 Understanding Manipulated Metrics 00:35 The Government’s Narrative on Inflation 00:50 The Effect of Currency Control on Public Perception 01:16 Historical Lessons from Soviet Economics FOLLOW ROBERT BREEDLOVE: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 Website: https://www.whatismoneypodcast.com CHECK OUT OUR AMAZING SPONSORS: Range Rover: Range Rover: Explore the Range Rover Sport at https://landroverUSA.com 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. iTrust Capital: Use code IMPACT when you sign up and fund your account to get a $100 bonus at https://www.itrustcapital.com/tombilyeu Tax Network: Stop looking over your shoulder and put your IRS troubles behind you. Call 1-800-958-1000 or visit https://tnusa.com/impact Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/impact Found Banking: Try Found for FREE at https://FOUND.COM/IMPACT 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 ITU: Ready to breakthrough your biggest business bottleneck? Apply to work with me 1:1 - https://impacttheory.co/SCALE ********************************************************************** 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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0:28.1	Terms and conditions apply. I'm Tom Billu and this is impact theory. The economy feels broken.
0:34.1	Governments are printing money at insane rates. Central banks are rolling out digital currencies,
0:38.9	and the gap between rich and everybody else just keeps getting bigger. And here's the truth.
0:44.3	The system isn't broken. It was actually designed this way. That's why I wanted to talk to Robert
0:49.1	Breedlove right now. Robert isn't just another guy talking about Bitcoin. He's one of the most
0:53.5	respected thinkers
0:54.4	on what money actually is and how it works. Why and how it's being used to control you.
1:00.5	So we're going to break it all down. What's happening behind the scenes, why your financial future depends on understanding it,
1:06.0	and what you can actually do to get ahead. Without further ado, here is Robert Breedlove.
1:13.3	How is it that all the economic reports make it seem like the economy is red-hot and yet
1:18.5	people feel like they're in a recession? What's going on?
1:22.2	Well, all those metrics are baked, you know? They reverse engineer all of them. We've talked
1:26.9	about the inflation metric before, CPI, they reverse engineer all of them. We've talked about the inflation metric
1:28.4	before, CPI, the consumer price index. This is a basket of goods that change in price over time.
1:35.9	This metric has been revised, I think, I want to say three to four times in the past 30 or 40
1:41.5	years. And a metric that is designed to measure price changes,
1:46.8	the government actually decides to exclude anything, any particular commodity that's in that
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