Welcome back to Between The Lies, where we cut through the political spin to give you the real story behind monetary manipulation. I'm Nicky P, and I'm joined by the money truth-tellers at Perfect Spiral Capital - Luke Tatum and Rob Brayton.   This week's headline perfectly captures our clown world economics: Despite Trump urging us to "take advantage of unprecedented prosperity," Fed Chairman Jerome Powell announced a quarter-point rate cut. So which is it? Are we prosperous or do we need emergency stimulus?   What We Cover: • What the federal funds rate actually means for your daily life • Why Trump wanted bigger cuts (spoiler: midterms and tariff cover-ups) • How decades of near-zero rates created artificial market distortions • Why higher rates would actually help average Americans long-term • The Cantillon effect: how politically connected insiders always win first • How BlackRock benefits from cheap money while you get priced out   Key Takeaways: Rob breaks down how the federal funds rate works and why higher rates historically meant lower prices for consumers. Luke exposes the insider trading that's perfectly legal when the Fed does it - imagine if you made financial decisions based on information nobody else had. And I call out the malformation that decades of easy money have created in our economy.   We also tackle the uncomfortable truth: When rates were 8.5% in the late 80s, people could actually afford houses. Now at 3.5%, everything costs more than ever. That's not coincidence - that's monetary manipulation creating the exact opposite of what they claim.   The Reality Check: Rate cuts aren't stimulus for regular people - they're subsidies for the politically connected. While BlackRock gets cheap money to buy up real estate, you get higher prices and less purchasing power. But there's a better way.   Perfect Spiral Capital Insight: Luke and Rob reveal why they actually wanted rates to stay higher. When you operate in the private banking space through properly structured life insurance, higher rates mean better returns and more stability. While others depend on government manipulation, they've built systems that benefit from sound money principles.   Ready to stop being a victim of Fed policy and build wealth that works regardless of rate manipulation? Visit PerfectSpiralCapital.com/podcast for their free toolkit on the future of your money.

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