Hour 1 - 3

 Hour 1 -- Gary Johnson (Former New Mexico Governor and unannounced 2016 Libertarian Presidential Candidate) comes on the show to talk about his campaign

 Hour 2 -- Freedom's Phoenix Headline News

 Hour 3 -- Will Pangman (Marketing Manager with AirBitz.co) comes on the show to talk about his move to AirBitz; also the blockchain fork

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August 28th, 2015

Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock

on LRN.FM / Monday - Friday

9 a.m. - Noon (EST)

Studio Line: 602-264-2800 

 

Hour 1

Gary Johnson

Former New Mexico Governor and 2016 Libertarian Candidate for President

Webpages:

https://www.facebook.com/garyjohnsonforpresident

http://2016.libertarian-party.org/Johnson/

The former construction company owner, mountaineer and competitive triathlete, governed New Mexico for two terms as a Republican. One of the few unqualified gubernatorial success stories for the Republican Party over the last couple of decades, his entry into politics was a low-key affair, driven mainly by a core of loyal backers. The then politically-inexperienced Johnson was hardly given a chance in the run up to the New Mexico gubernatorial race of 1994, especially after being rebuffed by state Republican leaders who 'suggested' that he should instead seek a seat in the State Legislature first.

However, his convictions and doggedness saw him scrapping past his Republican challenger in the primary, Richard P. Cheney, by a mere 1%, securing 34% of the ballots. The win was all the more impressive considering his campaign was funded almost entirely from his own $500,000 contribution. In the general election, with the Republican Party machinery firmly behind him, Johnson soundly, although very surprisingly, defeated the incumbent Governor, Democrat Bruce King, by an impressive 10 points. He repeated the feat four years later by beating Democrat Albert Chavez by another comprehensive ten-point margin to win reelection – impressive feats in a state with an over 40% Latino population.

His time in office was typified by aggressive cost cutting measures aimed at eliminating the state's budget deficit and spending growth. Johnson, armed with the lessons learned building his construction firm, was known to be a decisive, yet collaborative operator who is most often remembered as the Governor who never increased taxes during his tenure.

In 2012, Johnson joined the Libertarian Party after severing his ties with the GOP.

Gary Johnson's Facebook page Gary Johnson's Twitter page

Hour 2

Hour 2

Ernest Hancock

Freedom's Phoenix Headline News

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TOPICS Discussed...

News Link  • 
Currencies
Financial Times Calls For Abolishing Cash
08-28-2015  •  InfoWars 
The Financial Times has published an anonymous article which calls for the abolition of cash in order to give central banks and governments more power.

  News Link  • 
Economy - Economics USA
Charles Schwab Breaks: "System Is Temporarily Unavailable"
08-28-2015  •  Zero Hedge 
It has not been a good week for the retail brokers: on Monday, TD Ameritrade infuriated thousands, when the system broke just as the market crashed, preventing countless retail traders from buying (or selling).

News Link  • 
Economy - Economics USA
The Investor Revolt Arrives: This Hasn't Happened Since Q4 2008
08-28-2015  •  Zero Hedge 
There's little question that the collapse of the financial universe in 2008 dealt a dramatic blow to retail's confidence in US capital markets. Taxpayers were forced to foot the bill for a Wall Street bailout just as 45% of their 401ks was be

News Link  • 
Economy - Economics USA
Treasury Yields Are Tumbling
08-28-2015  •  Zero Hedge 
After 3 days of carnage and a day of stability, it appears the death of the bond bull market has once again been greatly exagerated.

  News Link  • 
Economy - Economics USA
Margin Calls Mount On Loans Against Stock Portfolios Used To Buy Homes...
08-27-2015  •  http://www.zerohedge.com, Mike Krieger 
Today's article from the Wall Street Journal on investors taking out large loans backed by portfolios of stocks and bonds is one of the most concerning and troubling finance/economics related articles I have read all year.

News Link  • 
Transportation
Consumer Reports: The Tesla Model S P85D is so good it 'defies the laws of physics'
08-27-2015  •  http://www.businessinsider.com, Benjamin Zhang 
The Tesla Model S P85D performed well on Consumer Reports' road tests -- so well that the 80-year-old publication is calling the Tesla the best car it has ever tested.

Hour 3

Hour 3

Will Pangman

Marketing Manager for Airbitz.co

Webpage: http://airbitz.co/

Will discovered Bitcoin in late 2012 and immediately engaged in building the human networks around this new technology. He founded Bitcoin Milwaukee, a 150+ volunteer community advocacy organization that quickly became known as one of the most active and successful Bitcoin outreach groups in North America. For the past year, he served as COO for the Bitcoin startup, Tapeke, and remains as an advisor to the company.

Before Bitcoin, Will worked as a production manager in the film and TV industry in New York City, and then as a marketing and business development consultant helping to update small businesses for the digital age. Will excels at relating the complexities of bitcoin to people of diverse backgrounds and awakening their curiosity to the power of distributed networks and stateless money.

Will has been a guest on many podcasts, frequently contributes to the World Crypto Network's flagship program The Bitcoin Group, and volunteers support to various standards and education projects in the space. Will brings his full sector knowledge, deep network, and relentless optimism to the Airbitz team, and looks forward to scaling the Airbitz tech stack to its first million users and beyond.

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