Thanks to our Sponsor Ketone IQ: If you're ready to fuel your brain properly, visit ketone.com/IMPACT for 30% off your subscription order or visit your local Target to get your first shot free. That's ketone.com/IMPACT. Welcome to the Tom Bilyeu Show Live, where we help you decipher the ever-changing world around you. In today’s episode, Tom and co-host Drew dive into some of the most pressing economic and political stories shaping our lives right now. From New York City’s manufactured budget crisis and the ripple effects of deficit spending, to the truth behind minimum wage proposals and the reality of America’s “K-shaped” economy, Tom Bilyeu breaks down systemic issues with clarity and nuance. The episode also tackles hot-button topics such as the gender gap in voting and its link to government spending, the evolving world order as the EU and China spar over trade, and how innovation and inflation are quietly shaping the middle class. Expect lively debate, sharp analysis, and practical advice on how to navigate a system that increasingly feels rigged against regular people. Get ready for a thought-provoking conversation filled with candid takes, deep dives into fiscal policy, and the kind of big-picture thinking you won’t hear anywhere else. Buckle up—it’s going to get interesting. 00:00 - Intro 1:30 - Iran's Economic Collapse: How 22 Days Could End The War 8:00 - The UAE Just Quietly Broke OPEC 14:00 - Mamdani's $6 Billion Math Problem 24:00 - The 1920 Voting Change That Doubled Government Spending 35:00 - Why Pew's 40-Year Polling Gap Won't Close 44:00 - Three Major Democrat Fraud Charges Drop In One Week 50:00 - James Comey, 20 Years In Prison, And A Seashell Photo 01:05:00 - SCOTUS Just Killed Race-Based Gerrymandering 01:18:00 - Why The Middle East Is About To Win The World Order Reset 01:30:00 - The $25 Federal Minimum Wage That Will Backfire On Workers 01:40:00 - Why Skills Have Utility Is The Only Education Answer And as always: Do you need my help? STARTING a business: join me here inside ZERO TO FOUNDER (https://tombilyeu.com/zero-to-founder) SCALING a business: click here to see if you qualify (https://tombilyeu.com/scale) Get the exact systems, mindset shifts, and principles that built a $1B brand delivered straight to your inbox every week. Subscribe for free (https://tombilyeu.com) Check out our Video game - Project Kyzen: (https://projectkyzen.io/) Catch Me Streaming on Twitch -  (https://twitch.tv/tombilyeu) Link to IT discord: https://discord.gg/TZKJ2etPbT Tom's Favorite Things List:  https://amzn.to/41Ftt7e Learn more about Zero to Founder: https://hubs.la/Q03B2DqN0 Join the Kyzen Discord: https://discord.gg/8B3yyv7KHN