Show Notes
The U.S. deficit keeps climbing, Gen Z is pouring retirement money into sports betting, and crypto speculation is at an all-time high. Kevin and Bill ask the question: when did gambling start passing for investing? They dig into the biblical difference between creating wealth and merely obtaining it by luck... and why a culture that's lost its character can't be fixed by policy alone.
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