Free Trade Mafia

Free Trade Mafia

Are you an asset to society and your community and family? Do you have an interest in thought-provoking ideas and conversation? Do you believe that the freedom of the individual is the best medicine for all of society's ills? Then we have an offer you can't refuse, come and Join the Family! We discuss entrepreneurship, money, freedom, rugged individualism, the weight of responsibility, the joy of helping others and more! Our Podcast addresses how one's vocation, interests, hobbies or other works positively affect the liberties, freedom and quality of life through their efforts.

Episodes

  1. 03/08/2024

    Baltimore Settlement, Gunfluencers, Living in Dubai - FTM 001

    Polymer 80 founder and CEO Loran Kelley discusses whiskey & cigars, living in Dubai, politics, "gunfluencers" in the firearms community, and the recent settlement between the city of Balitmore and P80. 01:10 Dubai 0:10:45 Tobacco, government bans 0:17:11 Guns causing gun violence 0:30:15 Customer feedback loop 0:41:30 People changing ideas or political positions 0:48:00 'Experts' going outside of their lane 1:06:10 P80's start 1:06:45 The ATF 1:10:55 Gun groups coming after P80 1:13:00 The 2020 raid of 2020 1:15:00 Customer data 2020 1:15:35 “Customer data that we don’t have” 1:17:08 Loran’s stance on customer data 1:17:40 The Government wants people thinking P80 leaks data 1:20:28 Gun violence has gone down in Maryland since 2018 1:26:31 Loran wanted to give everyone in Baltimore a discount 1:22:06 Why not take a case to trial 1:22:55 “The 'rightness' and 'wrongness' of the case is not what matters when it’s a politically charged case” 1:24:03 “In Polyner80’s case in Baltimore, the judge and court were not in our favor” 1:25:57 “The settlement was this...” 1:27:20 “Now that we are turning over raw numbers, it will hurt their case and make it harder to lie” 1:29:43 “Dangerous precedent" 1:30:05 “You’re going to see similar outcomes because we are winning, settlement doesn’t mean loss” 1:31:20 "I am stuck with 1.2 million dollar penalty so I don’t have to leak your data" 1:32:05 “Going to trial would have been catastrophic” 1:33:22 First settlement offer of 60 million 1:36:40 Internet trolls with shipping restrictions 1:39:43 Gunfluencers 1:42:32 “Reaction videos with extra steps” 1:46:25 Baltimore summary

    Baltimore Settlement, Gunfluencers, Living in Dubai - FTM 001

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Are you an asset to society and your community and family? Do you have an interest in thought-provoking ideas and conversation? Do you believe that the freedom of the individual is the best medicine for all of society's ills? Then we have an offer you can't refuse, come and Join the Family! We discuss entrepreneurship, money, freedom, rugged individualism, the weight of responsibility, the joy of helping others and more! Our Podcast addresses how one's vocation, interests, hobbies or other works positively affect the liberties, freedom and quality of life through their efforts.