The headlines say the Teamsters are suddenly flooding Republicans with cash — but the numbers tell a very different story. Grover Norquist, James Erwin, and Mike Palicz dig into the union’s decades-long role as part of the Democratic Party’s political machine and explain why this new “GOP-friendly” image is mostly smoke and mirrors.

They also unpack how federal regulators are twisting market definitions to attack America’s most successful tech companies, why a proposed patent value tax would cripple innovation, and what a second reconciliation bill could mean for pro-growth tax reforms like capital gains indexation and expanded health savings accounts.

From union politics to tax policy, this episode reveals the strategies, incentives, and hidden motives shaping the fights that impact taxpayers most.

In this episode, Grover Norquist and the team celebrate major conservative victories as President Trump signs a historic $9 billion rescissions package, completely defunding NPR and PBS for two years and cutting wasteful foreign aid programs. Plus: the IRS workforce is down 26,000 employees (25% reduction), states continue phasing out income taxes, and Trump's AI action plan embraces free market principles. We also discuss the "no tax on tips" policy impact and why rescissions are just the beginning of fiscal sanity. A must-listen for anyone who believes government should leave us alone.