This podcast is republished with corrected hyperlinks to the news stories below.

Last month independence was the theme, this month it is the opposite.  Americans are in a bad situation, but maybe we’re in so deep some of us can’t see how bad it really is.  First, a look at the charity of those who think we ought to be doing more in our charitable relations to our fellow citizens.  Then a look at how dependence on government has decimated a couple of fine American cities and brainwashed some people.  Then an analogy to show how the government abuses our trust (and the tax money we worked so hard for) followed by a personal story of my short time as a government dependent.  Lastly, three conversations that I had with various friends recently that give me hope for the future.

Obama’s charitable donations
Biden’s charitable donations
Obama’s stash
700 lb. woman