Rick opens the show with commentary on how difficult it can be for working people to truly “Buy American” and just how large a price we pay to support the greed of the wealth class. Then Daily Beast Columnist Max Burns joins us to discuss the American “surveillance state” and how it has grown since 9/11. We close the first hour with Scott Paul of the Alliance for American Manufacturing and a discussion about the challenges facing the companies that make the things we use every day, and what we can and should do to meet those challenges.

The #RickShow​ is available everywhere. Check your radio dial or your favorite podcast app, and if you want to catch the TV show, find us on:

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3szHAJ6​

Free Speech TV: https://freespeech.org​

Political Voices Network: https://politicalvoicesnetwork.com

MSW Media: https://mswmedia.com/shows/

To support the show, visit https://www.thericksmithshow.com​ or subscribe to our Patreon Page here: https://bit.ly/2Y7tZdP​