Matt and Jay discuss victim mentality, me first politics, the history and abuse of US government aid programs, the dangers of using welfare, and how to break the cycle Make sure to watch for our NEW 30-minute book review show “The Superior Men Bookcast” coming in June! Episode 22 Notes 6:25 – “Me First” Politics 7:00 – Matt and Jay’s political backgrounds / Matt and Victimless crimes 9:30 – Jay meets the Armed Forces 11:00 – Individual Freedom vs Selfishness 13:00 – A very brief intro to “Me First” politics 15:30 – 1933-36, FDR’s “New Deal” and how boring it was in American History class 22:00 – The cycles of history / Economics and War 25:00 – The difficulties you live through influence your economic perspective / Reusing your paper towels 28:30 – Social safety nets and “Entitlement Programs” 30:00 – The dangers of Social Security, aka “Gam Gam, you’re 95. Why don’t you just die?!” 31:30 – Medicaid enrollment: 1966: 4 Million people, 1976: 20M, 1990s: 30M,  2017: 73.8M Over 125% increase in Medicaid in the last 20 years 35:30 – John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address – Whether you’re from the US or anywhere else in the world: Focus on serving others, not yourself 39:00 – America used to be the self-sufficient, hard-working, independent cowboys 42:00 – Dictators are always good…at first 44:00 – Government assistance programs and politics: “Vote for me and I’ll give you free stuff” 48:00 – Getting free stuff make us believe we need to keep getting free stuff / Creating victim mentalities 49:00 – There is no such thing as “free”; one person’s assistance program is another’s taxes 52:00 – Working the govt system: Do no work and get more $$ from the state than you would from an actual job 55:00 – Safety Net OR Better Lifestyle? 59:30 – How to break your addiction to government assistance 1:02:00 – Push yourself – If necessary use extreme motivation 1:04:00 – Becoming harder / Becoming a Superior Man Email us and let us help support you in your goals! [email protected] Read the latest and greatest at www.wearesuperiormen.com/featured-articles/ Thanks to the great music by: Disconnected by Alex (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/AlexBeroza/55012 Ft: ducket and Super Rich by Alex (c) copyright 2013 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/AlexBeroza/43346 Ft: Hans Atom & Faded Millions