Good morning. It's Sunday, May 11th. When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Social Security into law 90 years ago, he said it would offer Americans a measure of protection from the hazards and vicissitudes of life.

And for nearly a century, it's done that, shielding workers and families

from the heaviest blows of aging, disability, and the loss of a breadwinner. FDR's legacy as

president is one of profound transformation. He led the nation through the Great Depression and World War II,

and he redefined what Americans should expect from their leaders. Above all, Roosevelt believed

government was not meant to serve the powerful. It was meant to protect and uplift ordinary people.

Fast forward 90 years today and we're witnessing the most sweeping attempt yet to dismantle the protective

shield of government, not just in the attempted shredding of the social safety net, but in all-out

assaults on federal safeguards. Agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency, the Food

and Drug Administration, the National Labor Relations Board, and the Consumer Financial

Protection Bureau, all of them have been stripped of power and purpose. And it's not a partisan

take. Experts say that Trump's policies froze or

dismantled protections across nearly every facet of American life, from the water every Republican

and Democrat drinks to the wages that every independent and libertarian earns. It's not about making

America great again. It's about making it easier for corporations to pollute, to underpay,

to overcharge, and deny care at the expense of everyone else. Regulations built over decades

to prevent cancer, injury, wage theft, and abuse are being gutted. And the consequences are

yet to be felt. But what does all of this look like in a real person's life? Let's bring our friend

Betty back to the show to show us why some regulations actually matter and how every single

American is going to suffer one way or another if the government stops protecting people and

starts serving the oligarchy. Now, if you've not joined us for one of her tales before,

meet Betty. She's a working

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