# What Happens When Government Forgets the Child? | Freedom Friday

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Podcast: [Common Sense with Chad Law | Political Commentary](https://stenobird.com/podcast/common-sense-with-chad-law-political-commentary-4943048)
Published: 2026-07-11T05:00:00+00:00
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Text the show! Every system in America was built to help someone. So why do so many children end up paying the price? Tonight we examine three remarkable stories that expose a hidden pattern inside government institutions: • Why states quietly took Social Security survivor benefits from orphaned children. • Why qualified foster families were turned away while children slept in offices. • How one unlikely state completely transformed education simply by asking one question: Can th...

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