On Tuesday's show, The Takeaway talked about both Newt Gingrich's recent comments about putting poor children to work as janitors in their schools, and the Department of Labor's proposed restrictions on children performing certain kinds of farm work. Many listeners had a lot to say about children working, including Marie from New Jersey, who commented on our Facebook page:

Listening to the show, I heard many callers reasoning that because they have fond memories of working on the family farm, or helping Grandpa sweep the school, that it must be right. Dreadful to think of the dearth of critical thinking skills in the country, if social policy is to be based on anecdotal, personal experiences.

Yesterday, The Takeaway talked about a vote by the House of Representatives to reaffirm "In God We Trust" as the national motto. We asked listeners what they thought of the motto, if they had a better one, and how they trusted. This is what some of you had to say.

On Monday's show, we talked about President Obama's declining poll numbers, especially among blacks and Latinos. We asked our listeners to rate the president's performance. Jake, from Detroit, wrote:

I still like President Obama but regret voting for him. He is the incorrect one to focus on, though — we need to shake off the offshore banking cartels and the ones with interest in the private Federal Reserve.

New Census data reveals that poverty in America is at its worst level in three decades. We asked you, does America still care about its poor? We received many responses, including this one, from Seth in New Jersey:

"The United States government does not care about its poor, and that's because they don't make campaign contributions."

This morning, we're looking at a new survey by the Pew Research Center, comparing the attitudes of Muslim-Americans to the rest of the population. We asked you about how your faith affects your happiness and how you feel about America. James from Oregon wrote this on our Facebook page:

Up to that point, it doesn't impact my satisfaction as a citizen at all. When it becomes a public matter through charitable works and outreach, it positively impacts my satisfaction as a citizen. It is when religion is used to mandate the destruction of civil liberties or commit acts of hatred or violence that it negatively impacts me.

Yesterday, we talked about why employers continue to hire foreign workers at a time when so many Americans are out of work. Many of you had opinions and anecdotes about employment, like a listener named Anthony who called us and said:

"I think employers are more than happy to allow this stigma about American workers being lazy to perpetuate. I think it makes it easier for them to take advantage of immigrant laborers. I consider myself a hardworking American, and I'm finding it harder to find a second job because it's in no small part due to all the immigrant laborers out there."

Yesterday, we told you about a new study that says 53 percent of people feel upset when they are separated from the internet, and 40 percent feel "lonely." We asked for your stories of internet addiction. Aaron, a listener from Oklahoma, had this to say:

"I'm an alcoholic addict and I'm in recovery three years — doing well. But one thing I do struggle with is the internet. I'll use Facebook and aggregator sites like Readit. And I'll be up way past when I should go to bed responsibly. I've heard that the internet can release endorphins because you're finding unique and interesting things so frequently and that that can become addictive in and of itself."

Father's Day is coming up this Sunday, and we want to hear stories about your dad. What's the best — or worst — piece of fatherly advice your dad gave to you?  Leave your answer in the comment section, or call us at 877-8-MY-TAKE, and we might play your stories on air on Friday's show.

Yesterday, we asked our listeners via text and on Facebook some questions about texting and driving: Critics say texting while driving is deadly. Oprah is asking people to sign a "No Phone Zone Pledge," a promise not to text while driving. Is it as dangerous as some people say? Can you offer a solution? Do you do it? Be honest!

We received a good number of responses, representing communities from Palm Beach Fla. to Tacoma, Wash., displaying a broad spectrum of opinion and behavior. So we put them into a map. 

Housing prices have dropped to nine year lows in most major cities according to last weeks' S&P/Case-Shiller home price index. Over 2 million homes are in foreclosure. What do you think? Listener, Monty says: "We're on the verge of buying a house, but now we're really reluctant." Linda says, "I'm 64 years old and I have rented my whole life. If the hot water tank goes out, the landlady takes care of it, if a tree hits the roof, the landlady takes care of it, I like it like that."

Average gas prices around the nation have soared to around $4 a gallon. Last time prices were this high was three years ago in May 2008, right during the worst of the recession. Then Americans began to drive less, buy more fuel efficient cars, and take public transportation more often. But according to new projections from AAA, 34.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more next week for the Memorial Day weekend.

As the summer season comes closer and closer, one question abounds: where are you going for vacation? If you have a large car and a large family, the answer might be closer to home. Gas prices are at a nearly all-time high around the U.S. So, is it really affecting behavior? We've been asking listeners to weigh in with the prices at the pump in their own communities, and whether or not that will have an impact on summer travel. John Manrique, Takeaway listener on WLRN in South Florida talks about his expensive commute. And other listeners weigh in.

Every year, New York City holds a celebration of its street vendors, and this year's Vendy Awards will include a new honor — a hero category. We asked you, our listeners, to tell us some of the professions that don’t get due credit, but where you might find your heroes.

Kiki from Savannah, Georgia had this to say: 

Waste management and janitorial workers are my heroes because we never seem to think about them until they're on strike and those services are no longer available.

When news broke that Mubarak was stepping down, Takeaway listeners responded. Lindsay Knapp wrote to us: 

When I said this morning that Egypt was having a 1776 moment, I had no idea how true it would be! 18 days of protest have changed a nation — congratulations to all the people of Egypt, and welcome to democracy.

Recently we learned that the Program for International Student Assessment exam, or PISA, ranked U.S. children as below average in math and average in science. Next year's PISA will feature a new section on financial literacy, perhaps another thing American children need to bone up on. We asked you: At what age should children learn financial literacy?

New Nielson data says that Americans watch an average of 34 hours of television per week. Is it time to re-think your priorities if you watch television for almost the same amount of time as you spend at your full-time job?

We’ve been asking you to complete this thought…”You know you’re watching too much TV when…” and have received plenty of responses.

On Wednesday, we talked about a study published in the Social Psychology Quarterly that found bi-racial Americans of black and white descent are identifying themselves more and more simply as black. We received an overwhelming amount of responses from listeners and we share them, along with a conversation with Jared Ball, who has written a piece in BLAC Magazine discussing this very issue.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was arrested on a Swedish extradition warrant and is now in a London jail after a British judge refused bail. Assange is vowing to fight the extradition and a spokesman for WikiLeaks says release of secret diplomatic cables will continue. Just today, the site released a dozen new memos.

We'll devote a whole hour to the WikiLeaks cables tomorrow and we've been asking you: What do you think should happen to Julian Assange? Here are some of the text responses we've received so far.

Yesterday's conversation with author Simon Winchester about the Atlantic Ocean brought in a wave of responses from Takeaway listeners. Whether you feel it's a holy place, or a scary place, you had a lot to say on the subject.

In anticipation of Danny Boyle's new harrowing film, "127 Hours," yesterday we asked: What is your worst nightmare? We got plenty of responses, from the political to the literal.