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[@rodrigomateodelgadodelacru8154]

“He seems lazy” why does this sound like my grandparents

[@jacobwhite9961]

Because they belive in physical labor not mental, that is why they don't approve of phones and claim they are lazy even though phones are complex the the human mind to fully comprehend.

[@estherpassos9380]

Old ppl are the most faithful ppl in this narrative

[@aguynamelex3146]

Thats my dad in a nutshell

[@jedijournal9159]

i hate that lady in the fur coat witht he groceries. I hope that she goes bankrupt and the poor guy gets her wealth.

[@jedijournal9159]

@@jacobwhite9961 PREEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAACH! They also believe that ( except for the majority of grandmothers and greatgrandmothers) that mental and physiological health doesnt matter and only physical health matters. But thats probably because they come from an era people were supposed to use their bron and not their brain. And that women were always supposed to be housewives and damsels in distress, and that guys were never supposed cry and to be strong and hold up the family " honor and name" by having a boy for a kid. Forgive the harshness in the last sentances.

[@gamehero6816]

*Get a loan; that's how I paid for the last three wars* Sounds like Uncle Sam alright.

[@motherlandst3454]

Game Hero 16 trillion dollars in debt! WOOHOO

[@gamehero6816]

@@motherlandst3454 sounds like Uncle Sam.

[@peter58peter]

Which three wars; if america's constantly attacki... in the war?

[@motherlandst3454]

phantom killer087 Ah sorry

[@hst615]

@@peter58peter Eee-Haw, Vietnam-Gulf-aaaand War on Terror, y'all!

[@noisy99_]

I wish America is like this innocent and wholesome version of Uncle Sam

[@bioman1hazard607]

Actually hes been shown to be just like how ours is now with the latest episodes.

[@craycraywolf6726]

He was precious in this episode

[@pilotfg4612]

Me too man me too

[@parasiticangel8330]

Its a dream, no country can reach that level of mobility.

[@johnpears9558]

@James Carmody I mean war happens, could you name a country that hasn’t gone to war?

[@blank_801]

"If people need money why dont they just apply for a credit card or loan?" BECAUSE DEBT KEEPS YOU POOR!!!!!!

[@8is]

Well you lose money when taking a loan (in the long run).

[@senorpants5604]

I was thinking that too.

[@furrysourcecode9809]

My mom takes out loans to pay other loans and this happened because she believed lawsuits, social security and child support was an absolute and normally when I see people living this dream it is not all of what its cracked up to be like I see some with a house, woman and child claiming they are living that dream only to see later that they were living a dream alright because I find them later in a police line up or thrown out by their loved ones. I saw his episode on renting vs owning a home and my stepmom has has her house up for sale for several years with plans to spend the cash to vanish with my pa once sold and mind you all her homes and cash was inherited and I guess people think her price is too steep because people here think a termite infested home is worth $12400 a week just for the bedroom part. Kinda reminds me of a dexters lab episode where he has his happy dreams then he entered nightmare territory.

[@furrysourcecode9809]

@@senorpants5604 I see how each loan or credit card or rent to own company has some sort of extra charge or interest rates like if my mom borrows $400 from cash net that montel williams endorses that becomes $450 and with one she got in the mail for $800 she would owe $850 that is if paid off on time but then just add the late fee each month for that one that makes it where that loan stays unpaid. I'll just say due to these expenses a calculator isn't going to help her cause. Then she wants credit cards and publishers clearing house and thinks tons of vitamin supplements and dextox helps her when I see she looks like she has a cold and is sleeping all day till she wants to wake up. And I think when I play adam ruins everything that she thinks shutting the door is like muting him and his reality in attempt to establish her own. XD

[@nerze3157]

What ? Banks aren't charity actions that act for the benefit of the poorest ? I would have never thought... Seriously, how can people believe that putting yourself in debt is gonna solve your poverty problem ?

[@asozialesnetzwerk]

It's called the American Dream cause you have to be asleep to believe it. - George Carlin

[@kiticanax1421]

@@ilovecookies4256 To be fair it's a very well known quote.

[@lizad8627]

best comment so far

[@newdamage5945]

Ha! RIP

[@sirtitan3338]

nice comment

[@theb-hiveh7872]

ClintDempsey76 wake up

[@abilea4081]

The not being able to buy in bulk thing is so true, it's so hard to explain this to other people who just assume you're really dumb

[@mech-dragon1445]

Sucks. You should've just took their money.

[@SkySong6161]

It also requires that you have somewhere to *put* it. If you live in 500 square feet with five other people. you sure as hell don't have anywhere to put bulk purchases.

[@abilea4081]

@@SkySong6161 Very true, we used to actuallly only have a mini fridge so for us it was really hard to not have to buy everything last minute because nothing would fit

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

Not being able to buy in bulk is the least of the problems. The poor can pretty much always buy in bulk, but it sometimes requires getting together to do so. The real issues tend to be things like lack of banking, so they have to pay more to get their paychecks. Lack of grocery stores, so they wind up having to buy through more expensive convenience stores and an inability to get loans if they need them, so they're stuck going to payday lenders if they do need extra cash.

[@aoeu256]

Poor people should get together, or maybe people should give their couches out to the poor.

[@Daisymayspeaks]

The comment section really does show that 70% of people who think getting out of poverty is easy

[@Blackstaar52]

no one says its easy, but not impossible

[@corylittrell2109]

It's not always easy but it is very possible. I used to work at McDonald's as a crew member and struggled to pay my bills then I got a second job at a local gas station and got caught up and eventually got ahead, granted it took time and working 50-65 hours a week is rough but I did what I had to.

[@liberalbias4462]

Its impossible. Not enough opportunity to go around. Minimum wage needs to go up.

[@corylittrell2109]

@@liberalbias4462 if minimum wage went up to $15+ an hour, there would be even less opportunity to go around

[@byronschroedel432]

It is not easy and why should it be. You have a right to nothing other than your own liberty. With that liberty work hard save hard and read everything.

[@xander2698]

Imagine portraying a personification of the US as someone who cares about the poor lmfao

[@Vulcano7965]

@Firelord Eliteast67 This should scare you indeed, because almost every time these words are uttered, they are directed at big corporations to your expense.

[@thesonicexplorer75]

Ok communist

[@cometmoon4485]

@@thesonicexplorer75 Uh oh! The taxman is coming! Gotta go fast!

[@gokmensrt]

@@thesonicexplorer75 imagine thinking the government being helpful to it's citizens is communism lmao

[@thesonicexplorer75]

Gökmen Sert soy boy clown

[@tornow1500]

That rich white girl that said "Be the change you want to see in you're can" triggers me on so many levels

[@nickfarago4285]

This is literally the perfect portrayal for Uncle Sam. So confident, naive, innocent and prideful. It’s adorable.

[@adamdavis1648]

What do you think of the response video "Adam Ruins Everything Is Anti-American Nonsense" by Actual Justice Warrior?

[@arthurmichigan1791]

@@adamdavis1648 idk i think it really makes no sense considering the dn clause

[@adamdavis1648]

@@arthurmichigan1791 What's a "dn clause"?

[@arthurmichigan1791]

@@adamdavis1648 DEEZ NUTS CLAUSE 💀💀💀

[@adamdavis1648]

@@arthurmichigan1791 What are you talking about?

[@prschuster]

Adam didn't ruin anything for me. I already know what too many people don't want to admit.

[@I_WANT_MY_SLAW]

Thats becuase you are woke. Most people refuse to be woke for problems that dont affect them.

[@prschuster]

I know how difficult it is to break out of poverty. It can be done, but it isn't that easy.

[@OFFONE]

prschuster then why do you still live in the United States?

[@randonwilston]

Life is hard for everyone if you want to pull yourself out do it!! Don’t beg the government to get you out and in many cases people do it to themselves breaking the law, having kids too early, doing drugs ect. It’s not easy, nothing in life worth doing ever is. I skipped meals before had to take public transportation get single ply tp to get by it’s ok keep working and open to new opportunities and you’ll do fine.

[@Doosteroni]

Bruh if you think the stuff you are either severely gullible or just good at manipulating lol. You aren’t “woke” Adam is an obviously biased and has other motivations as he blatantly miss uses facts and twists them lol

[@rustyshackleford6849]

"ThAt'S hOw I pAiD fOr My LaSt ThReE wArS."

[@azzlackguhnter5635]

Its funny because its true

[@gigachad-jh1dh]

yeahhh its more complicated than that tho.

[@alexander1989x]

Trumptard spotted?

[@averongodoffire8098]

battlefield fan It always is

[@SlyCooper1920]

Really? Then how can you pay for the supplies and the troops thay lost their lives?

[@theonegoldengryphon]

This comment section is realty full of that 70% of people who think “pulling yourself up by the bootstrap” is anything other than an intentionally absurd metaphor for how impossible upward social mobility in this country is.

[@johnmiranda849]

yea you could have a kid and force him to work supper hard in school so he can be a doctor and live in the same home with him so you can live better finacially. its hard and long and will take some sweat and tears with all the programs and extra hours it could take but its not impossible.

[@fairystail1]

@@johnmiranda849 of course that ignores the fact that the medical field is highly stressful and that medical school is so expensive that for the first few years of residency Doctors are poor as all hell (unless school is paid for for them) because of their debt from schooling

[@adamdavis1648]

What do you think of the response video "Adam Ruins Everything Is Anti-American Nonsense" by Actual Justice Warrior?

[@pacoramon9468]

The american dream of making millonaries the billonaries of the future.

[@mech-dragon1445]

Yes yesssss preach brother preaaaccchhhh!!!!!!!

[@jameshillsjr5759]

Except now, we're about to start making the billionaires the TRILLIONAIRES of the future.

[@musiqal333]

Exactly.

[@javierbusto1964]

Simpleton…if you love humans…maybe u should support protecting our borders. Why would you encourage people to come to this hell hole?!

[@SurgStriker]

Very true. And we have media shove down our throats the myth, with stories like "look how this elementary school kid started a business that makes over a million dollars a year!" (while conveniently leaving out that their parents were wealthy enough to give their kid tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars in startup money, and had connections to people in legal or business ventures that were able to provide support like getting legal paperwork completed, shipping logistics, and marketing-so the kid basically had an idea like millions of other americans but most people don't have access to the funds and resources required to start the business). They have pushed the "rags to riches" stories constantly, despite (or perhaps because) they are so insanely rare. And ironically, studies found it's actually also hard for rich people (those born into wealthy families) to become poor. Kind of an insult, if you are born into a poor family, you can struggle your entire life and still die poor; but if you are born into wealth you can screw up constantly and still generally be financially well-off. This country is more about connections than hard work, if you want a good paying job your best bet is just to 'network' (though a lot of that comes from parents as well, their connections help set up the ability for their children to make connections. It's not as simple as walking into a business expo and suddenly befriending powerful people-they often won't give you the time of day unless you have some connection to begin with)

[@youpickwario1992]

The reason why people tell you that the only way you'll become successful is by working hard is because they work hard to keep you at the bottom, that's why every job is like a competition.

[@electricchurchmedia1187]

That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. Have you ever had a job?

[@pablojams5152]

All the people saying it’s easy just get a job at McDonald’s or something really have no idea what being poor is like. When you’re *already* poor it makes EVERYTHING harder to do. If you don’t have housing good luck getting access to anything that requires an address (jobs, social security etc.) McDonald’s also has actual requirements for working depending on the franchise owners discretion and you kind of need some form of transit if you can’t afford to live you probably can’t afford a bus pass or a bike. It’s not that getting out of poverty is impossible when you’re at least stable, it’s that getting out of it when you’re already in it stacks all the chips against you and in theoreticals you can’t just give concessions and assume everyone has access to even the most basic of financial mobility tools. It’s simply a broken system perpetuated by the myth of pulling yourself up by your bootstraps(an inherently impossible task) and kept going by the baby boomer generations mentality that if you’re poor then you’re just lazy. It’s sick.

[@thatocelot879]

"The reason they call it the American Dream is because you have to be asleep to believe it." -George Carlin 0:53 I get Denmark being on top. 0:55 Is Switzerland really that low?

[@yj9032]

ThatOcelot USA ranks below Pakistan !

[@erenparla3869]

Jayesh Y how is pakistan that high tho its poor asf and higher ranked than switzerland

[@yj9032]

@@erenparla3869 IDK

[@noless]

@@yj9032 Because that's not what the source says. That chart is for "Countries Ranked by the Strenght of the Tie Between Father and Son Earnings". Not what Adam claims it shows.

[@michellebrown7714]

@@noless what do you think that means you dunce? thats how they measure upward mobility, between generations. dumbass.

[@phiaaa8100]

I love how when he was talking about the American constitution God save our Queen the British National anthem is playing in the background

[@foxinaforever2022]

That's because in the US the song is "my country tis of thee" not god save the queen

[@fixafix69]

@@foxinaforever2022 WOW! REALLY?!?! Omg thanks for telling us, I was so sure that the American anthem was Back In Black of ACDC but apparently no it's the very song everyone sings when they talk about USA anthem. Who would have guessed?

[@vladimirblitz2867]

I like the like to dislike ratio on this video which is probably mostly by Americans

[@TheLastSliceOfPie]

The sad thing is... this is barely scratching the surface on this subject. It gets much worse.

[@clubalbert]

2:30 poor people drive cars except when they cannot afford to pay the insurance then they cannot renew their tags and every low income apartments do not want cars with expired tags so they impound them and the owners cannot afford thousands of dollars to get their car back so they lose it.

[@acs9188]

Adam's right, The Constitution was intentionally designed to be flawed. There is no perfect government system, so The Constitution was designed to be refined, to grow with the nation. That's why we have amendments.

[@asadb1990]

well usa was created by capitalist slave owners. it took about another 100 years to outlaw slavery.

[@BalaKrishna-rx5gw]

1:36 get it! It's a pi chart!

[@AKaufman]

American dream - Gotta be asleep to believe it - a wise man

[@jensenstephens5455]

In that case "Dreamers" aka Illegals are just lazy and playing the system. Words from the wise INDEED!

[@AKaufman]

our current system is rigged to make them, (and Americans) jump through so many hoops, my opinion still stands. The likelyhood of the dream, 2 cars, house and picket fence is a fantasy and a good marketing tool, for all these suckered people to slave away to the man to achieve and "dream"

[@Skiman94]

@@AKaufman Sorry. I have that, most of my friends have it. I worked my a$$ off, I have what I earned. The American Dream is achievable IF you are willing to pay the price. I worked so damn hard, most of my friends and family were certain I was going to kill myself working. It's not that hard if you are an American, work for what you want. If you want more than that, work harder. If you own a business, you deserve the riches it might bring you, because of the risk you take.

[@Skiman94]

@@AKaufman Very simple Ari. You work for what you want and don't take no for an answer. I've achieved what I wanted. I did pay a price, but I'm ok to live with the consequences.

[@Skiman94]

@@AKaufman I never said it was perfect, but it's the best available. Our poorest americans are in better shape than anywhere else in the world. If you're working 50-60 hours a week and can't make it, Americans have the ability to do something else. That's what I did, it was a means to an end. If you can't motivate yourself to do better in a county with the best opportunity in the world, you may not be happy, but you must be satisfied.

[@danielknight506]

😂i died when he said we could give them free college😂😂cause that'll work

[@gabegraf3070]

to give them free college the gov would have to raise taxes on guess who them. Even if you say tax the rich you cant tax the rich for everything and by taxing the rich you stall economic growth. The only way to give them free college is called socialism, and we have a history book to see how good socialism works. NAZI= national SOCIALIST german workers party, also the USSR= Union of soviet SOCIALIST republics. Then there is also stuff like venezuela. So we know that socialism works great.

[@michawhite7613]

Would you like to go back to the time when you had to pay to go to high school?

[@GANTZ100pts]

@@michawhite7613 Actually yes, some of the good schools in japan still does it. In fact students work their ass off in order to get in the good schools.

[@michawhite7613]

@@GANTZ100pts So how do you suppose the poor would get educated?

[@liberalbias4462]

@jweltsch22 yes bring back child labor. What a great idea.

[@encryptedproductions6006]

Adam: The American Dream is a Myth Me: What else is new?

[@biggierocc1935]

America is Perfect. Oh yea, well... Explain how a man like Trump got in charge of the pandemic. Explain how people can get out of medical debt. Explain how Norway can have subsidized health care, a minimum wage 5 times higher than ours, and STILL be happier than us.

[@noless]

0:50 that's not what the source says.

[@nickflorence1]

Shhhh! I want free stuff and if that means making stuff up about America then so be it!!

[@reydiyohed]

lol as if this guy is even remotely honest about anything

[@elmoyes207]

That is you moron

[@chrismain7472]

@noless How is that not what the source said? Figure 1 shows the stats he's talking about. Which part are you criticizing?

[@AbhishekSingh-pp1ks]

Exactly. The study actually found that the correlation between father and son earnings in the US is about 0.4 which is barely above average. This suggests that the US has MORE social mobility that the UK and Italy, two places with higher tax rates then the US. The study also mentioned that you can’t make any policy prescriptions based on the comparison of the 24 countries because only FOUR of the countries were comparable with the US. One of those countries has LESS wage mobility than the US. According to Adam Conover, the US should raise taxes and create a welfare state based on only FOUR data points! Other research by UCLA economics professor Lee Ohanian found that while some of the European countries that raised their top marginal tax rates and corporate tax rates had lower income inequality than the US (only one European country is comparable to the US according to the study Adam Conover cited) the middle class and poor were not better off. The rich simply left the country. This lead to a massive drop in productivity and business formation. Average hours worked per person dropped 40% while the US economy steadily grew. There is a reason why almost all of these countries have taken steps to lower top marginal and corporate tax rates, raising taxes on the rich and redistributing income does not work. Adam Conover deceives his viewers and cherry picks and misinterprets research. Income inequality is a problem but higher taxes aren’t a solution. This show is clearly pushing an agenda.

[@thescoobymike]

"Be the change you wanna see in your can" 🤣

[@alicecuriosityoftenleadsto6288]

I'm so tired of hearing all the people that had help talk about you can get out of poverty on your own. Smh.

[@swannyriver75]

It's why I get pissed at people who finally get a break whether it's an inheritance or lottery and lose it all like your stupid

[@SPECREY]

“Nite Owl II: But the country's disintegrating. What's happened to America? What's happened to the American dream? The Comedian: It came true. You're lookin' at it.”

[@TheUncouthGentleman]

With what I have learned form Adam, I have invented a slight alteration to a certain saying: The United States of America, a land of freedom and independence, as long as you got dem dallah dallah bills.

[@slowbro698u2]

I see a lot of butthurt in the comments. Facts are facts, conservative economics has failed. The last time there was such a wealth gap between the rich and poor, we went into the great depression.

[@elijahmandaraig6676]

00:38 fake youtube animation stories be like:

[@FunnyFog]

lol

[@willfernau4618]

Inequality doesn’t mean poverty. Anyone who’s not an idiot can tell you that the poor have been getting richer, just as the rich have, just not at the same rate. California and New York, both tax heavy states, are within the top 5 states with the worst income inequality. Taxes and social welfare programs don’t solve poverty they contribute to it. The United States is also an equal opportunity country, not equality of outcome, so it’s important to remember that not everyone deserves to climb the income ladder and those who can work hard and more importantly work smart can do so here. Super inaccurate video, tons of lies, not unusual for Adam Ruins everything. Usually don’t comment on these, but people who say poverty is too bad in the US and there’s no opportunities here are so blatantly wrong I have to say something. All Adam ruins are facts and logic.

[@unkn0wni]

2:59 I don’t see the sources for that

[@sorban5352]

Adam ruins giving

[@unapproved-apples809]

*This wasn't the wholesome comment I wanted but, it was the wholesome comment I needed....*

[@AttallaRailFan]

"An Apple A Day's Believed To Keep The Dr. Away, BUT It's Been Proven A Burrito A Day Just Keeps EVERYBODY Away"! Gotta add in some Humor( & yes, been Homeless Countless Times Myself ).

[@MrGone0608]

Also buying in bulk is more expensive because you consume more, it creates the false sense of infinite

[@liberalbias4462]

Its still less experience.

[@219Thompson]

Way to misrepresent that study you quote on inome mobility! Took me like 2 seconds to find that 16th in the world ranking is grossly without context, so yeah...can I ruin your "ruining"?

[@chrismain7472]

If you found evidence, cite it. Where's the link, and what are you claiming?

[@219Thompson]

His own quoted source when he references the Pathways study by the Stanford Center of poverty. Look through the entire thing, as he references it a lot on this video

[@chrismain7472]

@@219Thompson Countries in figure 1 are ranked by the similarity between father and son earnings. The United States is 16th from the bottom (where the bottom is the lowest similarity between father and son earnings). What are you claiming is wrong about this? inequality.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/Pathways-SOTU-2016-Economic-Mobility-3.pdf

[@kevindiaz3459]

@@chrismain7472 Been 4 months since you posted this, you'd think that was long enough for dude to come back with something...

[@chrismain7472]

@@kevindiaz3459 I agree.

[@liberalbias4462]

The KZbin channel two cents has a great video on this call "why its more expensive being poor"

[@josephsmith2259]

Yeah, already Adam got it wrong. Putting Pakistan and Argentina in any income or "social" mobility as a top tier ranking already means you should be skeptical.

[@joeb134]

"be the change you want to see in your can my friend" 😂

[@psadelachute363]

WoW!!! Nice to hear the truth for once. 👍🏽

[@mattsalads1851]

You choose poverty. Wanna be rich? Every month, put some of the money you waste on fast food, alcohol, and iShit into an S&P500 ETF. That's all you need to do to become a millionaire. You just choose not to do it.

[@MaxF-rn1vm]

Matt Salads if it were so easy, everyone would do it. That’s not how it works.

[@cameron6262]

@@MaxF-rn1vm if you are responsible its very easy to do. Just have to be willing to save money.

[@Mine-rq2ho]

ItsMG Gaming Milennials are lazy.

[@danielh6647]

@@Mine-rq2ho "hE sEeMs LAzY"

[@u121386]

It’s called the American ‘Dream’ for a reason…

[@Zorander.]

Thanks to politicians and companies and multi billionaires, everyone else is living in hell.

[@maestrulgamer9695]

4:01-Rule nr.1 when you are with Adam: Don't talk big about anything.

[@jacquietimms3075]

0:54 Yay! Canada got 4th! I'm so happy!

[@clubalbert]

1:55 if you can only afford to pay the minimum monthly fees then you end up paying more.

[@ladylilith6495]

and the reason for all of this is because enslaving the incarcerated is 100% legal and even explicitly stated as such under 'convict leasing,' according to the 13th amendment... and it is VERY easy to criminalize poverty and keep it legal, via propaganda and simply inconveniencing the poor as much as possible.

[@M3ta1]

Yup, its how the rich get richer and the poor stay poor. Early on in my childhood we were poor but when we moved to a more middle-class/wealthy neighborhood and started buying things in bulk, I was shocked tbh. Like I realized how unfair it was because when you're poor, becoming wealthy is like digging yourself out of a hole.

[@ronanmurphy98]

4:00 God Save Our Gracious Queen, Long Live Our Noble Queen! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@danielswinger2986]

Our poor are better than many middle class in other countries

[@jacobpottage6938]

"Out of 24 countries." sounds very cherrypicked, why not just out of all Countries?

[@lilcracker692]

Having grown up in and around extreme poverty, I can safely tell y’all that the “American Dream” is nothing. My mom and dad were able to make it out of poverty because they both have an IQ of 165 and 172, respectively. Not just anyone has that and you can’t work your way out. Unless you get lucky like they did you will never get out.

[@galacticnovastudios]

It’s not about luck it’s about hard work and being smart. Absolutely anyone can break out. I’ve watched people as old as 50 and as young as 15 work their ass off and save money to get out of situations they were in. You have a smart phone or computer so clearly either A your not hurting or B you are spending money poorly

[@galacticnovastudios]

Ironically the only way to make it rich and be well off is to start your own business. And the socialist policies make it impossible.

[@silwavereznor1516]

Wow such great statistics! My friend down the street won the lottery, you dicks are fools for not playing! We could all be millionaires!

[@nineparr3110]

@@galacticnovastudios wait no hold on Correct me if I’m wrong, but are you saying that because someone has a smart phone or computer they’re either not poor or not spending money properly? Are you suggesting that a phone or laptop-things people use every day in their lives to work, contact family, and are possibly the most revolutionary devices made in the past hundred years (though that one might be a stretch)- are a bad financial investment? Please correct me if I’m wrong, but I would say those are very useful tools. Plus, it’s not like the choices are either you get a phone or a house, that’s ridiculous. I’m kinda curious. What exactly is your argument here?

[@galacticnovastudios]

@@nineparr3110 if you get a new smart phone or laptop every year yes, bad with money But no what I’m arguing is - if you have a device youre probably not starving or homeless, considering a couple thousand usd (the cost of a laptop and phone) makes you richer than most of the world. And if you are starving or homeless and have those devices you are being stupid with your money.

[@marcelarice3420]

Did you know that most food bank volunteers only help in the holiday season and most donations are made then to. So the donations from the holiday season have to last tell the next year in some cases.

[@MrDexSat]

I love how, while Sam was talking about the American constitution, God Save the Queen was playing in the background

[@felixftw4702]

was it? need to rewatch edit: i just heard piano. is it a piano rendition of god save the queen?

[@alwaysindanger2279]

I'm an American but I don't remember having dreams

[@muddi900]

The constitution is the most perfect- *3/5th rule*

[@eric01406]

0:35 to 0:45 always gets me, lol.😂😂😂

[@MrMato]

it's funny how good of a Episode adam could make on his own broadcasting network

[@oliverhakim414]

Anyone else catch that they played the UK anthem during an Uncle Sam moment 4:00

[@Antraeon]

There's actually an Americanized version of that song. *My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing, Land when my fathers died, land of the pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring.*

[@davecullins1606]

*Laughs in Danish upward mobility*

[@victoriaescobedo5458]

0:41 Yep if only we can afford all of the fake legs in the world today

[@1nut167]

Work hard and don’t stop working hard. It’s not easy. I did it and so can everyone else.

[@freeform7012]

So, why is homelessness increasing across the nation and why have some place stayed in poverty for decades?

[@juliameyer10313]

I'd love to go to an american commie museum. I was in the Karl Marx house in Trier (Germany) but I'm interested in how different it might reflect in the US

[@goldy8318]

There is no dream just nightmares

[@payrysdoscs4903]

Sam: "Nobody wants you to ruin it" Adam: "That's kinda my thing"

[@magicrainbowkitties1023]

"You can take that talk to the FILTHY COMMIE MUSEUM!" Me and Adam: "Ooh you have one of those too!?" *happy clapping*

[@yummygummy2133]

Adam should an episode on why social programs don't work either, then we will really see both sides of the same coin

[@electricchurchmedia1187]

Here is something we will never hear Adam say: “The government programs designed to help the poor also keep those same people in poverty; it’s almost as if the government programs where designed to keep people in poverty!” 🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐

[@the_ghost_boy]

we don't need to raise taxes, we pay more than enough the government just doesn't use those funds properly

[@TubboDaKittyCat]

Adam Ruins Everything has made me realize I'm poor and I didn't even know it.

[@cjplz123]

4:00 is that “god save the queen”? What an American song

[@tomgraham3612]

0;55 Are we ADHD if we notice that the US flag depicted has 51 stars?

[@kaidwyer]

No, you're observant. It is a blessing.

[@gershonhershoff3267]

The problem with the constitution is that it's 250 years old

[@le_mothman]

I forgot how adam did an entire episode talking to uncle sam, I got so used to seeing him as a cutaway character

[@ElectronicsForFun]

0:48 16th isn't so bad when you consider there are about 200 countries in the world. but the reason for lack of growth is because too many people are too damn lazy. they want to keep their McJob and make 6 figures a year. people are too lazy these days and they think commodities and basic human rights are the same thing which is silly. entitled millennial: oh my healthcare should be free. intellectual: why? entitled millennial: because I could get sick and die. intellectual: why is that anybody else's problem? what do you contribute to society that makes you worth the billions of dollars it costs for the research and trials to find cures for these diseases? if you don't want to get sick and die then find a cure for your own diseases instead of forcing others to do it for you for free.

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

There were only 36 countries measured in that study, though. Adam is wrong about social mobility being a farce in America, but he's probably right that America is not the best when it comes to social mobility.

[@ElectronicsForFun]

@@JohnSmith-xi2ew "You do realise those billions of dollars of research are funded by taxpayers, and then for profit companies swope in and buy the rights." I don't think that's how it works but if it is then it's technically not funded by taxpayers since the rights are bought, meaning that somebody paid money for them and took the burden off the tax payer. "Anything completely new usually comes from taxpayers or from nonprofits." that is absolutely not true. the companies that build all of the machines are privately owned. and a lot of research is privately funded as well. governments don't pay much so breakthroughs are smaller. so much more can be done with private funding. "Also, you do realise EVERYONE gets sick right? So everyone benefits from a system where they get healthcare guaranteed," ok first of all there is a difference between going to urgent care because you have the flu, and checking into a hospital because you have cancer. and second why should everybody have guaranteed healthcare? I just got through talking about this. "even if they happen to be a person who pays more than then what they get back because they never got seriously ill." you might be fine with losing tons of money for no reason but I am not. I would rather pay less and have better healthcare. "This isn't theoretical, every other developed country guarantees healthcare as a human right," yeah and their healthcare sucks. you'll die waiting in line in any of those countries. that's why people in those countries come to the US for healthcare. anything beyond a broken bone or a virus is beyond them. some of them will actually let you die because you consume too many resources and they only have so much to give since they are throttled by a government budget. "I'm all for freedom of choice, it's fine if hospitals remain private businesses, but why health insurance?" because why not? I will admit that premiums have gone up quite a bit in the last decade, but why shouldn't it be corporately owned. there is competition in insurance.

[@ElectronicsForFun]

@@JohnSmith-xi2ew "you didn't address the difference between innovation and invention and why profit motives favor only innovation." innovation and invention are kind of 1 and the same. "You also didn't respond to WHY I think universal healthcare is worth it for everyone (everyone around you is healthier)." because nobody had a right to be healthy. "If your just going to disagree with what I say without responding to my reasoning, there just isn't any point in continuing. 2) I think we just have fundamentally different goals." isn't that why we are debating? if we agreed then there wouldn't be anything to talk about here. "I view a world in which everyone has healthcare and other basic human rights as a better world than this one, while you seem hung up on making sure no one takes more than they give back." being healthy is NOT a basic human right, if it was then humans would be immune to all diseases. healthcare is a commodity, somebody is doing a service for you and you pay them for it. people who got the plague, way back when, died from it. right now the plague is highly curable and everybody is going to think they have a right not to have the plague but what about all of the people who died from it before the technology existed? where were their "basic human rights" back then, hmm? healthcare isn't a right, everybody just wants it to be a right. and I don't think it should be. if you can't care for yourself or you're not in a position to pay somebody to do it for you... then you die. "you seem hung up on making sure no one takes more than they give back." it's not that black and white, but yes that is what I think. give me a reason why it should be different. if somebody contributes nothing to their community and can't care for themselves and consume more resources than they produce, then why keep them around? what makes them so special that you can't just let him die? he can't care for himself and he's a leech so what's the use in keeping him around? "If you don't already have empathy for your fellow man, there isn't much I can say over the internet to change that." this isn't about empathy it's about common sense. I have no problem in helping my fellow man, but I am not giving him the fish he's gonna learn how to catch his own fish. I'll spot a guy a couple bucks so he can go into a gas station and get something to eat and drink but that's it! I am not going hold his hand, I am not going to give him an apartment and pay his rent. if he can't take care of himself then he's going to die, eventually he'll run into the wrong people at the right time and will get nothing. you can't rely on panhandling to pay your bills. "You are just factually incorrect about healthcare sucking in countries like say, Canada." no I am factually correct. hundreds of thousands of people come here just for the healthcare. "In Canada, if you need treatment right away, you get it immediately, and you come out of the hospital with no bill." that's not true, people in canada have to wait months to get anything done unless it's a life threatening emergency but even then they'll make you wait if they can. they abuse the hell out of their system. "It is true that RICH people come to America to get treatment, because we do have some of the best healthcare for people who can afford it, I'll give you that." that's all I need given.

[@ElectronicsForFun]

"When you get fired for accidentally telling your boss to his face that it was good when his daughter did not get treated for her terminal cancer back when he didn't have health insurance, you will wish we didn't tie health insurance to work." why would I say that? what the hell is wrong with you? first of all that can't happen because my bosses and upper middle class and have premo healthcare. and second I would never tell somebody or even think that it was good that their loved one died. you make it sound like I want people to die. I don't want people to die but that's nature and as much as you may want to, you can't deny it. it's natural selection, the weak and ill die off leaving the strongest to survive. interfering with that only creates problems, that's why evolution is going backwards. we're so insistent on saving people who can't be saved.

[@mattrieckenberg]

He’s right you know

[@pedrocorrea6870]

Dude, why not both. Increase social programs for people who need it, sure. Increase people's confidence by telling them they can achieve their dreams against statisticall odds, why not? Also, why not focus on the local level instead of increasing the budget of federal and state governments where corruption is much more likely to occur and often goes unchecked?

[@factcheck9849]

😂😂😂 Did anyone check the income mobility source? It says Pakistan is 14 which higher than Switzerland and America. This is an ads commercial for Bernie yet it contradicts him for being like Switzerland

[@chrismain7472]

What does this have to do with Bernie?

[@Bialbagtl]

I live in Canada where can I stream Adam Ruins everything cant find it!!!!

[@cryo_life]

Everything is about money... what if money was never invested?

[@whaitjeezus6734]

Strawmen, misrepresentations, self appointed authority, pushing a narrative, presumed comedy, and opinions on the greater good presented as fact. Yep. Smells like another episode of Adam ruins everything.

[@liberalbias4462]

And yet I see no evidence.

[@charlie15627]

If you actually checked the links to the sources Adam gave you would see a completely different story. America is 8th in the world for upward mobility not 16th. That 16th listing is on a son’s wealth compared to their father’s. A finding that the study itself says doesn’t really mean anything. Anyone who has been poor and credit less who actually looked for a credit card would know that several are available. Their interest rates just suck since they’re for a first time card holder. His $400 dollar emergency claim is bs too. That study actually said that 61% of Americans have $400 or more cash on hand for emergencies. Not that 39% couldn’t handle or survive a $400 emergency. Just that they don’t have $400 cash set aside for emergencies. Just check the links that Adam left if you don’t believe me. I’m just amazed that he left the links to the evidence that proves he was wrong. Even more amazed at how many people didn’t even bother checking and just believe the things he says to be true! SMH

[@DenverStarkey]

they should retitle the video ADAM DOESN"T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING!

[@masterblasterstudios3480]

Denver Starkey What exactly do you understand I guarantee you have no research to back that up

[@ms_cartographer]

Don't tell this to conservatives. They'll start screeching.

[@hotelmario510]

The poor guy being unable to get a credit card was actually inaccurate. Credit card companies LOVE people who can't really afford credit cards. That's the main way they make money and keep people trapped in debt.

[@colegodofcows3765]

I'm a Canadian. Sorry about your country.

[@dittotech3878]

Wait but than why are their 88% more self made millionaires and 11% is Old money? I am generally curious and confused on what side is right. Any help?

[@mobeenkhan824]

DittoTech They are still a minority. Upward social mobility is very difficult, but if you are very lucky and intelligent you can become rich.

[@hmm5396]

I also think most people get the term "American dream" mixed up being really rich. My American dream was to publish a book so now I've published 4 I also really wanted to build a gaming PC and now I have 5 of them I built with my own money. It just takes a little hard work. The American dream can be whatever you want it to be it doesn't have to be being a billionaire I'm happy with my little life....

[@thesoftelephant6780]

Many of these issues would be solved with the Freedom Divided #yanggang

[@jashshah3465]

Guesssssssss who'S BACK

[@twombonu]

My two brothers achieved the American dream with flying colors (both of then millionaires!), and they are not even Americans! Oui, oui, monsieur!

[@chango6996]

Coupons exist, people dont need government to get out of poverty, socialism never works. The only reason why Canada has socialism is because America pays for their defense. My American dream is to be happy, own a lot of guns, have a wife and kids, and have a job i will enjoy overall. I dont need your help Adam, youll just make things worse. 🇺🇸

[@damienwong2742]

Ok, i knew many countries social climbing's were better than the US.......but, I didn't even know it USA's ranking was that bad....

[@toastaddict2799]

Adam really does ruin everything

[@alessioficocelli1272]

It’s called the American dream because you need to be dreaming to believe in it -George Carlin

[@squishymeatball5293]

Everyone that know nothing about America: Detroit is nice Me that isn’t American: yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh nawwwwwwww

[@joegotsnow9120]

Squishy Meat Ball Detroit is nice though, you just see what the media wants you to see, the bad parts. You have to go to Detroit and visit it yourself, it’s very nice.🙂

[@squishymeatball5293]

Well the relatively bad bits

[@stephenking5852]

Uncle Sam was a recurring character, now he’s getting the spotlight!

[@f14tomcata88]

Symbol Guy he deserves to have it for once

[@devsutt1]

Fun fact.. Uncle Sam was based on a meat packer from Troy NY

[@feetgoaroundfullflapsC]

@@devsutt1 He was so skinny because stomach problems..

[@scoobydoobers23]

When budget is limited reuse costumes.

[@nordicnostalgia8106]

He's my favourite character

[@LordOfJoy]

The American Dream: being born to rich parents, blame everything on foreigners or the mainstream media and become President. I mean, it’s possible.

[@zedudedaniel]

Most presidents

[@Brandonhayhew]

Being weathy can get you into any university institutions.

[@shadw4701]

The mainstream media does lie allot

[@kevindiaz3459]

Its funny, that is almost exactly how a monarchy works.

[@Ominiumshadow24]

@@Brandonhayhew Universities do more harm then good.