Greedy Billionaires Are Ruining Society -H3H3

[@NJOverclocked]

My friend worked for Amazon, and was treated like SHIT. He was so frustrated that nobody talks about it, because it's really bad. They're a horrible company.

[@Biskwyy]

Amazon encourages unhealthy competition amongst the workers. Backstabbing and betrayal is very prominent in rising the ranks in Amazon as the CEO encourages it. It is truly a disgusting company and you must really have no choice or hate yourself to even work there.

[@PeezOhChet]

Yeah they work the fuck out of me. The same way Costco, Safeway & working in carpentry worked me. If you are lazy you won't make it, it's not that hard to hold a 12 second tack time. At my fulfillment center most ppl hold a 9 to 13 sec tack. You gotta work hard if you want to stay. If you got to use the restroom you can your tack will go up obviously but you won't get fired and once you get back you can easily drop it again. Idk I enjoy it yeah it's exhausting but it keeps a roof over my son's head and food on the table, also full benefits day one and stocks and 401k ECT. If you are afraid of hard work than get a job elsewhere.

[@Biskwyy]

Amhet Tolosa Appreciate the hustle but Amazon is a horrible company to work for, period. And it's not doing anyone good to work there for long terms. It'd be nice to slap on the experience on a resume but all in all, I'd suggest you put your talents and work ethics elsewhere IF possible. Mental health is important, working too hard will kill you.

[@raphk9599]

Amhet Tolosa And think how shit itll be for your son when he grows up.

[@_AverageAlex_]

NJOverclocked any corporately run stores completely fuck their workers over. i refuse to work anywhere but privately owned businesses/franchises now. my boyfriend has worked for publix for almost 5 years and they refuse to give him a full time title so he cant get benefits. they always give him 1 hour under full time.

[@mitchellmaytorena1137]

In modern day America, bank robs you!

[@noxthecat1356]

Mitchell Maytorena in Soviet Russia this meme still exists

[@bootysquatch3375]

*in capitalist america

[@KalkuehlGaming]

Its not a modern trend. Banks always robs you till the beginning of time.

[@martinsvoboda302]

Too bad Ethan was defending the 2008 regulations after saying retired CEOs just go to Washington and write regulations for their friends. Big banks loved the 2008 regulations, they completely killed smaller (community) banks, and gave them monopoly. I don't know, Ethan talks a lot about important topics, but his knowledge is basically what you get from CNN/MSNBC headlines. They're making a lot of money, maybe they should hire a researcher (and give them 3 month paid maternity leave and all the good stuff).

[@tgunpo1626]

Give someone a Gun, he'll Rob a bank Give someone bank, he'll Rob the world.

[@imshvnna]

I got a $1.12 check from that Wells Fargo drama. Such compensation.

[@cloroxbleach2079]

I'm Shanna enjoy your McNuggets

[@One-Hundred]

Clorox Bleach you mean the large drink she can buy with that dollar

[@daboi9172]

@@rhusen7594 I know you're the one that upvoted your comment

[@rhusen7594]

@@daboi9172 Amazing

[@OJA-jf7bp]

@@rhusen7594 I bet the girls are crazy for you with pickup lines like that bro.

[@modernwomanpodcast]

I get no vacations for my job either. I'm a 911 dispatcher, a job you really need a vacation from every once in a while.

[@trublu5925]

Awe this made me sad I hope you get one.

[@The_Jobe]

It’s a high stress version of a secretary position. Your job is not that valuable based on the cognitive abilities required for the job. That’s why you don’t get vacation time

[@rekkAdvA]

Wait what? So you just work? Thats it? Just work till you retire?

[@Mon-kv8tv]

BigBoyVidz can you even imagine doing that job? getting call after call, hearing first hand about THEE worst, most gruesome crimes ever committed, on a daily basis?? that takes an extreme amount of cognitive and mental ability to act fast in an emergency. there is no excuse for her not to get vacation. even taco bell workers get vacation for fucks sakes.

[@anniekim2445]

@@The_Jobe and what do you do for this society? Play video games and whine?

[@ParanormalGI]

Worked in Germany for 2 years. Got feed breakfast and lunch, kaffee und kuchen pause (sit around with your fellow workers and eat pastries and drink coffee), 30 days leave, and free health care benefits. This was all while working as an apprentice at only 21 years old! Man I miss that..

[@DiePixelspieler]

Health Care isn`t free. You should take a look at your payroll.

[@ParanormalGI]

DiePixelspieler yea and you know how much money I saved? I have health/dental in the states through work now. Even with that I pay 30 bucks everytime I go to the doctor, got charged 250 bucks for a 7 minute ambulance ride, and they wanted 2700 to pull my wisdom teeth (got all 4 put in Germamy for 120 Euro). Not to menrion all the money I saved on food since work fed me. Just to name a few things

[@DiePixelspieler]

Corie Gardner Well i don't care. Only thing i said healthcare isn't free here.

[@ParanormalGI]

DiePixelspieler oh i gotcha. Just assumed you were referring to my original comment which is not about the USA. I wish the USA would adopt a system like I had..it will never happen though

[@IgaTenzen]

yeah EU is way better in healthcare then US no question about that ! 2 yrs for pregnancy off work in my country, payed 85% off your wage u have at your current job !.... also ambulance rides are free .... wtf who charges u an ambulance ride lol :)

[@troelsmeier2479]

in Denmark we pay around 50% in taxes, but we also have free school and hospital visits for everyone. and the minimum is 25 days paid vacation. and if u get pregnant that is 9 months paid vacation.

[@davesdinnerz9243]

@@AustinCameron it's free in the same way it's free to use facebook. Sorry but your capitalist system now failing the majority of your citizens

[@toddharig8142]

"Free" or not, after taxes we make almost as much as you guys do anyway, we just never risk getting fucked. Its hillarious that you are all so eager to defend a system that is so clearly fucking you over. Tell me, do you have any student debt?

[@babahaze4638]

Haha wtf 50% are you insane we in Germany pay like 25% and we have free school and Healthcare xD

[@emdub9679]

Less people in Denmark, they need to pay more to keep up :p

[@babahaze4638]

@@emdub9679 yeeea I didn't think about that😅

[@PeterBeanfilmmaker]

The rage against these bankers was honestly cathartic! Thank you!

[@BrianScalabrineMVP]

Why? Nothing changed people are going to keep getting fucked over.

[@alexjalexj138]

Kasch Ethan Klein and Hila are both Jews....

[@will793]

Greed is good

[@alexjalexj138]

Will Of course it is.... to a certain extent. I don’t think the government should be stealing their money or anything, but after a couple multi-billion you have to ask yourself “why do I want this again?”

[@will793]

@@alexjalexj138 that's a fair point. I think the billionaires should be doing more to help their countrymen without the need for government seizure of their money.

[@b0ssciv542]

America just broke a record for stress/anxiety/depression.... hmmm

[@ajaxtelamonian5134]

Reckon UK is catching up.

[@rilorobinson7685]

But they have everything they could ever want, its unnecessary why do they do this

[@alyxskyler]

Link please? What was the original record?

[@gavial1448]

@@rilorobinson7685 ​ because they do not have everything they could ever want.

[@rilorobinson7685]

@@gavial1448 Bro you can go to seven eleven right now and get a giant coke and if you get sick you can get a million dollars possibly when in history has that ever happened

[@hank7281]

"Chinese people get 30 days off a year. They have better working conditions than us." Okay, Ethan. I'd just like to point out that the month off is so they can leave the factory housing and visit their families.

[@YAH2121]

Dont expect them to actually LOOK into what these things mean. They read headlines and thats it.

[@hammys131]

really unfortunate how media has poisoned American politics with misleading bs.

[@slippy5849]

euglenii designs Dude... not cool

[@fograw5]

Hank china actually has the most people becoming new millionaires than any other country

[@fograw5]

Call me Meili sounds like the US

[@lifeofshawn134]

"Money doesn't change people. It shows who they really are"

[@aidankelly1994]

ethan really tip toed around saying hes a millionaire

[@zachm6832]

Aidan Kelly he is though. He probably makes multiple millions every year.

[@aidankelly1994]

Oh yeah for sure, hes a man of the people though and he knows not to flex on his fans...Im just saying he was careful not to brag. V happy for Ethan and Hila gettin that money!!

[@aidankelly1994]

mo money=mo problems

[@aidankelly1994]

idk what youre referring to specifically but like...just because its not his problem doesnt mean its not A problem.

[@katc2040]

Bush Did 911 because he used to be apart of the common hard working class and he cares like a normal human being

[@TheEndiPL]

After some time you start to question how much money does one need before they're actually fulfilled.

[@nemmondommegneked669]

The right answer is always more.

[@SnipFred]

Feel like it's more so about the title of being "the richest man in the world"

[@ajaxtelamonian5134]

I think Tolkien was really onto something with the Dragon sickness.

[@Ecripter1]

My dad works 10 hours a day, 6 days a week. Gets 5 days vacation only in the winter. He's been working for the same company for 25 years now. Last raise was 4 years ago and it was a 25 cent increase. Makes me sick because even after all that we're scraping by with just enough for me to go to college. So sad how much greed festers in capitalism.

[@RealWatermelonCat.]

What system should we use instead of capitalism ?

[@Moonless6491]

@@RealWatermelonCat. a blend of the best attributes of multiple systems. Capitalism is good, but unfettered capitalism is what is destroying our country. There needs to be a common sense limit on how much money someone can control. Work is exchanged for money yet the rich don't work for multiple times their value and call the rest of us lazy for being poor.

[@angefabricenda560]

@@Moonless6491 I totally agree

[@jRex918]

Use the venus project instead of capitalism

[@johnd9357]

When my wife and I had our little girl last year I had 5 paid days off to be with them. That was it. At the end of those 5 days I had to leave them and go back to work and it was absolutely heart breaking to me. My wife had severe complications so she was still recovering, and my precious little baby obviously couldn’t fend for herself. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do. I hate our maternity/paternity leave standards.

[@Humble197]

but why should a company pay you for having a kid.

[@dreamwavez]

thehumbleone - because humans are bio-socially designed to be with their children 24 hours per day. Jobs, money, and economics (as a whole) is not a natural system. It’s a system we created and it’s completely misaligned with nature and our biology. Notre Dame did a study that showed that hunter gatherer societies (people living in the fucking woods) harness better conditions for raising children than civilized countries. Let that sink in...

[@andrewkelly2028]

Well then why don't we just go back to hunting and gathering if they have better conditions for raising children than what we have now? If you want to take off to be with your kid then take off, I don't see why you have to be paid for it.

[@Humble197]

yeah but bro that ends up stagnating as people. I would rather move forward as a species and gain knowledge and power then gather food so i dont starve.

[@SamuelMM_Mitosis]

Get a new job if you don't like it. Don't complain about your life and do nothing about changing it

[@Slovenianwoodworker]

That is unheard of. For a woman to come back to work after 2 weeks. There can be said a lot of bad things about EU or my country. We have f*** corrupt politics too. But we do have some social security. When women gives birth she can stay home 12 months meanwhile she's getting paid and job is waiting for her. After 12 months she comes back to work and she can / if she chooses work for split time 4h per day for another 3yrs until baby is 3 yrs old. She has full health insurance and all. Only she's being paid for her actual working time. And in all that she can't lose her job. This is set by the law. Best of luck to all.

[@Monkeyman12534]

Slovenian Woodworker france?

[@mario167100]

It may be different in other states, but I have never heard of “12 week pregnancy thing”. My mother recently had a child and got 6 months paid leave, and the adult women I know who we’re also pregnant were given leave that exceeded the “12 weeks” Ethan and hila were talking about

[@Slovenianwoodworker]

Monkeyman12534 This is in Slovenia but most if not all EU member states have the same

[@Slovenianwoodworker]

DjRawd0g That is something that I didn't think of. You're probably right. I know peps abuse all kind of stuff yes and no one is willing to pay for that. I don't know.. here are some things for which you just don't need to worry about. You'll be taken care of. .I wish you good luck

[@rebeccaward6392]

Yeh maternity leave is like that in U.K.

[@chassidytrahan8508]

I used to work for a Chiropractor in my area, she owned many clinics and had a good bit of wealth. I worked for her for 1 1/2 years, 14 hour days, 6 days a week and got no vacation days, no maternity leave, and no heath insurance. Mind you, I was taking x-rays, doing physical therapy, massages, acupuncture, things I WAS NOT qualified for and was getting paid $8 an hour. Also, if you missed a day, you were required to bring a doctors note. Which since she didn’t provide health insurance, we’d have to go to the doctor for a cold and pay about $200 just to get a slip of paper for her. I quit.

[@DagnirRen]

That’s BS. Better just work at walmart then for greedy cunts like that

[@archvaldor]

I'm getting real chills listening to this. Been waiting to hear someone with a platform say this for a long time.

[@GregorioStyreco]

damn stop already posting you like god :/ bauzhauhahuaha

[@pinkguy8205]

Ethan is a fantastic guy, don't get me wrong. I've watched his stuff for a long time and he is funny and seems very compassionate. However, I wouldn't go to him for commentary on economics or policies related to the markets. Papa bless yall.

[@archvaldor]

Oh, I totally do that. But not this one. I really meant this one.

[@thelawenforcerhd9654]

"with very limited to no knowledge on, A: Philosophy, including ethics and politics B: Economics, including macro and micro. C: Medicine, including sociology, psychology, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare. D: Science, including engineering, biology, physics, mathematics, and technology." So, presidential material then?

[@archvaldor]

I said nothing about socialism. I don't think there is anything particulary socialist about letting banks go to the wall when they make crazy bets, that is how capitalism is supposed to work. I don't know how you can be down on welfare for the poor and enthusiastic about welfare for the rich, be consistent one way or the other.

[@KCrispyINDO]

we live in a society 😤😤

[@KRAFTPUNK]

VAGINAL DISCHARGE SO TRU‼️‼️‼️💯😩😩💯

[@rarepepe9166]

#WOKE fam shii🅱️🅱️

[@YungJackTorrance]

VAGINAL DISCHARGE You sir are woke😤😤😤

[@salted6422]

Society, have mercy on me I hope you're not angry if I disagree Society, crazy and deep I hope you're not lonely without me

[@isaiahw7969]

Дpyr

[@deanparker5542]

I lived in China for 3 years and I have never heard of this entire month off. If it is a thing in some places, then they probably get no other vacation. Working conditions there are so much worse than we can imagine here

[@fograw5]

Dean Parker its mostly in europe and scandinavia more. also most of the top 10 happiest countries are Scandinavian countries.

[@ghandi8508]

Somebody told him, he doesn't remember or is just stupid enough to take anything at face value. China actually has a week off, which is known as Golden Week and is given to workers in commemoration of National Day. It is called Golden week as-- the whole week is a business boom as they earn 50-55 billion USD in sales. HOW IRONIC. It is also a logistical nightmare and it's benefits are being debated in China. Google, several kilometer long traffic jams for weeks.

[@milesedgeworth132]

I'll guess what happened: *Ethan Googles days off on Google* "China gets a total of one month off" "WUT CHINA GETS 1 MONTHS OFF?!" China does get one month off, but it's not one month together. It's all the holidays in total. You're fucking insane if there's a month off. Cities would just shut down if that was the case.

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

It's a week off. Not a month.

[@fograw5]

Miles Edgeworth scandinavian countries get 1 month paid leave every year....... and that doesnt mean everyone takes the month off at the same time lol come on can you get a clue please

[@ROWGAMEROOM]

People never talk about this stuff and people need to be more aware of it

[@lifeofshawn134]

Facts. Most ppl are sleeping

[@kefkapalazzo1]

Shawn DiSalvo most people know they’re getting screwed just not how

[@zachh.9065]

yeahhhh ethans a millionaire tho. dont really want to hear his virtue signalling

[@lifeofshawn134]

@@kefkapalazzo1 and they don't care.

[@mashka2299]

In Russia you can stay at home with a newborn child for three years and still have your job. And it goes for each parent.

[@ethanbrooks1148]

Stephanie Fontenot no you don’t

[@sheeppie9862]

Stephanie Fontenot, trust me that's almost the only good thing in living here

[@danielyoung6778]

polineko san all the cheap tracksuits though

[@AlterRaigo]

Move to Canada, we get 1 year maternity leave for the mom, she keeps the job and also the father has 6 months. :)

[@josiahclark5259]

Sergei M. Yea but we don’t have freedom of speech😂

[@ShinzuMusic]

Hey I have a great idea: Let's create worthless electronic money out of nothing. Then we lend it out and charge interest on it. Then we make them give us their houses and real wealth when they can not pay.

[@nobodysbreakfeast8398]

10/10 would take this idea to Shark Tank

[@jaiyapapaya]

Make sure your wife believes in you

[@bitcoinkush6045]

*BIT CONNNNNECCTTTT!!!!*

[@Nader-bitin]

Shinzu Music yes

[@dranelemakol]

The Fed beat you to it.

[@colorfulfilth5997]

Man, I feel this way too hard. I work as a personal care assistant as my main full time job. Essentially I spend 6-12 hours a day taking care of people who have "acquired brain injuries". Bathing, cooking, cleaning, and errands as well as mobility and transportation are all part of what I have to do. 11.50 an hour. That's it. To top that all off, our union is trash and I haven't even bothered joining because even after years of promising a raise for our efforts, the monthly dues would actually cost me more than I would benefit because their "efforts" haven't been enough to get it raised up even a single dollar. Oh yeah also, Medical job, no medical benefits. No benefits at all. I would legitimately be better off going back to working at a grocery store than spending my time helping those who need it to live a normal fulfilling life. At least selling apples I'd be able to get dental.

[@xXJeReMiAhXx99]

then go back to the grocery store?

[@Purplecloud60]

Colorful Filth then leave?

[@mabinogix]

Pusalieth But isnt that the whole point? The fact that something as important as helping people live life normally which is also very demanding in lots of cases.... Is so unrewarding. The fact that being a cashier seems to be valued more than helping people live life.

[@KaneK1234]

Colorful Filth You answered your own question. You need to quit the job, and go work somewhere else. Life is fucking bullshit. People don’t want to face this fact hence why everyone claims to be depressed and mentally ill. No, it’s your brain reacting to the truth of life’s shittiness. Just be selfish and do whatever’s best for you. That’s literally all that matters at the end of he day in this ruthless world.

[@zachm6832]

Colorful Filth damn I make 11.50 an hour and I make minimum wage. Sorry buddy :/

[@Eno22921]

So when we pullin the pitchforks out. I wanna riot

[@plinyelder8156]

So when are we pulling out the pitchforks? I want to riot. You were so close....

[@yoleeisbored]

guillotines

[@DialecticalMaterialismRocks]

@@yoleeisbored Sorry! that's not how revolution works.

[@Eno22921]

Pliny Elder see the educational system failed me. This only gives me further reasoning to wanna pull the god damn pitchforks out

[@martinn.6082]

Joining a union is the first step.

[@srduncanbyu]

H3 should invite some economists like Thomas Sowell on to talk about subjects like these. I like their way of expressing their honest opinions but I'd love to get this plus some expert input as well. This vid also makes me second guess buying stuff on Amazon. I do like the idea of efficiency but at what cost?

[@pinkguy8205]

Amen pal.

[@Jaker788]

I work at the BFI4 kent, WA fulfillment center. It's not like that at all. We get 48 hours of paid time off a year. 20 hours of unpaid time off every quarter. Sick time accumulates per hours worked. Vacation accumulates per hours worked. The only time off option that requires 24 hours notice and can be denied is vacation. Everything else you can use after you've clocked out and left early, or if you wake up and decide not to work that day. On your first day of work after being hired, you start with 20 hours unpaid time and 10 hours PTO. It's a 2 year old building so the design is probably newer. We have bathrooms on all floors and spread out so that walking to one is no more than 3 mins if that. They do track our time off task. You get 15 mins a day and if you keep it under 4:30mins at a time it doesn't count. If you hit 30mins you get a write up, but they go over every instance you weren't working over 4:30mins, if you have a valid excuse like needing a scanner battery, bathroom break, moving to a new station, they'll excuse you usually.

[@piperpipe201]

Steven Duncan all it takes is one or a few people to complain about conditions and the world turns upside down. However, it doesnt represent the perspectives of ALL other workers

[@everydaybodybuilding2282]

Steven Duncan sowell would probably set them straight on some things

[@girly.imp69]

Darkanims yes!! i want to listen to a podcasts that has less opiniom and more factual evidence, sometimes they speak on thing that they know nothing about. they should just invite a guest that is educated or research it a bit more

[@BIackety]

I worked for Amazon for two months and in those two months I experienced the worst job I've ever had. Granted, it wasn't as bad as these articles are making out to be, but they were pretty terrible. Worse than I anticipated to say the least.

[@LeoNardo-lb1ij]

Why was it so bad?

[@aMondayMorning]

BIackety I got hired there and walked out literally the second day because I didn't feel like standing in one spot for 10 hours and then having mandatory overtime (an entire 12 hour shift doing the same thing) on Saturday, for e months straight. Hell no.

[@Joefest99]

I know it sounds crazy, but I’ve stopped playing their game. I grow my own food, saved every penny to pay off my debt, I don’t drive a flashy car and don’t buy a lot of bullshit. Stop playing their game.

[@GholaTleilaxu]

The idea is not to revert to the Primitive Commune or go lone short-lived hunter-gatherer wolf but to create a better modern society for everybody.

[@Joefest99]

Ghola Tleilaxu Yes. There is a way to get the best of both worlds - Be free and modern.

[@DialecticalMaterialismRocks]

@@GholaTleilaxu that would be called primitive communism* Yes. watch a video by Caleb Maupin. Socialism is about building up things.

[@gsus7125original]

If we keep growing Amazon we might find ourselves literally enslaved to them one day, in The United States of Amazon.

[@JerrysHouseMusic1]

I said the same exact thing !!!!!!!!! So agree!!!!! Like the move Elysium.....

[@murfymurf]

Dude the month off people get for Chinese New Year is mandatory and NOT PAID. They have no choice, but they definitely don’t have it better than us.

[@everydaybodybuilding2282]

murfy murf Ethan doesn’t read up on any of this stuff lol

[@wayzUX]

Why would you get a MONTH OFF for anything? Fuck those guys, when did I get the month off. That's just using the employer, I wouldn't pay them shit, I'd get someone fired if they asked a month off for a fucking new year.

[@everydaybodybuilding2282]

Edin Vejzovic it’s mandatory for the whole country didn’t you read the comment?

[@wayzUX]

It shouldn't be mandatory at all. I've redd it but I really don't give a fuck about it so much.

[@everydaybodybuilding2282]

Edin Vejzovic nobody is saying it should be mandatory. This comment is a criticism. Who would want a mandatory month of no pay?

[@WaywardRobot]

There's companies in the US with amazing benefits for employees, it's just not a standard.

[@Fubuuuuu]

Ethan woke

[@soulbiscuit2618]

This is like actual woke too, not the fake woke hillary clinton stuff

[@shrewmen]

Hans Kilo Think he meant feminist/far left woke

[@HansKilo93]

Ya boi Kelpy G I’m just tired of the constant deflection

[@andysmith9645]

It's about time Ethan started gravitating to the left. And I mean real left, not the Democrat scum that poison the country. After he had Jordan Peterson on I'd lost hope and unsubscribed, it's good to see that he's finally thinking logically again.

[@MrPyro91]

Andy Smith commie alert

[@FlabbeebblF]

America is my favourite third world country

[@valb9068]

Not even a joke, America's poverty rates are through the fucking roof and social services are garbage

[@yoshi2413]

Val B I know there is a ton of corruption but poverty rate is not spiking.I don't know why these idiots don't realize they have nothing else to buy.They are literal human parasites

[@deskfanman8310]

Val B poverty is subjective. People that are poor here are can be considered mid class in Latin America, parts of the Middle East, and Africa. And no America isn’t a third world country, just because it has a big population (which people within it are bound to be poor) doesn’t mean it’s struggling. It has a top economy and military for a reason.

[@jonathanbaird8109]

Why does no one seem to understand what the first world and third world is? It has to do with whether you're a nation that's aligned to the United States (first world) or the former USSR (second world.)

[@alexb4316]

LOL! Great comment

[@viniboo185]

It’s the governments job to keep the companies in place and it’s the people’s job to keep the government in place

[@hammys131]

Companies are run by people though.

[@Chukwu_TC]

Vini Boo shhhhh people going to call u a left commie bitch.....

[@brittensomerville8883]

Vini Boo Amen

[@viniboo185]

Well thanks for proving a part of my point. Socialists want the government to have control over the companies and the people, so it would almost be as if we want people in charge of their own companies so that way everyone is regulating everyone. Also how many owners if multimillion dollar companies with the same interests are there say 100,000 of them in the US, compared to 300,000,000 American workers. Also you have to look at the roles these people play. The companies do what the people want well enough so they can grow

[@viniboo185]

That’s pretty conspiratorial, what evidence do you have that people are working fir sooo long that they can’t even keep up with politics or take time to understand something better. I didn’t realize all 300M Americans were so busy that they couldn’t pay attention to politics

[@ellokoko6]

Why the dislikes? Cant you handle the truth?

[@Maimkillburn69]

Malestorm capitalist bootlickers

[@XtremePh33rz]

Nah because you shouldn't get paid $20 an hour plus medical for flipping burgers at mcdonalds.

[@tofuteh2348]

Anatis yeah so lets screw over everyone who isnt part of the 1% to make sure it doesnt happen

[@XtremePh33rz]

No, because the standard is applied across the board. The old italian guy running the small pizzeria down the block cant afford to pay me $20 an hour. It's highly unsustainable for anyone other than the largest corporations.

[@tofuteh2348]

Anatis so the guy working at mcdonalds doesnt deserve to have medical care?

[@bunniecrafts]

I love Ethan wearing pewdiepie merch. So cute!!! ❤️月(:

[@eelisheiskanen4576]

its not merch its clothing brand

[@Sea_witch_]

bunnie crafts 👏👏

[@Sea_witch_]

Oh wait. I summoned meme review.

[@braddenler5814]

Marzia wears teddy fresh as well.

[@feekhba5818]

that tsuki right?

[@deenanthekemoni5567]

You just earned a new subscriber. I love the way you can eloquently verbalize exactly what's REALLY going on in our country today.. When I work 60 hours a week and still get depressed come payday, while watching A LOT of people lay about in their PJs living off welfare permanently, I get Angry. I feel as though I have been abandoned by the same People I take orders from in Society, and that makes me uncomfortably anxious and on edge. I am working myself to death with 3 different jobs and we are still *slowly* sinking as the price of quite literally everything skyrockets each year. Why the Fuck am I paying taxes and following rules? I am begninning to lose sight of the Reason in Complying with the Monsters who Destroy us from behind a locked door.

[@handoverthestromboli6715]

This is just an excerpt from the Joker's journal lmao seriously i hope you things get better in america

[@erikmunoz4051]

If you have money and contacts you will never go to jail aka politicians and bankers

[@heatheraugimeri4967]

Erik Munoz lobbyists

[@naveen5350]

yup

[@nachogonzalez01]

unless you're martin shkreli

[@pinkguy8205]

Nacho Gonzalez, Bless his soul

[@zhaoziyang-c5h]

how stupid are you lmao. You know how many rich white collar criminals were arrested between the hugely published martin skhreli judgement and today? The fact that you speak so surely about a topic you are so ignorant makes me happy that you'll never get to the point where you can see there is no "system". Stay poor. *woke

[@NoztrozeR]

Just to set the record straight: The Scandinavian countries are all more of a socio-liberalist "ideology", seeking to strike a balance between solid social programs and a healthy competitive market. While it isn't perfect and brings along a whole set of other issues, it certainly seems better to the alternative of the US, with a somewhat rampart capitalistic battlefield, where the foot soldiers are always the general public, and lines are only drawn when enough civil unrest occurs. Of course, I assume the rest of the world benefits from the poor work conditions of the US (much like we all do from China), by getting the benefit of the innovations and solutions, without sacrificing the quality of their own systems. This is an important factor, but hard to conclude how it precisely affects that overall world system, so I'll keep the lid on it for the time being. This is gonna be long as is. I imagine a lot of the general public issues (extremism like SJW, race and gender conflicts) all have a deep-rooted relationship to the underlying conditions as a result of the extreme corruption, and while the problem isn't exactly from uncontrolled capitalism alone obviously, I believe it sparks and amplifies a lot of the discontent there is towards the people in power: But sadly this discontent seems to be directed at the wrong people (again, the general public and not the systematic abuse of the capitalistic structure). Sadly this is nothing new. For example, It took way too long for the widespread use of lead to actually be banned due to extreme corruption. That is just one of the first cases coming to mind, but it's clear to anyone with a better knowledge of US history, that this is not a rare occurrence. I should elaborate: Corruption is not something that is reserved to capitalism. There's been enough historic events concerning socialism to prove that theory wrong. Instead, it seems like it is the rampart and unregulated market that has been the result of the current state of things. The common misconception here is that the Scandinavian countries are full-on socialists, which is outright not true. And it seems like the US should do what it did best once: Find inspiration, but create your own. I will not claim authority on the knowledge of every complex economic system and the crooks and crannies of it all, but numbers seems to support the Scandinavian way though: Most, if not all of the countries under the Scandinavian Umbrella (depending on your definition of the included countries, but of which the most prominent of which are Sweden, Norway and Denmark) all have somewhat healthy competition and are all in the top 10 of the best countries for competitiveness. Meanwhile these countries also all lie in the top of the chain when it comes to general happiness and quality of life. It might be something to - if not strive towards - at least consider and take inspiration from. But sadly the most likely scenario is - as I see it - that the necessary force for change will be a large civil unrest (which might be brewing given the seemingly increasing divisiveness of the US at the moment) or in the worst case a collapse of the country as a whole. Again, I want to iterate, my knowledge might be very limited in some areas. Had to bust out this essay, because it has been brewing in my mind for a while and I had to get it out (hah, phrasing). It's still rough and sporadic, but I think I got the point across. I don't expect many to read it or necessarily contribute with much of value (this KZbin after all), but at least it was therapeutic for me. And apologies for any grammar or spelling errors. While I pride myself on using the English language well, It is not my main tongue. Sources Competitiveness: www.thelocal.dk/20180528/denmark-moves-up-on-list-of-worlds-most-competitive-business-nations www.imd.org/wcc/world-competitiveness-center/ Happiness and Quality of Life: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Happiness_Report (contributes to a quick overview) worldhappiness.report/ed/2018/ (link to the full PDF is to the right) www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/quality-of-life-rankings (illustrates the point)

[@XtremePh33rz]

Those ideas may work in small, homogenous Scandinavian countries, but not in America. America is socially, ethnically and economically diverse and applying the same thinking on a scale triple the size can cause problems.

[@bashbashfulsson4540]

It's not like it can get much worse.

[@kentbarker2117]

I guess a civil war isnt worse than what he have now huh

[@davesdinnerz9243]

@Olli Konttinen ever heard of the USSR? They had to deal with a lot more diverse people groups and cultures. However they only took a true liberal approach to it in the 70s onwards

[@davesdinnerz9243]

@Olli Konttinen well it did, it united a people for a common cause. The only nations wanting to leave the USSR were the baltic states and Georgia (maybe Armenia also)

[@KP_79]

Support your local credit union seriously

[@DerekWong967]

Ethan misunderstands the Chinese vacation policy. The factory workers don't have "vacations." They don't get paid if they don't work.

[@c4p4c1t1v3]

"How is it that in Israel people have better..." Aren't we giving them like billions annually or some shit?

[@Malouco]

3 billion to Israel foreign aid and with other aid its total of 11billion. We made Israel!

[@Malouco]

Tobias u are admitting Israel is now wagging the dog by the tail. We lose more than gain with Israel as an ally. Lavon affair, uss liberty, and five dancing Israelis on 911. Israel does war by way of deception, that is the Mossad credo.

[@megatobias]

Larry Medina never denied it, but you are mistaken that us is not getting something out of it. The U.S. needs Israel, a lot actually. Otherwise they wouldn't spend their recourses on it.

[@TheICEgirl6100]

yeah but they also have wars so there's that

[@T-Painal]

@kuzdal literally yesterday i took my girlfriend to see a doctor and waited 7 hours to find out she just had eczema. Which we basically knew already we just needed medicine. So all in all we waited 7 hours to be told something we knew then was charged for the doctors opionion plus prescription. So tell me whats so bad about waiting that long for free healthcare when we already wait that long and have to pay exorbitantly priced procedures and medicines?

[@lumberc]

i havent seen ethan like that in forever

[@ghandi8508]

His inner Bernie Sanders is dying to come out. And just like Bernie he rants and yet provides factually incorrect information of his now communist utopia.

[@bollerSAB]

Gandhi You just had to make this about your political opinions, didn't you?

[@jessicajones831]

yellow 😂😂😂

[@dylangconeta4407]

yellow i mean ethan kinda brought up his political opinion on the whole thing and started acting like a bolshevik. So why cant this guy do the same

[@nasanka7428]

DylanGCONeta "like a Bolshevik"

[@dotsv5810]

This is all late-stage capitalism that the monopoly game warned us about.

[@BigOnAnime94]

And most people fail to realize what Monopoly is about. It wasn't until we had to play it in the 9th grade I learned the truth about the game.

[@1337Se7eN7]

Billionaires aren't the only greedy people. There are WAY more greedy people than there are billionaires. In short, greed is a poor predictor for success.

[@dajourphil0soph3r36]

Patrick That's true. But I think Billionaires have more than enough money to destroy us if they wanted to without us even being able to put a scratch on them. So it's all about who needs to be knocked down a knock n who doesn't

[@locutusoflulz]

Hell yes to unions! Workers need to stand together!

[@doodooballs80]

yea until you are boss or CEO lol

[@morallyemptycorruptedmaggot]

To a certain degree. We can't have bus drivers making as much as doctors, for example. Not fair, and not good for society. But yes, people should be able to use the fucking restroom with no issue at work, for fuck's sake.

[@airlopez21]

The union workers in my area are the most entitled pieces of shit I've ever witnessed. Especially in construction. They do whatever they want and get paid regardless. They think they are untouchable so they act like assholes because they know they can get away with it. Lazy as fuck too, always one guy breaking his back while the others stand around and watch him work. In theory it's a great idea but my experience with them so far has not been pleasant.

[@BurgundyBurnouts]

It's not $15/hour, it's $9.50/hour

[@15DudeAwesome]

Burgundy Burnouts Is that a WS6?

[@actionpackedgaming1793]

14

[@MeatballMedic]

Depends on the location. I got $14.

[@nepadron]

Depends on the state bruh

[@GIANCASCOS]

Burgundy Burnouts 10.50

[@JelenK]

This video aged like milk... Ethan has since set his mind on becoming a Billionaire

[@nekozombie]

greed academy

[@trisky210]

Thos video sounds more like jelousy.

[@Hello-jx8dr]

black and silver diamond yea especially after seeing Joe Rogan’s contract with Spotify, But he did say that when you have $1billion dollars you shouldn’t have value for another billion

[@jf7887]

I delivered packages for Amazon for 6 months, yes we pee in bottles, 10 hour days are MANDATORY, usually we work 12 hour days, and 14 hour days during christmas and 'peak' seasons. I just recently quit due to these ludacris conditions and the way they treat employees. Next day delivery is no joke.

[@jf7887]

And I live in California.

[@manzoj5898]

Koen Fiordaliso it kinda sucks because I don’t agree with the stuff Bezos does but I love Whole Foods the only grocery store where you can get fresh local produce and support local farms and companies

[@Tazeviler]

Anyone else get a midroll ad for how amazing amazon is on this video? lmao propaganda

[@AtPeacePiece]

Love Ethan and Hila but it's funny how they talk like they themselves aren't rich. It's ok to be rich. Just don't be evil.

[@AtPeacePiece]

@Erik Lerström yes he does. But continues to talk as if he's separated from rich people.

[@DagnirRen]

AtPeacePiece he’s not a billionaire like these bankers tho

[@user-tm4sg9pn9f]

It’s a differently level of wealth man, these top bankers spend Ethan’s net worth like it’s chump change

[@AtPeacePiece]

@@user-tm4sg9pn9f Agreed. But Ethan can spend my net worth like its chump change as well so.....

[@Jblksrollin]

Your not making a good point really

[@michaelstevens9222]

who is the real bank robber ? the man who robs the bank for 10 million or the bank manager who says 30 million was stolen and keeps 20 million

[@martincastro2305]

Michael Stevens Both of them

[@martincastro7406]

Why?

[@dennispedersen1476]

I live in Denmark, and here we get 12 months paid maternity leave and everybody gets 6 weeks paid vacation per year

[@dennispedersen1476]

Sorry 5 weeks but the maternity leave is for both the man and the woman, and couples can decide who takes leave from work and at what time

[@badbitchbrigade1496]

My nan lives in Israel and because when she came there twenty years ago she couldn't speak Hebrew she wasn't able to find a career in her field (rocket engineering fam she's not a stupid person) she worked and still works at the age of 71 as a cleaning lady. She works six days a week except shabbat, and can afford a two bedroom apartment with a spacious living room and a pretty nice view in the middle of Rehovot. She also goes to Hungary and Bulgaria once a year and gets paid her pension. It baffles me that this doesn't happen in America. In fact, my other grandparents live in Russia and, granted, they are highly educated (one's a professor and the other's a doctor) but in their youth they faced incredible racial prejudice (my grandfather is 100% ethnically Jewish, and my grandmother is Bashkir, Tatar and Erzya) and yet they still have a beautiful home, get paid pensions, go on cruises and holidays, because their jobs and their country takes care of them. Why aren't old people shown this kind of respect everywhere????? It's crazy how you can serve a country your entire life, and, if you're working class, continue struggling until your death.

[@oleksandr6187]

Man, what kind of care of elderly people in Russia you're talking about? They have like 150 max 200 usd pension + shitty hospital conditions where u have to pay doctors bc its only free on paper. It's literally hell for an ordinary 60+ working class

[@ooee8088]

DRAIN THE SWAMP! DRAIN THE SWAMP! DRAIN THE SWAMP! Then nothing ever happens.

[@GholaTleilaxu]

HE (D. Johnny the T) IS part of the swamp! ;)

[@noneofyourbusiness747]

They expected a billionaire to check billionaires. It's crazy.

[@hugharrance1309]

arrests are coming hang tight

[@jayray1714]

He put Wall St in the WH and let them write the tax code, how freaking stupid could right wingers be?

[@waldroj01]

@You Hit My Car Abc if/when no justice actually happens I hope you “patriots” put up and actually use that 2nd amendment you are always on about. But there will be no justice and you wont do anything about it. MERICA!!!

[@psgmrguy18]

On the topic of Amazon, I worked there as a temp worker in 2016-2017. Somehow I was able to go to the bathroom as needed with no issue. I was quick about it, and there was definitely pressure not to screw around, but I never got written up for that specific issue. The worst part was the long day (10 working hours), with two unusable 15 minute breaks. In that specific warehouse, the breakroom was central so it took 5 minutes to walk there, 5 minutes to walk back, and you had to be in your work location at the end of the break, so the breaks weren't real. That specific issue should be ruled on by the government because Amazon abuses the hell out of it.

[@RusticB]

Join your local credit Union!! So awesome, they work just like a bank, but aren't for-profit

[@sacious]

RusticB where do you think that bank gets its money and is funded by

[@JD43232]

We need to get Ethan on the Joe Rogan Experience!

[@DialecticalMaterialismRocks]

actually we need him to join Caleb Maupin

[@nicke1903]

The Wal Mart Full time Employees still get Vacation Time.

[@alexstewart6585]

The answer is people who work in accounting and finance have the duty to save the company money. If you never suggest any changes to how the company functions, you’ll lose your job because there is no reason for them to pay you. The only way you keep your job is if you add value to the company. The only way to do that is to remove items from AP, reduce salary or cut fixed costs. Everything becomes a game of whether or not you can shave a few dollars off of any given company cost. Next thing you know you are buying thinner toilet paper, coming up with better driving routes to save on gas and skimping on safety checks for aircraft.

[@FarnhamTheDrunk1]

the answer is ALWAYS the same: MONEY

[@evol3570]

In Poland we have paid maternity leave for 12 months after giving birth And from 18 up to even 30 days of leave in a year.

[@xXJeReMiAhXx99]

you also have about a fifth of the income per person.

[@evol3570]

Jeremiah John does it metter? Poland is cheaper than the US. Income in Poland is enough for ppl here. Not in the US. I am having money here and spending it here. Not in your country. There are some countries with extreme incomes like Norway, but everything is also extremely expensive. So your argument doesn't make much sense. Here in Poland I can afford most of things that I want. Have a flat, car and travel. Besides that have 22 days of leave. Who cares that my income is smaller than in country that I am not living in 🤔 Hmmmmmmm 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@xXJeReMiAhXx99]

most people can afford where they live, that doesn't mean the standard of living is the same, presumably your car and flat are junk compared to what the average american has, my argument makes perfect sense to someone that knows what they're talking about, you're making the case that you're better off with dramatically less income because you have a bit of vacation? haha an american can just save for a bit and do the same while still being much richer, and a huge percentage of american mothers can afford to not even work, that's permanent "maternity leave".

[@evol3570]

Jeremiah John I don't think so. I think that you are colouring the reality of living in the US to win some dumb argument that you have started. Fortunately I have been there so I could see it on my own.. Go be "richer" somewhere else. Bye!

[@cw2010]

at least we have mostly affordable healthcare and mostly free education

[@caine7024]

*remembers they basically get paid by amazon* "Jeff is a decent guy" wtf

[@nicholas6870]

And that's the beauty of the propaganda system as it exists today. It's not like people in power conspire to deliver a certain narrative to the public. Media personalities aren't forced to say certain things and omit others. It's the threat of losing a sponsor like Amazon that causes people like Ethan to SELF-censor. Since Ethan isn't a groomed "professional" like Anderson Cooper for example, he forgot that speaking clearly and honestly about these topics (which is what a media personality delivering news OUGHT to do) actually has consequences when you have corporate sponsors. I wouldn't be surprised if Ethan/Hila receive a sternly worded email from Amazon asking for the video to be removed. This kind of stuff has happened many times before, where documentaries about corporate exploitation were dropped from festivals/publishing companies as a result of such emails (threatening litigation). Then again, KZbin's algorithm does well to filter these kinds of videos out of the mainstream so it's not so big a deal.

[@caine7024]

very interesting, thanks for the reply

[@nicholas6870]

No problem. If you're interested in the media/propaganda system and how it works, you might wanna read a book by the man who was responsible largely for setting it up in the United States, Edward Bernays. So it's not just conspiracies that I'm talking about, it's from the same people who designed the entire public relations and corporate media industries. His book is literally called "Propaganda." Cheers.

[@LizNeptune]

Ethan, At that point it’s not about greed or money... it’s about power. They are true psychopaths.

[@MsGoldenEra]

This blows my mind hearing it tbh. I'm from Bulgaria and here we also have bad practices in certain fields like mining. But we also have unions that constantly fight for us. We have at least 2 weeks of paid leave also. Maternity leave of 12 days??? This is inhumane! In regards to socialism...it's a touchy subject because socialism can get reaaaaallly bad and isolating. If done properly though it can be beneficial. It's just not something I would suggest to back up blindly.

[@Maimkillburn69]

MsGoldenEra Unions here have been suppressed completely because of the fear of socialism the only ones who should fear socialism are the bloodsucking criminals mentioned and rightly so the working people have nothing to loose but their chains

[@alexkrasnic3850]

" If done properly though it can be beneficial" said every communist leader

[@IgaTenzen]

12 days wtf dude , here we have 2 yrs with 85% pay(off current wage at your workplace) for maternity leave ! wtf US is like living in the middle ages when it comes to healthcare!

[@peteswafflemeyer5620]

Neither plain socialism nor (unregulated) capitalism can run a country whithout imploding one day. There are aspects in a society that need to be on capitalist ground and aspects that should be handled in a socialist manner, such as healthcare. "Capitalism is a beauty that dies from an overdose." (not sure who's the one who said that). The US system is simply going to eat itself up. But instead of risking something by trying something new that might let the majority of people benefit from, the USA is so afraid that they rather stick to status quo until civil war breaks out. what a couragous country you're living in.

[@davefx7949]

You all complain about companies like Amazon and then continue to use their services. Why? Time to directly donate to streamers and cut out twitch. The middle man.

[@stephanienowak4022]

Its easier to complain about capitalism. People complain about jobs leaving the USA but buy made in China products. Just fucking idiots, really.

[@Khymeira]

@@stephanienowak4022 there is *NO* ethical consumption under late capitalism. can't blame people for having to follow the rules in a system they did not build.

[@Someoneorother123]

you participate in society yet you criticize it ?! i'm a very big brained person !

[@MyThirdUserAccount]

The concept of an honest billionaire is like the idea of an Emperor who has never shed blood, It just doesn't work that way.

[@file_not_found5606]

"Seeming" like a decent guy does not make you one. Most psychopaths can convince you they are decent when you talk to them. Actions speak louder.

[@tashaturner4530]

I’ve never had paid vacation or paid sick days. And I’m 30. Been working since I was a teen.

[@jaycub722]

Do you have a shit job?

[@jayblaine555]

Ironically or not so ironically, Amazon is running exaggerated commercials on this video celebrating their warehouse staff lol

[@mackenziek.4534]

LITERALLY got a Wells Fargo ad before this video!! 😂

[@frankwest9304]

Mackenzie K. They watching you

[@Ridley369]

Adding "literally" is monotonous in that sentence, because you're not going to "figuratively" get a Wells Fargo ad before the video...

[@mackenziek.4534]

Ridley369 thank you for your input 😁

[@christhomas9221]

it still blows my mind that we've all been conditioned to think it's perfectly acceptable to have to pay for water. the most essential thing a human needs and if you can't pay you can't have it. water is a human right not a commodity and should be paid for by the state.

[@elorxs]

Ethan is finally waking up to the struggles of the proletariat

[@pinkguy8205]

just send me to the gulag already

[@snapperhd]

_”eBay stocks significantly rise after news comes out of amazon’s work ethic”_

[@ilovekingkong]

this is the consequence of capitalism and prioritizing wealth over humanity

[@plinyelder8156]

America is like a giant high school: no one likes nerds (the smart people), they worship the jocks (athletes), and the student body’s job seems to only be about distracting people with entertainment.

[@unholyarrowxx5038]

Thank u .capitalism definitely needs a rework,

[@baileyhughes4265]

Why is everybody confusing capitalism, the number one system that had pulled struggling countries in poverty to flourishing countries, with communism, I dont need to explain that mess, or socialism, see exhibit a. Venezuela for how terrible socialism is. Venezuela used to be the wealthiest country in south america to people lining up to receive food

[@drewf2622]

Lololol Ethan saying that losing your car is hitting “rock bottom”... SOMEONE has never had to struggle before....

[@drewf2622]

@👁 lolol you're explaining the exact situation I went through. You know what I did? I walked to work, ordered Ubers, hit everyone up I knew for a ride, including soliciting rides at work. You do what you gotta do to make it work. This is coming from someone who WAS homeless before I had a job, obviously. I'm sorry, but it doesn't matter how you dice it. If that's "rock bottom" to YOU, then I envy you. Plain and simple.

[@drewf2622]

And by the way, I love these two. But Ethan is wrong about this one and it did rub me the wrong way. That doesn't mean I hate them and won't continue to watch them. It means we disagree on one thing Ethan said, that he didn't even put much thought into. Big deal. You don't have to agree with 100% of everything people say when you like them.

[@melvinleong3731]

australia 28 days of a year -paid

[@BurloBrandoVonBando]

I feel sort of weird because he said 15 dollars an hour is low pay

[@djdjrcm]

He also lives in LA. You can’t do anything with 15 an hour in LA nonetheless in Cali.

[@mlmichel98]

Career or job? A job is good I guess but a career is bad

[@lexium9685]

15 bucks an hour is pretty trash you're gonna be pretty limited in options with that money

[@stevsux4442]

@@lexium9685 it depends where you live, in a city or wealthy area 15 an hour is nothing, where I live in Michigan (a pretty medium sized tourist area) $15 an hour is considered something you could live off of and I have a friend in Virginia who's parents are able to pay their rent, buy groceries and spend money on things they don't need when only the dad works a minimum wage part time job and does yard work for people in the town

[@kw8746]

I love that I got a Wells Fargo ad on this

[@pnutbuderjj]

I worked at Amazon. I loved it because the rush of trying to NOT get fired for not making quota. But then you had to catch up to the lost time from going to the bathroom. It's crazy. You can't be dehydrated and you can't use the bathroom.

[@reika542]

Jeff values his customers way too much, which I guess is a good thing, but if he only gave a quarter of that respect to his workers they'd probably be a 100x more happier.

[@chumbucket6989]

>customers You mean money. Bezos values money.

[@Rensoku611]

@@chumbucket6989 that greedy fuck

[@Mars_Hodl]

Not that this makes a difference for you points, but Bezos is worth nowhere near a trillion dollars. Closer to 150 billion

[@Marek-gn9jn]

The banks are worth trills

[@paradox5919]

Amazon and Apple are worth over $1 trillion not the ceo's

[@osvaldoreyes34]

I feel like playing Assassin's Creed for some reason.

[@PLANETNAMIC]

I work in a Walmart Fulfillment Center, if you even mention the work Union you will get investigated, and fired. They will legitimately close a Walmart Distribution Center due to union talk, and open a new one across the street with new management and people. It's fucking nuts. They up our production percentage, they make the job harder than it was even 2 months ago, every mistake you make you get written up, which makes you closer to getting fired almost every week. I've worked there for a year, nothing better in the area. It really is slave labor. They don't call it Warehouse Wage Slaves for nothing.

[@GamingTaylor]

$15 an hour? Amazon pays $11 an hour in Texas

[@Mannydamon]

Standard of living is lower in Texas, you can buy a house with a backyard for 250,000

[@Marek-gn9jn]

​@@Mannydamon Those are crazy numbers, with basic maths there is no way how to arrange such amounts while there is university debt and all. Impossible...

[@mohammedsarker5756]

@@Mannydamon ok good luck accumulating 250k with 11 an hour, so glad to hear that rent and taxes are non-existant in texas what a miracle

[@jcp2017]

You guys need to dive into Weird Paul’s KZbin channel. Some really strange nostalgia shit going on there big boi.

[@joshuasnow6416]

Nostalgia shit?

[@Big-Show1]

You don't have to be "socialist" to have a fair system. It's called having commonsense. Corporate greed is the problem in the US.

[@umejiaku6]

This discussion is like a conversation I'd have in high school. I remember being just as mad, frustrated and ignorant. Then I grew up, learned a few things, and got over it. People don't have to live difficult lives here. We are given so many opportunities, but people don't take them. Can't find a job? Clean yourself up and try to look presentable. Be proactive with your job pursuits. If you don't like a job then get another one. If you don't make enough money then get roommates. If you can't find a job you like then go to school to increase your list of choices. If you can't pay for college then get loans. Don't want loans? Work part-time and go to school part-time. Maybe you hate the part-time job? Tough. Don't want to do that? Go to the military for 4 years and then your college is free. Don't want to get a bachelor's? Work in a trade. Don't have children before you're married. Don't get married until you have a stable career. Don't live above your means. Don't blame others for your problems. You can succeed here, but people don't seem to get what that takes. If you want to leave and go to Europe then I understand. Luckily you can work towards that in America and you won't be denied a VISA. The option to leave is also yours, but you still have to work at it. We can always complain about how things are in this country, but complaining doesn't do anything but rile oneself up and annoy others. If you want to change the country that requires FAR more work than getting a well paying job does. I'd recommend getting the well-paying job first then seeing how you feel.

[@EKLIPz08]

I have worked in 3 Amazon Fulfillment centers, and have never seen conditions like mentioned in these articles. Honestly think it's a one off situation that made it to the articles. I could tell you all about how it is in the FCs if you want to know the truth. :)

[@ezragrace6348]

EKLIPz08 how much are they paying you

[@joeoconnor7882]

yeah, he fails to mention that the article is about fulfillment centers on the UK, not US

[@EKLIPz08]

Ezra Grace Starting rate here is $14.25/hr. Plus great benefits, 401k match, discounts, monthly bonuses, and...they give every employee AMZN stocks for free, every year.

[@SqualoXO]

EKLIPz08 lmao 14.25? im pretty sure its 12 starting and you cap out at 14.25, also the stocks are gained by year yes, but you can only cash them out after two years.

Yes I've read a majority of poor experiences regarding ex-Amazon workers so I'm dubious of some of these claims and the clear cherry picking.

[@Fraudemusic]

Ironically I got an Amazon ad on this video

[@Pjazerlazer]

When you no longer need money you aim for control.

[@miketheyunggod2534]

PJΛZΞЯŁΛZΞЯ Michael Bloomberg

[@AsandaMbali]

This conversation reminds me of something that happened here in South Africa a few days ago with a bank called FNB. The bank “accidentally” deposited a couple thousands of bucks into its customers accounts , revised the money and then charged its customer for reversing the money and they ended up making 28 million Rands (that’s about 2 million dollars), not a lot in dollars but it’s a lot in our currency.

[@tomkadin]

Just dont buy from Amazon.

[@RussellD11]

Fact check... Benzo was never even close to being worth a Trillion ever... And China takes One WEEK off Country wide, not a MONTH..... But your good bro!

[@Luis-fw5hw]

Funny coming from the guy that lives in Beverly Hills lol.

[@HeavyHeartsShow]

Something to consider with people being money-hungry: typically, it's more about power when it gets past a certain point, and the money is just an instrument for the power.

[@lukacosic9784]

You got some numbers wrong. but overall pretty good.

[@pinkguy8205]

I don't understand how some people conflate net worth and profit. If you own a factory you have a high net worth even if you're making a loss each year.

[@BoogieIRL]

Its not a trillion its actually closer to 112 billion... Fuck I'm really damn poor. Also talking about starting a union is grounds for firing at some companies I've worked for.

[@troytillapaugh8244]

Exactly Ethan is really more privileged than most of his audience to be able to take even a week of KZbin hiring editors and shit oh well this company is kinda scummy guess 10s of thousands of innocent people should lose their livelihood so Ethan can feel better about himself

[@troytillapaugh8244]

But fr I’m honestly a big fan of him comedy wise but he really need to think about shit before he spouts it of to millions of people

[@HairyBabyS]

Ethan, in the KZbin space there are a lot of conservates and it can sometimes feel toxic. It's super cool that you, my favorite KZbinr, has the same views I do. Thanks, papa bless .

[@natedoherty3462]

I had a bank account at Wells Fargo. I left. Because of this. I'm at a small honorable bank now

[@gonduras]

in horrible USSR my mom got 3 years paid birth vacation

[@4TheWinQuinn]

Another child to wait in the bread line

[@gonduras]

4TheWinQuinn thats china you smart ass

[@4TheWinQuinn]

Actually its both, "smart ass". But don't listen to me, listen to economist D. Mario Nuti: There can be no doubt that in all those economies, shortage phenomena (including rations, queues, waiting lists, forced substitutions, purchase postponement, and outright desistance) were general, frequent, intense, and chronic.” Seriously all it takes is one quick google image search to see breadlines in the hell that was the USSR, so I don't know who your trying to fool.

[@gonduras]

i dont really care mate - i tell what i know from my life experience not google image search. statistics are a lil more complicated my friend - all i said is a fact. im not into discussion about advantages and disadvantages of different social systems - keep using image search to gain knowledge - god bless.

[@4TheWinQuinn]

Statistics ? Advantages and disadvantages? What are you even talking about. I'm addressing your false statement, look I'm sorry but your statement "that's China" referring to bread lines being in China and not the USSR, is objectively false. They were very common in the USSR. Just because you didn't experience this personally doesn't mean it's not true. I don't know why you are still arguing. And I don't use google image search to gain knowledge I use books. I only said to google image it so you could see real pictures of what I'm talking about, seen as you only believe in things you personally can see for yourself.