Louis CK about Corporate America1 on Opie and Anthony(2011)

[@KauaiSis]

I love Louis, he's the perfect combination of funny, smart, and kind.

[@interestinginformation9542]

I love you

[@EYE50MM]

This is GOLD. In the form of informative entertainment.

[@KauaiSis]

BTW I'm so happy to see there are a ton of these Opie & Anthony with Louis CK's to listen to. THANKS!

[@iSOBigD]

Thank you, sir, hoo hoo.

[@bravocharlie639]

FYI for the "Guys and Gals", while Louis IS correct that 'people are to blame for letting Walmart enter their community' it's important to understand that corporations "never sleep". Some of what they do is planned for years in advance (including put some of their profits into politics (which is why Walmart doesn't pay Federal Taxes) and into writing the Laws themselves) but most of it is a Turd in accounting or legal who wants a corner office and stock options so they look for new ways to exploit opportunities If you do read in your newspaper about Walmart coming to your town, that doesn't mean that the fight is over. Sooner would have been better but Walmart gets taxpayer funds to build a store that they wanted to build anyway, then they pay store employees poorly to sell items that don't last. It's capitalism run amuck since Reagan was the first Republican to start unraveling FDR's New Deal. The New Deal provided government protection for people from unchecked capitalism. Sounds like Walmart and the other corporations that donated to politicians got their money's worth.

[@mistermusturd6402]

What’s you YT channel?

[@klopeck]

Ant and Louis doing the bus sound effects is hysterical

[@KennyLM3]

"K-Ccchhh" -Louis

[@mistax2k]

Coffee Connection, the store Louis is talking about, was where the frappuccino was invented. When Starbucks bought out the Coffee Connection, they included on their menu.

[@K31R616]

''Ach, there'll be so many slots you won't know where to begin!'' :D

[@RobertGraaf]

Awesome, I've been looking forward to some new Louis Ck content

[@masterbigfoot]

Holly shit when Blockbuster name actually held weight!!

[@tonytomei1175]

Remember back in the day Blockbuster actually had an award show.

[@Derek_Keenan]

Louie's breakdown of the old ladies giving trump their money to make him happy is like a triply rationale someone on acid would come up with

[@Derek_Keenan]

Trippy*

[@gantmj]

Atlantic City isn't even as big as a mile. Literally right across the street from the casinos (which are on the beach), you see the run down desperation and bad neighborhoods. All of the money goes to the state (the northern part). Right now, the city is going to shut down for 2 months, because they're out of money, and the state won't give back even a small amount of the billions generated there.

[@ProNorden]

Louis CK ... Boston comedian. Another example of why Boston is the 'Hub of the Universe'. Boston Standards. Bostonism ... the One True Faith.

[@merces47letifer4]

Of course Cumia comes out with his rapid consumerism and Italian impatience

[@MsLibragurl]

this is amazing...thanks for uploading...love ya RAH BIN!!!

[@druka]

OMG I can't like this video enough!

[@jaydell4039]

Well those Mom and pop stores should’ve got with the times and updated their business model

[@coffeecreep2000]

He actually has his own TV show. It's called "Louie" and it's on FX.

[@sharkfinnigan]

The way that horror movies are entertaining! lol thumbs up form an american

[@maki0129]

At the end of the day, however, the end choice does come down to the consumer. If consumers chose to spend the extra money to the mom and pop shop to ensure the money stayed in the community. Maybe it's not just their fault, but they certainly owe a fair share of the responsibility.

[@MrZaloski]

To be fair, most of those other examples don't fucking lock their employee's in the goddamn store during night shifts.

[@The4LA2Baker0]

Don't forget about all the anti-suicide nets. They can't even kill themselves.

[@BarbaricGoose]

It would be a... LOUIESY day. Oh yeah. I went there.

[@LunatheLoungeSinger]

R&b

[@mikecappadocia5959]

who's snorting into the microphone??

[@TheNotthediver]

100 million wasn't enough. He had to become president.

[@tonytomei1175]

Tss tss fwuuuck yeah tss

[@CullTheLivingFlower]

Where did you get that comically low number from?

[@DIEZAUBERFLOTEMENSCH]

Louie sees it all

[@CullTheLivingFlower]

Dat citation.

[@Athhippie]

I buy from the local stores when I can. but sometimes they just don't carry what I want. I wanna just belief fuck it, if we wiped the slate clean we would end up with the same giant ass corporations over and over again. That's just the way it works.

[@DrRemulack]

Was Jimmy eating during that clip?

[@Stratahoovius]

Microsoft is actually quite a bit more "social" and "communal" than Apple is or will ever be!

[@justinred3382]

Shut up

[@NxDoyle]

@@justinred3382 You're the worst person in the world.

[@BaRS_flint]

I dont know what Home Depot’s they’re going to, I’ve always been helped to the extreme there, weird but its true. And i always figured it was because they were people who used to own those shops so they know what to do.

[@tonytomei1175]

It's because the Home Depot staff was mainly white people. Hahahhaha

[@charminghandle]

Think about it this way, though, why is there a need to give the companies those subsidies? It's because Americans demand cheap goods. If the consumer bought things from the mom and pop shop, then Walmart wouldn't need those government subsidies because Walmart wouldn't exist. I agree with you that we need to stop subsidies, but I'm also on Louis' side. It's our fault for not wanting to buy things when they cost just a little more.

[@MAZ1N00]

Apple is great for artists. I'm an aspiring movie director and Final Cut Pro is unrivaled. iPads are pretty cool as well.

[@capitalism420]

Being in advocation for violent control over the individual? yeah most people see that as a bad thing to be for.

[@TheBroadribb]

Where are Xbox's made?

[@casualobserver2380]

I appreciate the message but I wonder if they actually practice what they preach.

[@TheGODOFDEBAUCHERY]

SO much truth in what--LCK---IS SAYING GOOD LOOKING-----T----GO CORPORATIONS

[@wwhisko]

@mwtillotson One sizable EMP, and every downloaded movie, piece of music or e-book...is GONE. DVDs, CDs and books are a good thing. I suppose paintings should die too??? It's always good to have a hardcopy of art. Computer memory is too easily erased.

[@HustlinSpartan]

LOL i did not know that

[@probowler09]

Not to ramble but by the way Apple spends more money on ads and promotion and appearance than most tech companies combined. They have no substance just all flash, they're like the Miami Heat of technology.

[@stevenjm12]

@Crusoeconomy21 you mean the greatest comedian of all time?

[@InsaneBillykane]

@tedatlas Louies level of intelect should be normal in every single person, but when you have wendys and the new lil wayne song out...eh who has time to think.

[@rhopper151]

30k a year is nice bill.. ..hello billllll

[@paul_bellini]

Cranky old man.

[@pretorious700]

Comparing Chinese wages to American wages as if they are an apples to apples (pun intended) is astoundingly ignorant. China was in a communist/socialist nightmare for decades, many people lived on next to nothing. I lived in China 6 years, the apple employees make way more than $8 a month.

[@ski4life19]

I agree 100%. Is 30c off really worth destroying the economy, the local businesses, and keeping 3rd world countries from developing? If you seriously think so, you are sick. Just pass out on that waffle maker and all those 30c you save will be made up for.

[@maki0129]

Except the human factor doesn't disappear, "everybody does it this way" doesn't make your decision to disregard the needs of your community for the sake of saving a few bucks in your own wallet any less shitty. The system works the way the people will it to work, if enough people were willing to aid their community by spending locally even if it costs more, the American economy wouldn't be in the shithole it's in today. People should take responsibility for their own stupid choices.

[@DmNetworks]

I used Macs and PC.s I go with PC's Macs are overpriced. and do the same shit, and many times you can't find the software you need

[@sz42781]

Apple better then Microsoft, was/is it though? Was mac OS really comprable to windows 95?

[@Vetis213]

@NickJDay i agree and apple software is good for the clueless who dont want to do anything except what the overlords at apple say you can do.

[@tomthefunky]

I only wish we elected more wealthy businessmen, pal. No, instead we elect ambulance chasing lawyers. D.C. is full of them. Businessmen wouldn't sink us 15 trill in the hole.

[@KobaAM]

Heh. Yeah?

[@frankunclecleatusknowledge2745]

Why does the angry gay dude in the thumbnail look like a ghost?

[@GreenStarForMayhem]

@tedatlas And what do these locals do when the corporation they worked for goes under because the CEO was cooking the books? They leave dead malls like giant, bloated corpses of capitalism.

[@ThePhudD]

Most comedians have had a college education if not an Ivy League graduation and if they're shit it's cos they're dumbing down to get cheap laughs, it's people like Patrice & Louis who are as much social commentators as great comics - comedy should tell the truth no matter how uncomfortable - what yer gonna go to a politician?

[@stephen3762]

Opie was doing alright until he said "I know the point he's about to make."

[@mightisright]

Louis CK is delusional about human behavior and his romantic nostalgia for ma and pa business. You don't have to like Walmart or Amazon (or now defunct Blockbuster Video), but they offered something better than the competition. Better prices, better selection, etc. That's it. When you're rich and have all the time in the world because you work an hour a day in a nightclub, then it's easy to criticize other people for their choices - choices Louis CK doesn't have to make.

[@xg4bx]

Goddamn, louie nails it every effin time. He spells out politics so well and offers a position/explanation that's literally impossible to disagree with.

[@shawn576]

So Louis thinks I should pay $20 for a book at a local store instead of getting it on Amazon for $5? Fuck that. The world needs more warehouse jobs and fewer retail jobs.

[@shawn576]

Yes. Have you ever shopped at small stores? Everything is 10x as expensive. Instead of having an entire library of books, one can only afford maybe 2 or 3 books.

[@LinkMyBoy]

I invented capitalism robin, Tell em fred.

[@carlo88moe]

@samuraikarasu we love his lousy days, his lousy days just that much more ensures we wont have one

[@mwtillotson]

@vivaelscousers09 Good -- CDs and DVDs deserve to die like rotary phones.

[@FlashxSwazy]

Microsoft is better than Apple lol

[@jbeach2323]

As someone who used both for years, I gotta say nah. I constantly had problems with viruses and hard crashes that would *destroy information* on Microsoft computers. Switched to Apple, and I have had zero of those problems.

[@KPho150]

Dude, when it come to stock software. Apple shits on Microsoft.

[@SketchyNick]

@@jbeach2323 INFORMATION: DESTROYED

[@jbeach2323]

@@SketchyNick CHECKMATE, USEFUL FILES!

[@TheUsualSuspect7]

does it matter where the fuck he's from?!...relax!

[@The4LA2Baker0]

He had to go to the Apple vs Microsoft argument... The real answer to that debate is; They both suck, use Linux.

[@johnvalencia9927]

Louis is a little mistaken here. The pay for the average joe has not gone up with the cost of living. In the '60s you COULD go to a local store because jobs paid you enough and prices weren't as fucking ridiculously inflated as they are now (7 dollars for a premium burger at McDonalds? Fuck you. 200 dollars for a concert ticket? Fuck you). These days minimum wage pays shit (minimum wage used to support a single person in the '60s and you could afford your own apartment) and rent is so expensive compared to the '60s that people are literally forced to buy shit at Wal-Mart so they have enough money left for gas that week. It's not the people's fault - its goes back to the corporations for fucking this country up since the '70s, and then ultimately goes to the government for being lobbied and bought and not stopping the outsourcing of ALL OUR FUCKING JOBS and not stopping crazy fucking salaries that NOBODY deserves and then giving us the remaining crumbs. People should not vote or work. Get some balls people. Protest and start a band like we did in the '60s. Fuck this shit. You people really want to do the man's work for the man? These politicians and corporate asswipes aren't going to change the system for the better until bullets start coming their way.

[@johnvalencia9927]

Not to say that Louis didn't make a million and one good points here, however that was the one point that annoyed me a little.

[@tonytomei1175]

Bowling for behave maaaaaaan 😂😂

[@tedatlas]

@GreenStarForMayhem What do locals do when the mom and pop shop goes under for whatever reason? new businesses take the place of older ones all the time. If people wanted to shop at private businesses there would be more of them. None of your boohooing about capitalist greed will change that. Louis' argument was laughable.. "You used to be able to go into a different, weird bookstore to get different books" Great, Louis I'm gonna stop going to b&n because of that convincing argument.

[@tedatlas]

the way louis thinks just causes stagnation. I can't believe people are calling him a genius because of what he's saying.. it's right out of the lib progressive handbook.

[@Roiben100]

Im sorry, this is funny but Louie know nothing about business and technology

[@brettbewley5798]

I'm a big fan of Louis and this was really funny but sometimes I feel like his stories like this are either completely made up or at least hugely embellished.

[@frasermccready9876]

Most comedians stories are

[@brettbewley5798]

Fraser McCready Kinda takes away from it a little bit.