How Public Officials Milk the Healthcare System for Private Gain

An in-depth look at a series of local scandals shows how politicians game the healthcare system for private benefit, raising the costs for everyone.
Producer: Taya Graham
Producer/Editor: Stephen Janis
Director: Adam Coley
Audio Engineer: David Hebden
Camera Operator: Bababtunde Ogunfolaju
Will Arenas
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[@pdtvz8032]

Why the legal system doesn't hold anyone accountable for those crimes? That sounds unbelievable. I can image the disaster to the national level. Great job guys. Thank you for what you doing to wake up the american people.

[@YouCanNotVoteOutFashies]

Because they're paid off to look the other way. Only the poor get thrown in jail, and mostly for frivolous offenses. The rich literally do get away with murder.

[@brianjacobsen5762]

Only people with no $ power. Get vacuumed up. In Their System's.

[@eolle43]

The legal system pays for itself through medical malpractice and banruptcies. It can't hold anyone accountable when it too has its hand in the honey pot.

[@MrJjjd1]

Why? Its part of the mafia called government! "...the State is fundamentally an anti-social institution, fundamentally criminal. The idea that the State originated to serve any kind of social purpose is completely unhistorical. *It originated in conquest and confiscation - that is to say, in crime. It originated for the purpose of maintaining the division of society into an owning-and-exploiting class and a propertyless dependent class - that is, for a criminal purpose.* No State known to history originated in any other manner, or for any other purpose. *Like all predatory or parasitic institutions, its first instinct is that of self-preservation. All its enterprises are directed first towards preserving its own life, and, second, towards increasing its own power and enlarging the scope of its own activity. For the sake of this it will, and regularly does, commit any crime which circumstances make expedient."* *Criminality of the State* mises.org/library/criminality-state

[@humboldthammer]

"Boughts." Come on, be honest. What if you were offered half a million dollars?

[@rjcs2000]

Love this woman. She has exposed a storey that most people whould never hear of outside the local area. Great work done by this channel. I subscribe now.

[@esiqueiros8849]

The only ones that get prosecuted are the scapegoats.

[@therealnews]

Taya here! You make a really good point, the Mayor received roughly $500,000 and will be receiving judicial punishment and yet the Kelly family which has made millions from alleged nepotism and inside dealing will most likely not have their day in court. And 4 others on the UMMS board have also just stepped down--but will they have a day in court? Unlikely. Perhaps one is sacrificed publically so the others can go ahead and live their lives. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!

[@a.a.a.8365]

"They're all criminals!!!"

[@leadersofthenewsouth]

Disgusting

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thank you so much for watching and commenting! I hope you will stay tuned for our next investigation into government waste, corruption and it's ties to income inequality! Thanks again!

[@ThomasRSkillman]

Well-said. I live in Baltimore and it is corrupt to its core. Money goes to the well-off; everybody else gets screwed. I spoke with MaryPatClark at Farmer's Mkt about cutting the property tax rate 50%, which would put us on par with Balt County, thus more competitive. She laughed....and laughed.....that is impossible, she said. Then pointed to the Mkt, "look at how things are improving", and that it was easy to be negative and critical, but that things were improving. WRONG! I have lived here 40 years and, except for the plugged-in white and affiliated establishments, Baltimore is becoming more unlivable, unless you stay in your car, your house, or live in the "special" sections the public sphere is spiraling downhill. Hopkins, Md Medical, and many of the other nonprofits (churches? who own hundreds of slum properties....why do they not pay taxes on these investments?}, are leeches, sucking the lifeblood from the rest of the city.

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Wow you are speaking some hard truths but you are right! I have lived in Baltimore City my whole life and I have to agree with you, and I am really disappointed to hear that Mary Pat Clarke was so dismissive, part of our problem is that Baltimore County has lower property taxes, lower car insurance, better schools, and they get a discount on the water Baltimore City provides, this isolationism (separating us from the surrounding counties) is hurting us. There are good ideas for lowering our taxes like Loyola Professor Walthers's "Lockbox" plan for lowering taxes. Thanks again for watching and commenting!

[@ThomasRSkillman]

@@therealnews Thanks. Yeah, there are a host of other things, besides the onerous property taxes: double the auto and property insurance; toxic environment for small businesses; unequal enforcement of ( ie, certain investors renovating houses with bare min framing permits when they are doing elect, , demo, HVAC , no prints, ), archaic bldg code concerning parking per square feet of development; emphasis on expediting autos thru city ( ie, no attempt at making the city more walkable) coupled with total lack of vision for alternate means of transportation, biking and mass transit. Total fail with biking (thank you Bikemore) , making that environment even more hostile for bicyclists with badly designed bike lanes (which are dangerous death-traps)that serve to segregate and isolate us from access to the main roads of our city, so as not to slow down the kings of the road (autos). The bike Greenway around the city is such an incredibly bad joke. The insanity of the scooters: other cities have banned them....can't we ever learn from the mistake of others? You talk to city officials about implementing ideas that are working elsewhere, and you get: "oh, we are not...Bogota, Portland, Vancouver, New York City, London....well, no shit! Apples and oranges, they say. Just in my neighborhood, where there once were stores on every single corner selling everything from fresh produce to beer to fresh-made sandwiches, there are vacants. Greenmount Avenue....total disaster, while tens of millions has been poured into the JHU Charles and St Paul area. That type of emphasis just sucks the life out of the Greenmount corridor.....The existence of the Waverly Main Street program, that has been in operation for 15 or so years is like pouring salt into the wound. Wrapping tinsel around the streetlights and free parking is their big idea of bringing the Xmas spirit to Waverly Shopping area. Ho, ho, ho! Their big new idea to bring back business is new brick sidewalks! To replace the old brick sidewalks. And having art students paint save the bay scripture on them. Lord, save us from these big ideas.

[@davidschluter6639]

Staging military equipment for when they lose control over the public.

[@katiekane5247]

Golf courses present landing & staging areas in urban areas. Ever wonder why tRump owns so many?

[@lizzyloo8815]

This makes sense

[@KeeperOfKeys22]

Well shirt. I knew they were plotting but I had no idea about the golf courses...

[@huntingdogable]

This is a grand effort at calling out the inequality of Baltimore and the greivous injustices of the system.Although I don't live in Baltimore .I have no doubt that here in my locale and the rest of our country the story is more of the same. The work you do is to be applauded . I would expect that it will open the eyes of more persons suffering without in a land of plenty.

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thank you so much for watching and for your words of support! I really appreciate them so much!!! I hope we continue to do reporting that speaks to you and helps hold government accountable! Thanks again for watching!

[@francesgaia4649]

See: Pathology of the Rich. And: What Greed has done. By Chris Hedges. on KZbin.

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thank you so much for watching and for your comment! We were fortunate to share some of Mr Hedges content before on our channel, and I will definitely go and view the video you recommended! Thanks again for your comment!

[@egbutler114]

A very good examination of the wealthy and their behavior

[@francesgaia4649]

@Justa Computa That's all going to change! We're moving into the Progressive New Age or Aquarian Age and a better life for All. After the brutal wakeup call via Trump and his Corporate Cabal the American people, and especially the YOUNG PEOPLE are working to change the system. The Corrupt Republican Party is virtually dead,and we will have a new Democratic President in 2020 . IF PEOPLE VOTE BLUE.

[@homayounshirazi9550]

Also, "Manufacturing Consent" by Noam Chomsky." The government has been busy brainwashing people for a very long time. Bernie Sander's anger should be our anger for having been lied to for so many years. I am sure the DNC will disqualify him at the convention in 2020. But I am going to vote for him regardless. We need a new party for those of us who truly want a representative government.

[@Shineynsparkles]

Exactly

[@daisylazy5326]

Is it me or does the government want to talk how horrible Russia and China when the US has so much improvement needing to be done to itself

[@Elovess]

No comments. The analisys is very clear. The car insurance company is other issue simmilar to the health care system. They rip the drivers

[@barehandedspank]

The legal system is also corrupt. The corporations have made it tough for citizens to sue. Here in Texas, auto auctions, that sell repo'd cars, and auto insurance companies agents are scamming the people who have their cars repoed My son is one of them. After his car was repoed, which he tried to pay the amount owed before hand and they refused, the auto auction and his insurance agent made a claim on the car for hail damage. There are no reported hail storms in any region my son was in during the time he had the car. They filed a claim and the insurance company paid it. Do they not check weather reports before approving claims? All this was done after my son got a new car and put it on the policy and had already removed that car. And they never told him about the claim being filed or paid. And the law allows this to happen. In Texas anyway.

[@MrJjjd1]

Thats what you get when you demand "everyone must have car insurance to protect MY car" and hand insurance companies a mandatory monopoly!

[@therealnews]

Taya here! I was just remarking the other day how car insurance companies really take advantage of people! Maybe in the future it's something we can investigate! Thanks for your comment and for watching!

[@cap0780]

@@therealnews , the biggest scam from car insurance providers is they now can base your cost on your credit score, which unfairly hits lower income people. I have a perfect driving record for 15-20 years, drive a used 10 year old compact Toyota and pay twice the amount for liability as friends do for full coverage on a new car. It's no wonder people are driving without insurance and admittedly I've debated the same.

[@xyzsame4081]

@@MrJjjd1 Mandatory car insurance works just fine everywhere else. - True, other countries have reasonably set up healthcare systems and often also better consumer protection in general. I know that the public non-profit healthcare insurance agency where I live (Austria) can get compensation from car insurers in certain cases (I think only in rare cases - for the less costly less severe cases I think it is agreed that they do not claim compensation). Public healthcare insurance is set up to serve the common good - and going for compensation by private insurance companies would drive up car insurance costs and create more administrative costs. So with a non-profit there can be a societal and legal agreement to give it a pass in most cases. If people are entangled in an accident they will not end up with the medical costs (even if they are high, ongoing, or extended rehab is necessary). That includes the driver(s) even if they caused the accident. But a driver that bears responsibility for an accident cannot claim damages of an insurance (for the car, for lost wages, or disability). The public healthcare insurance agency has at least reasonable rate agreed with doctors and hospitals (so in the cases where they can pass on accident related costs to the for-profit car insurers - those medical services are at least not overpriced). here the mandated minimum car insurance coverage for personal vehicles is a total of 7,6 million Euro (roughly 8 million USD). max. 6,3 million of that to cover harm done to persons, and 1,3 million for damaging property. It is not very expensive to have double that amount or 20 millions. Maybe in the range of 10 - 30 Euro per year. So just in case you are found guilty to have caused an accident that results in disability of several persons and you (well your insurance) owes them a life long pension .... The lawsuits for damages (permanent disability - that can get expensive) are not as high as in the U.S. - that may be a cost driver in the U.S.

[@tapptom]

Hedges called it years ago

[@gaticaantonio9235]

So Chomsky

[@christinepark1621]

So Parenti.

[@christinepark1621]

So Zinn.

[@therealnews]

@@gaticaantonio9235 Taya here! I'm glad you mentioned Chomsky I am a huge fan of his work! Thanks for watching and your comment!

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thank you for watching and for your comment, Hedges has done great analysis in this area!

[@cmeza1985]

This is incredible reporting, it's easy to see right through the corruption

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment! Hopefully, our reporting on a local and national level can help expose some of the government corruption so people can protect themselves from fraud and vote accordingly! Thanks again for your comment! :)

[@dialeighslow3810]

Excellent! They should all be prosecuted for dereliction of duty and fraud

[@just10tyson]

Never will happen

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thank you so much for watching and for your comment! Hopefully, our reporting on a local and national level can help expose some of the government corruption so people can protect themselves from fraud and vote accordingly! Thanks again for your comment!

[@smj161968]

Thankfully for all Your Beautiful Work...

[@oldblckmajic]

Thanks Taya, love your show.

[@Kwameking1]

Thank you Miss.

[@humboldthammer]

This reminds me of a Minister giving a sermon about how much money people spend on Liquor -- and the evils of alcohol. Several months later, he ran into a couple who said they had been inspired by his sermon, and had purchased a Liquor Store. I think I will go into politics.

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Great comment thanks for watching! :)

[@menthamelissa5094]

great reporting. ty Taya and Stephen.

[@tertiary7]

Excellent reporting.

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thank you so much for watching and for commenting! I really appreciate the support!!!

[@AnaisWren]

Thank you for reporting truth and not propaganda.

[@a.crawley5064]

Thank you thank you, your open statements.,. so much for explaining it so properly.

[@LabGoats]

Helluva piece, TRNN and Taya! Inequality watch keeps getting better

[@haleybrown2836]

Sadly this type of behavior is no longer the exception but has become the norm in today's USA.

[@therealnews]

Thank you for watching and for your comment! --Taya

[@bt7952]

Whatever happened to holding officials accountable. This is absolutely ridiculous!!!

[@joefromdc]

Correction - it’s not that America can’ keep all of its ppl healthy, they (government) choose not too

[@MrJjjd1]

@Amun Ra See above.

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thanks for watching and for your comment!

[@francesgaia4649]

@Amun Ra See: Merchants of Death: How the Military Industrial Complex profits from endless War. on KZbin. Also: The Pentagon's Bottomless Money Pit. Exonews.org

[@UsikuA]

Welcome to the real world of freedom, democracy and capitalism.

[@denverattaway9895]

Home of the fee, land of the slave.

[@nolidee4917]

LOVE YOUR WORK! Thank you sister for all you do for the betterment of the people you reach. Bless you for your honesty, integrity and your investigation skills. You're always going a layer deeper. Sharing what we need to be aware of, getting to the root of the wide spread damage to society. Admire what you do and why you do it.

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thank you so much for watching our Inequality Watch! Your support means so much!! You don't even know! Thanks for taking the time to watch this and for your kind comment!!

[@illustrious1]

Great job Steven!!! 🌟 Excellent reporting. As a helicopter pilot I see how its impractical to use those big helicopters for all the medevac missions in the civilian world. But for the few they do accomplish, maybe its safer. In the end the expense must be outrageous.

[@PEPPYY22]

Taya Graham is outstanding! Great hard hitting reporting as always.

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thank you so much for watching and your supportive comment!! The internet isn't always the kindest place for reporters as you can imagine it is really nice to get positive feedback, thank you!!

[@wendispanogians2569]

This is a great piece! KUDOS to you, for such an interesting and infuriating story.

[@manuelpinto3454]

In NY $337k to take care of each prisoner a year. Imagine what you could do with $925 a day.

[@hepthegreat4005]

Doesnt make sense. I just watched another video saying they're feeding them for $4 a day.( and the food was worse than I as an individual can buy for $1 a day, beans rice eggs mash potatoes carrots and hot dogs dont cost $4 a day, especially in bulk.) And I've known staff of the prisons. They live in trailer parks. Where is the money going? It doesnt cost that much to build a jail.

[@johnnyzeee5215]

And how can any government agency guarantee that things like this won't be 10 times worse under " Medicare for all ? "

[@therealnews]

Taya here! thank you for watching and commenting!

[@iscetic]

"What does this say about our health care system?", "I didn't know we had one." So true. Like just about every part of this corrupt system, no accountability.

[@humboldthammer]

Still waiting for the War on Mental Illness. Affectionately known as removing a few zeros from the deficit or culling the unfit.

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thank you so much for watching and for your comment! Hopefully, our reporting on a local and national level can help expose some of the government corruption so people can protect themselves from fraud and vote accordingly! Thanks again for your comment!

[@humboldthammer]

@@circulargates7949 Culling the Unift. Before the Machine and the Genome Project we (heh-heh) I mean "they" had no qualified Judge nor adequate judging criteria (or they would have done this sooner.) First the War of Gods, then the Jubilee to forgive ALL THAT DEBT. then the Neo Eon Currency and Lucifer 7.0, the artificial intelligence with the plan to perfect humanity. A better humanity today, assures a better future for humanity. 09/23/26.

[@humboldthammer]

@@circulargates7949 Have it your way, then. Wanna know how to quickly differentiate between BS and Bias? BS makes Scents. Bias makes Cents, even if it doesn't make Sense. See also: Be us and Buy us.

[@humboldthammer]

@@circulargates7949 Way ahead of you, brother. Here's what's coming: First, the war of God vs God vs Not God. Then, the Jubilee, to forgive all that debt on 09/23/26. Then, the Neo Eon Currency, Or it could be the New Yuan. The currency wars are still a coin toss. "You have destroyed yourselves with your war of Gods. Now bow down and worship your Beast." That's what Xi says. Ron Paul's only problem is that we should have listened 40 years ago, It's too late to stop it now. Ewes borrowed ALL THOSE TRILLIONS for war. And ewes are still borrowing trillions for war. Baaaa'd?

[@PaulHenry137]

Money does not make money. Usury makes money.

[@PaulHenry137]

Personal integrity is an inadequate remedy when you are part of a machine that is dedicated to getting bigger, faster, forever. Over the span of a mortgage the sum of the payments is more than double the principal. When workers must earn twice as fast as bankers lend there is a relative vacuum that can only increase.

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Well said! Thank you so much for watching and commenting!

[@Manhattanite1]

Thank you! I'm on the verge of losing my Medicaid health insurance program for the poor in NYC, and now at least I know, its not personal, its systemic. Its Bernie or bust for me. Good work.

[@colibriverde]

My son was in the hospital for 5 days. I'm waiting for the bill and have no idea what it will be. An employee at the hospital told us he qualifies for Medical because although he worked for Utah Conservation Corps and for a Conservation Corps in South Carolina, he never changed his permanent residence in California. I'm afraid Medical might not pay. I've seen so many people get surprise bills. Those non-profits called him a "volunteer" so they could justify paying him slave wages. He was living on Top Ramen. His blood pressure was so high it caused his optic nerve to swell. He's almost back to normal but still having some vision problems. He's doing work that used to be done by well-compensated government employees. Now they contract out to these "Non-profits". He loves the work, and has been hoping to become U.S Park Ranger, but many of those government jobs have been replaced by these "volunteer" positions. Another scam of our tax dollars. Bernie or Bust for me too. Whether it's Trump or some corporate owned Democrat wont make any difference to me or or other folks who go broke paying hospital bills or are dying from lack of medical care. It wont make any difference to folks who are losing their jobs or are making poverty wages.

[@Manhattanite1]

@@colibriverde I'm so sorry for you but hoping for the best. We are living through inhumane times. I did lose my Medicaid program. We need Bernie NOW.

[@colibriverde]

@@Manhattanite1 I'm sorry you lost your Medicaid. Definitely inhumane times. Nathan seems to be recovering very well. He started his new job which is only 1 hour from me. Grateful that he's okay and not so far away.

[@Manhattanite1]

@@colibriverde I'm happy for you. I also heard back from Medicaid after my letter & they're trying to fix it .

[@KeeperOfKeys22]

Andrew Yang has a good M4A policy! And his Democracy dollars policy would give we the people the power to strip the corrupt of their positions in power. www.yang2020.com/policies/

[@GG-hu9dn]

Greed is stupid ! Period .

[@NWKBricks1]

I don't have any contestants for the "Greed Makes You Stupid Award", but I will give you a thumbs up for this piece.

[@homayounshirazi9550]

This illustrates what happens when a socially motivated idea is entrusted to greedy capitalists. Self interest takes over and kills a good idea!

[@erikreyes9168]

Excellent report

[@manuelpinto3454]

They must fight corruption in Ukraine.

[@lizzyloo8815]

I love this particular show on the real news. Sometimes I wonder if the only way to fight the corruption is to refuse to pay taxes, to reject what we’ve been told we have to do, and to band together in small groups and reorganize the entire world.

[@marlak4253]

Thank you Real News!! We need more stories like this to focus on exploring the cost- effectiveness of those we place in leadership to provide public services with our tax dollars. Undoubtedly, this Mayor, board and health insurance companies are far from the only public servants servicing themselves as opposed to serving the public. If you decide to investigate for-profit university systems please interview me. These "universities" are draining the U. S. Dept. of Ed. of millions of dollars in much the way as you describe here. The more incompetent, the more money they make, the more US education (like healthcare) increases enormously in cost while quality of education deteriorates, and students are stuck with the irrational unpayable bill of tremendous student loan debt. The more deserving students are less likely to receive our degree certificates. Walden University and the state of MN are excellent candidates for your "Greed Makes You Stupid Award".

[@ianfosterbonizzoni]

We know a lot about this in Chile.

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thank you so much for watching and commenting! Hopefully, we can in the future we can expand The Inequality Watch outside of the states. Thanks again!

[@Justjack613]

Where are all the indictments!?

[@milkcookies6450]

I live in Virginia I reported health care/products overcharges to attorney general ;example blood pressure cuff that sells for $12.99 anthem healthkeepers charges medicaid $338.00 The attorney general stated they can do that if they want ..i have so much more to tell

[@TheMightymo05]

As stated by NAIC (The National Association of Insurance Commissioners), the average air ambulance cost for a 52 miles trip falls somewhere between $12,000 to $25,000 per flight. How is that for a Uber ride to the hospital? Our system is broken.

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thank you for that information!! I wish I had known that in time for the report! Thank you! And thank you for watching!

[@TheMightymo05]

@@therealnews The pleasure is all mine. Keep doing what you're doing.

[@greenspringvalley]

I hope the "greed makes you stupid award" continues.

[@brokebastard]

When there is no clear delineation between government and companies, and no clear and swift punishments or accountability, the system becomes corrupt. Our system has collapsed.

[@kathybrintlinger9993]

Great reporting! This should be on msm.

[@kathypaine6689]

Tell it, Taya!

[@jazzsocietyofecuador]

Another extraordinary and important broadcast from the Real News by Taya Graham.

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Wow thank you so much for your kind comment I really appreciate it! Thank you so much!

[@KoreaMojo]

Much needed report. I'm sure you won't run out of material anytime soon. We let things go until they demand our active participation.

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thanks for watching and for your comment! Unfortunately you are quite right, I think I am going to be pretty darn busy...

[@bobramsay4355]

Good work everyone.

[@TheThisisliving]

Congress has been doing this for decades.....Retroactive criminal laws need to be passed by local city's.

[@neilwalsh3977]

Pathology is a brilliant analysis. Even the rich, especially the rich, are sick

[@notachance1073]

i wish every every city had these type of reporters

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thank you so much for watching and for your supportive comment it really helps us keep going! Thanks again!!

[@therealnews]

@@circulargates7949 I have definitely seen reporters get bullied (online and in person), have their reputations sullied, removed from press lists so they never know what the city agencies are up to, have Public Information Officers bully them yell at them and even try to get them fired by going to their editors or management and lying about them.

[@gaticaantonio9235]

What is the situation in Flint Michigan with the water contamination?

[@sanjuansteve]

Greed roots in fear. Fear kills (allows us to mentally wall-off) our empathy and critical thought. Fear is the problem.

[@katiekane5247]

The 1% fear poverty. Those of us who have survived it know less fear. The MSM assaults us with wealth porn to make the masses both wistful & angry. They then weaponize this emotional state to create tribalism. I recommend consuming less, both in terms of mainstream (corporate) media & extraneous consumer goods. The ONLY way to bring the 1% to heel is to cut off their funds. If more people would stop conflating spending with love, the power paradigm would shift.

[@sanjuansteve]

@@katiekane5247 Yes, the wealthy are even more fear-filled, scared to death of ever again being ''normal'' without millions to make them feel safe.

[@sanjuansteve]

Despite the title of the book Fear, I think we're neither discussing the properly framed problem, nor the big picture solutions yet. #FearIsTheProblem. Fear is the root of bullying, misogyny, homophobia, racism, bigotry and greed. Fear allows people to mentally wall-off their own empathy to virtually zero. Three of the biggest generators of fear are 1) out-of-control capitalism and historically unsustainable and exponentially growing wealth and income inequality levels (if you lose your job you might lose healthcare access, your home, car, partner, child custody rights, etc), 2) fear-mongers like Fox/Faux/Fear News, the GOP, etc. (they’re all out to get you, all the time), and 3) religion ('evil' is waiting around every corner, all your life with eternal unimaginable fiery torture as a deterrent). Let's be honest, no amount or size of Great Walls, or military spending, or nuclear arsenal, or non US soil military bases and ops, or international weapons sales, or personal weapons and magazine sizes, or of school teachers with guns, or of privatized, militarized (and systemically racist) police and mass incarceration, or of mass deportations including the Dreamers, or of bans of entire groups of people, or of intentionally torturous (and often permanently orphaning) separation of immigrant children as a deterrent, or threats to shoot rock-throwing refugees, or torture of POWs, or control over women, or Space Farces, or border moats filled with snakes and alligators, or anything else will ever Make American Republicans Feel Safe enough... Every single American Republican policy puts fear and greed (fear) before people and planet (including equality and empathy) and no single policy in the world in the modern era is as patently bigoted and of the scale as their continued fight to ban (and register, and ''pre-arrest'', etc too) all Muslims (a bigotry-blanket of fear/hate covering all 1.8 billion people of all colors, from all nations, of all ages, of all sexes and sexual preferences, etc). Fear (and the empathy and critical thought it kills) is what separates the right from the left. The fear at the root of ”Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.” -- Albert Einstein Liberals hate American Republicans because all of their policies put fear and greed (fear) before people and planet (including equality and empathy). American Republicans hate liberals for the exact same reasons, because they’re afraid we’ll get in the way of their fear and greed. We're closer to American Civil War II than most believe where our own families would again take up arms against those that do not join in their extraordinary fear and greed based bigotry, just like last time. With a $15 min wage, tuition free education, universal healthcare, a universal basic income (UBI) and internet access for all, we'll raise the starting point of capitalism from zero, we'll let you die with no money, to a level of life with dignity, reducing societal daily fears on a massive scale which will free us to welcome the coming automation revolution with open arms rather than fear and great harm. #getALLmoneyOut #EqualityMovement #StillSanders Call me overly positive, but I think we’re leaving the era of ‘greed is good’ and celebrating wealth and entering an era of altruism and equality. #EraOfAltruism #CelebrateSelflessness

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thanks for watching and for commenting! And I think you are quite right, fear is at the root of a lot of our society's problems.

[@martharetallick204]

$500k to a children's book author? That should happen more often -- to good authors.

[@Cahluvca]

Welcome to America.....

[@ndf3]

This is great

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thank you so much for watching and for commenting! I really appreciate the positivity!

[@ndf3]

@@therealnews!!!

[@charlesg5893]

Very elegant

[@davidhoran7116]

It might be funny if it wasn’t so sad…

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Very true, and sometimes reporting on all this government waste and corruption is depressing. Hopefully, our reporting on a local and national level can help expose some of the government corruption so people can protect themselves from fraud and vote accordingly! Thanks again for your comment!

[@mycoffeemyday]

Listening to this video in a doctor's waiting room. Next, will listen to the Deutsch bank being bankrupt while surrounded by bored people.

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!!

[@thethegreenmachine]

If they get away with it, are they stupid?

[@mohammedzulk8485]

Why is no league table for the most tax efficient authorities country by country?

[@25015610]

Investigate Michael Bloomberg - he went from being about #60 to about #17 on the Forbes 400 list during his tenure as NYC mayor - go figure

[@gmanon1181]

So many accusations against politicians should be more sensitive. Often well intentioned individuals make mistakes for failing to inform themselves. These type of proliferation of corruption without a direct conversation with those politicians make us all look bad and at the same time, it discourages good public servants for even run.

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Don't worry in the press conference we spent plenty of time giving this public official a chance to explain her actions. And we spoke to her on other occasions.(And got feedback from other reporters who spoke with her and others) We just didn't run the entire press conference because it would have made this piece way too long. We always do our best to give those we include in our reports a chance to comment--sometimes they choose not to of course. Our goal is not to scare people away from public service, but if officials take advantage of voters we think they have the right to know, then the voters can decide for themselves. Thank you for your comment and for watching!

[@Yanaschaf]

Love the idea of the Greed Makes You Stupid Award!

[@therealnews]

Taya here! So glad you like the idea, we will definitely have to follow up with more then!! Thanks for watching and for commenting!

[@neilwalsh3977]

Keynes thought love of money would one day be declared a psychic disorder

[@anotherrobot3076]

Boycott Christmas.

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thank you for watching and for commenting! And you are right that is a step in the right direction!

[@zulu41ful]

Taya Graham, and Stephen Janis, and the TRNN, hit hard like the Ravens! I also see it seem like they come to kick ass and maybe chew gum, and it seem like they all out of gum so only thing left is to kick ass just like the Ravens doing! ADOS, LOVE TRNN!!!

[@wadap0]

There needs to be a dedicated department looking after these issues. Maybe Dept of Oversight under a Bernie Sanders administration. Put Marianne Williamson in charge of it.

[@vladimir0700]

Turn over any rock and you’ll find a crook Great reporting work-wish I could give you a million thumbs up!!!

[@xyzsame4081]

Just when you think you have heard it all (John Oliver on for-profit dialysis centers - death panels, real ones). So they ordered second hand military helicopters, that need tons of maintainance, need TWO pilots and are just too large for the purpose of picking up a patient in an urban area or on a two lane street (they are so heavy they can topple over). No one in their right mind would purchase these vehicles if they only want to have emergency transports well organized. Theory of one of the presenters: Martin O'Malley was involved in having them bought from Pennsylvanian military contractors, because that might help his presidential run in PE. (and who knows what other perks, has anyone investigated where family members work or who bought books written by O'Malley). I simply can't see Senator Sanders pulling off something like that, I can't. the hundreds of millions wasted let the other grifts appear insignificant (the selling out of mayor Pugh who got 500,000 and 200,000 for children's books that were poorly written and never printed in large numbers, or millions of contracts for a Kelly familiy. Nice to know that black and white politicians will fleece the system).

[@leboulenoire]

Good work. Really enjoying this series. Hopefully inspires others to do the same in their cities.

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thank you so much! I really appreciate the support! I hope we will continue to do you proud!

[@christinepark1621]

This is a great report.

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment!!! We will be producing more inequality watch reports to expose more government corruption and waste! Stay tuned! :)

[@TBONESIDEOFLIFE]

What would you say the most vulnerable moments in a person’s life are? Birth, youth, education, illness, joblessness, aging, that would be my list. And yet it’s at precisely these moments that our institutions and systems prey on us, pull the rug out from under us, don’t just fail us, but work against us, the exact instants, the great turning points in a life, when they should be supporting us. That’s the grim, consistent, predictable pattern of life now. That’s what I’ve come to call the predatory principle. Institutions and systems prey on us at the precise instants we’re most vulnerable when we need the most support. But instead of supporting us, they take advantage of us. Our frailty, our circumstances, our misfortunes, our missteps. They knock us down, instead of lifting us up. Whether our healthcare, education, retirement systems, our economic systems, or many more. At critical, often irreversible turning points in our lives, when we need to be supported most. ~T.Bone ("I rather have questions I can't answer than have answers that I can't question.") - I have more to learn from on my KZbin channel.-

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thank you so much for watching and commenting! You make excellent points! I look forward to watching your channel!

[@TBONESIDEOFLIFE]

@@therealnews Thank you, we all play our part as a society, just my thoughts of my part in it as well. Cheers!

[@pughiii]

the GOP

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thank you so much for watching and commenting!

[@xjarheadjohnson]

The richer you are [born] the dumber you can afford to be.

[@Mr626667]

Sad but True

[@JohnAllenRoyce]

Great investigative journalism, well presented too. It's great to see attention going to an actual problem.

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thank you so much for watching and for your encouraging comment! Hopefully, our reporting on a local and national level can help expose some of the government corruption so people can protect themselves from fraud and vote accordingly! Thanks again for your comment!

[@sonnydayz2118]

I will let all I know about Kaiser. Kaiser is German and also related to The hailocaust/racism.

[@sonnydayz2118]

Wow! This will not allow me the option to share.

[@shibliziadeh8950]

Nothing new. It's always been, the same shit different toilet. Viva America.

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thank you for watching and for commenting!

[@felicetanka]

Business medicine.

[@ginogino3551]

AGITATED, ORGANIZE & ACTION!!!! A WORLD TO WIN!!!!

[@MrJjjd1]

Then what? Create another slave system by creating another government?

[@ginogino3551]

@@MrJjjd1 ANARCHY is the option of aristocratic "dues", evolve trying to read and found science as the social tool to use for the critical mind. (Marxism)

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Thank you so much for watching and for your comment! Hopefully, our reporting on a local and national level can help expose some of the government corruption so people can protect themselves from fraud and vote accordingly! Thanks again for your comment!

[@craig265]

It only makes them stupid when we poop in their soup

[@gkeith64]

Shared on facebook

[@DallasTaylor]

"I didn't know we had one..." 😆 Old Marine ftw

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Mr Johnson is a really great guy, I have learned so much from him about the treatment of our vets, and he has been a watchdog for corruption here in our state he is a great resource and a really nice person! Thanks for the comment and for watching!

[@egbutler114]

The issue is Capitalism. We have to address this system for change. We need to move away from profits and move into a system of that meets the needs of society

[@PreciousBoxer]

@12:23 The guys right, just like Milton Friedman was right... we do not have a healthcare system, but rather a sick care system. Why do I get the impression the term "medical-industrial complex" is being avoided in this video? Everyone knows it exists like the military-, prison-, political-, spiritual-, and judicial-industrial complexes... right? That's only a short list; many exist.

[@highwayrockstar1]

SO why not Universal Healthcare for ALL? Don't you all THINK we Americans MIGHT get better care/treatment IF PROFITS WEREN'T THE GOAL?

[@michiganmonkey1910]

So flipping GROSS!

[@johnkoester1733]

Thank you for the work you are doing. I thought that you were only doing the police accountability report. I am deeply grateful for the work of gifted, talented people who use their skills in support of the most vulnerable.

[@therealnews]

Taya here! Wow! Thank you for such a supportive and kind comment I really appreciate it so much!!! It helps keep me going!

[@EyeoftheAbyss]

Jump to the point quicker. Is it legal? Who should be prosecuting it? Why and who is not executing a prosecution? Or why isn’t it illegal?

[@Vache0espagnole]

This is small fish though. Talking about corruption and using one of the few Black politicians in this country (who yes, have also been 'corrupted' i.e. are getting rich off of the capitalist system, and used as instruments of the state) always makes me wonder about priorities. If there are 'corrupt' Black politicians, it is precisely because we live under a 'White Man's government' which would rather see mischief and graft rather than real opposition and push-back.

[@downtourth]

If I was the king of world, I'll tell you what i'd do. I'd take away the Wars by hanging all financial whores, and make sweet love to you! Sing it now, Joy to The World..

[@just10tyson]

Sorry but we actually aren’t the richest country in the world ... what’s your sources????

[@therealnews]

Taya here! I meant to say one of the richest countries in the world. Thank you for the correction. It does depend on whose statistics you look at and whether you use the GNI or the GDP as measurement. According to the World Population Review the United States (Based on UN and IMF figures,) the United States has the largest GDP in the world at $20.4 trillion (IMF) and $18.6 trillion (UN). GDP Ranked by Country 2019. Of course, if you look at GDP per capita Quatar would be the richest country in 2019 but if you compare the GDP it would be the U.S. There is a link below if you are interested. If California was a country it would have the 6th largest economy in the world which makes me feel comfortable talking about the U.S. as one of the richest if not the richest country in the world but of course it depends on the measurement you are using. I hope this clarifies my statement for you. Thank you for watching and for commenting, I hope this helps!-Taya worldpopulationreview.com/countries/richest-countries-in-the-world/ www.investopedia.com/insights/worlds-top-economies/ countryeconomy.com/countries/compare/usa/qatar

[@marcusdavis5599]

What's with the click baity titles lately?