Special Districts: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Special districts spend more public money than all city governments combined. That's odd considering most of us don't know they exist.
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[@miasmacaron]

I have nothing but respect for those two guys. They seem like they are DETERMINED to give a shit in spite of how little other people seem to care.

[@ryanrodrigues5355]

I can't bring myself to laugh at them ... I felt so sad watching that clip! Great people often go unnoticed and unappreciated! 😔

[@joan6096]

It really inspired me years ago, they’re bold enough to give a damn about the work that need be done. A sense of decorum even when no one was watching 💗 It’s also concerned me though that there were just people out there artificially controlling people’s bills/state taxes and some refuse to even be open about their process. Am I glad they just wrapped the special districts where I am and people are elected into the many state offices that ensure things are calculated properly 😮‍💨. No mini kings pulling the wool over people’s eyes and price gouging the public

[@Aurorasr91rs91]

Yup. Just like me. Rules are rules.

[@nicolewoolaston1554]

I respect the hell out of those two guys for not taking the easy way out.

[@dani4ever]

HOLY SHIT! Those 2 guys... that's some Leslie Knope level dedication.

[@somethingclever4563]

My hero. A funny joke and you used a Leslie fucking Knope reference?! we may have been seperated at birth

[@ongogablogian]

ily

[@dani4ever]

Awwww... look at you guys giving me some love :D Thanks As soon as I saw them, my mind jumped to Leslie boring Ron to death in a meeting no one cares for(about?).

[@pierresmusic]

+Rei Bob + 1,000,000 Internet points for the Pawnee reference. :)

[@cado22286]

Nice

[@ArachCobra]

I have to admire those two guys' dedication to protocol.

[@Bluecho4]

One thousand years later, Hermes Conrad files a form requisitioning authorization to shed a single tear of bureaucracy.

[@jkeeler8286]

You have gained 100 bureaucracy points for that reference, just sign here, here, here, here, here, and here and we'll begin the process to get the paperwork filed to get you those points

[@Widdekuu91]

"Mosquito Control District Meeting", the one on the top has the option to comment!

[@brodyharris7631]

They are required to hold meetings/hearings whether anyone is present or not. They receive funding and this is protocol.

[@brianfrancis8152]

Those two guys 2020.

[@emmaterris240]

I like how the mosquito control district meeting video now has 42 thousand views 😂😂😂

[@0Clewi0]

+Emma Terris I was going to ask how it's now, but the original old one or the newer that let's comments?

[@adampalmer7387]

Emma Terris and still just two people attending

[@Widdekuu91]

+0Clewi The one with comments, the other seems to be unable to 'show' the amount of views.

[@Widdekuu91]

It's now 2,5 K btw.

[@misterx7898]

112k views btw

[@Tairneanach]

Oh dear. John Oliver is raising an army of mini TV hosts.

[@musicandwrestling123]

lol

[@scrubchronicles9963]

+Tairneanach He's BREEDING!

[@Appletank8]

+Tairneanach Oliver Jr, Tonight.

[@lmiddleman]

+Tairneanach All fed gruel.

[@yetanother9127]

+Tairneanach They will rise up and overthrow the governments of the world, replacing it with their own global order. A very self-aware global order, however, and therefore the most successful form of government thus far.

[@katnisseverdeen7379]

You all had it easy, back in my day every district needs a tribute.

[@elainsu3135]

Peeta!

[@BoogieBitch69]

YAAAASSSS!!!!!😁

[@Scrambleking]

+Katniss Everdeen What they did not need, however, was good story telling

[@fasehed]

Her name clearly says katniss

[@avigutierrez8948]

Ghost Districts wow what times we live in.....Although it explains why some of your friends have a strange amount of money when they're always saying they hardly have no more cash.

[@paulj.ingram2839]

The two guys holding their meeting according to Robert’s Rules even though no one is present are really absolute heroes. Not following proper procedure because you think no one cares is the worst mistake you can make. You made the effort to view their meeting video so you caught them doing something right. So often boards neglect proper order and eventually get into trouble.

[@cludden2003]

The way those two ran the meeting, that is so incredibly perfect.

[@danielschroedinger2090]

I found their dedication to the rules impressive ... ...and I am GERMAN!

[@anthonydimambro9393]

I was the camera operator for the mosquito control meeting. These two guys provide a valuable service to the town to say the least.

[@JewUnit6]

+anthony dimambro you would say that since your job isnt needed lol

[@anthonydimambro9393]

+JewUnit6 its not? Who would of got that awesome public input shot?

[@wisconsincows1212]

+anthony dimambro I watched some of the video. It's cool that they take their jobs so seriously. Lots of fairly heated discussion.

[@somethingclever4563]

+anthony dimambro lmao killin me bro

[@cellblock776]

+anthony dimambro I would rather have a couple of guys following protocol and holding their meetings in a professional manner as these 2 guys did than some of the insane and illegal stuff some other district managers are up to. Kudos to the 2 of them.

[@Raydan116]

I knew that wasn't the Nile. Ha! Good try kid.

[@richthekid5652]

ikr

[@CarlyleA999]

I didn't know where the Nile was exactly. But I knew it didn't run east to west.

[@James_Wisniewski]

+CarlyleA999 Yeah, it runs south to north.

[@1337hacks]

+Raydan116 I have the Killers to thank for that

[@AnimefreakHQ]

+Raydan116 If only Ethiopia would fall for that.

[@LaitoChen]

Those two guys in a room need a hug

[@112steinway]

That river that they show at 14:35? The one that they say is the Nile but really isn't? That's where the Gambia River is. A river you think so little about that it can be used in a joke about a river a lot of people actually do know.

[@arcos7290]

🤣🤣

[@Nynzy]

River Monsters taught me the locations of a lot of rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water over the years, was glad to see it come to "use" so many years later...~

[@ez45]

It's like John Oliver literally educates the U.S. about its current state of governance.

[@Muzikrazy213]

+ez45 "like"? thats exactly what he does. and educates us about the corruption happening in our own country too

[@zeevyehuda2501]

+ez45 Best part is, we're being told by a brit.

[@Kareragirl]

+Chris Hectors Adolf, please. You're out of your element.

[@Muzikrazy213]

+ez45 when you live in self-righteous America, you always need that outside opinion.

[@alin9727]

Hello, Adolf. Where's your descendants? Well, there aren't any because you murdered your own kids, mate.

[@Pasonia]

Oh come on John. You know you've outdone yourself when you get KIDS to do the "You didn't even realize" trick on us. Jeeeeeeeeez.

[@TheWilyx]

+Joel Long “Pasonia” That was "brillent"! xD

[@Pouk3D]

+Joel „Pasonia“ Long Except I'm pretty sure people generally know that's not Nile.

[@Pasonia]

+Pouk 3D I didn't. So yeah.

[@1BAD_RS]

OMFG YES! I grew up in Litchfield and for us to have recognition of this level is beyond incredible, even if it's for how hilariously small and dedicated our town is! Just awesome!

[@imnotmike]

Wow, what an honor it would be if you had a youtube video and your only view was from John Oliver.

[@med4kmd]

John & the people at Last Week Tonight: Thanks for uploading your segments on YT. I can no longer afford cable due to a genetic disability, and it's getting harder for me to learn about many things going on in our society. You are able to take important and complicated matters and explain them straightforward and fairly simple way. And to do it with great humor is a wonderful bonus & helps me to remember the issue. You've helped me finalize decisions when it comes to such things as voting and in other areas of life. Thanks for educating people of things that really do matter. Long live Last Week Tonight!

[@onah]

Hello there Just checking up on you. I hope you’re good?

[@LividImp]

I thought, "how are they going to make something as dull as special districts funny?" Then they rolled footage of the two guys in the empty room and I lost it. Well done.

[@mrtompinney]

I asked the same question, and then that kid told his little brother he wasn’t wanted and I HOWLED.

[@gingergamergirl98]

That Litchfield video made me both happy and sad.

[@LegendNinja41]

90%sad 10%happy

[@RyuTora2808]

Yeah. It was like something out of a Will Ferrell movie...

[@gsandau]

I love that now it has over 74,000 views.

[@AmethystEyes]

I was way too proud of myself for the fact that I knew that wasn't the Nile River. lol

[@beargrills3508]

It's like the various bits on south america, such as "except this is not bolivia, this is. And not evwn this one is bolivia, this one is. And we've fooled you again, it was actually the first one but we wanted to make you think it wasn't it".

[@this_mind_of_mine]

I gotta say, I respect those two guys despite how hilarious seeing that meeting after the fact is. They are to the letter of the law and run it the way it is supposed to be done. If only more public officials would follow suit. Those guys deserve some positive recognition.

[@hughcurley6314]

couldn't agree more. see my comment above.

[@this_mind_of_mine]

I don't read the comments. :D

[@itsharambe6987]

+thismindofmine :D

[@jonp4846]

+thismindofmine Make a difference and go hit their KZbin video ;)

[@tibbygaycat]

+thismindofmine Saw the video of the meeting. It now has 10,000 views. I'm gonna subscribe to their channel just because. They'll probably end up seeing it, and John Oliver did a pretty good job of praising their commitment. Should make them feel pretty great!

[@terminatorgir]

I watched the entire Mosquito Control District Meeting - Sept 17, 2015 video. I regret nothing also those 2 guys argued a lot and it was fantastic.

[@vaclav_fejt]

+Foxden At 10.50 UTC it has 1848 views...

[@4p4k]

+Foxden So honest and sincere. They should run for president.

[@audreypalomar4171]

+Foxden It is indeed a KZbin treasure.

[@MaxZomboni]

+Foxden What's funny is that those two guy actually waited for responses from the empty room, on every question. They could have cut the meeting time by 50% if they just left out all the pauses while waiting for the ghosts to respond. I guess they want to make sure though. LOL.

[@terminatorgir]

Max Zomboni hahaha its so great, i love it

[@guinea911]

Hey, I live in Lichfield! I didn't know we had a mosquito district!

[@personalaccount1702]

Guinea Im planning a trip over there after watching this video just to go to it

[@MasterOfViewership]

Well, it is 2 guys

[@sarahsmith2583]

I knew the Nile placement was wrong. I'm proud of myself.

[@whatif5108]

Haha same! I wouldn't be a true African if I got that wrong.

[@kasane1337]

Even as a German who hated Geography lessons I knew where the Nile is, and also where Azerbaijan is, or Uruguay...but well, maybe I know some things about Geography only by playing strategy games .__.

[@charterhold1469]

+Kasane1337 the only one he ever got me on was Azerbaijan, though I did get confused cause I didn't see the Caspian Sea. I momentarily got lost of Venezuela, I was like"he is making the joke, so that isn't it? is it Colombo?" till he said it was the first and I thought "well f**king played John, well f**king played"

[@kasane1337]

Charter Hold Okay, to be honest, with Venezuela he also got me for a moment because I couldn't think of its exact position besides "somewhere in the North" ^^

[@charterhold1469]

***** What a cruel fate... Ya know I didn't even know Azerbaijan was a country till the video... And to be fair, its not a very well known country.

[@proudnoob124]

Parks and Recreation was supposed to be FICTION, not the status quo of local government!

[@noneofyourbusiness8252]

Best comment.

[@alexandruspiridon4960]

+None Of Your Business i'm shocked you read through over 4000 comments so far ........

[@SaturnsMysteriousEye]

The second he said Idaho two thoughts went through my mind. "Yay, he acknowledged our existence", and "Oh god what did we do this time".

[@slicedGabe]

+Saturn's Eye At least you guys have potatoes

[@Asummersdaydreamer14]

+Saturn's Eye As someone from Illinois, I know what you mean. I'm only somewhat thankful about living in Illinois because at least I don't live in Iowa; it's basically Illinois without Chicago and with more corn.

[@emilyb.8219]

+Asummersdaydreamer14 Hey Iowa is a quality state

[@Asummersdaydreamer14]

***** Sorry if I offended you! I just never hear much else from my friends who go to college in Iowa.I just wanted to join in on the my-state-isn't-in-the-news-often-but-when-it-is-it's-because-we-probably-screwed-something-up bandwagon.

[@emilyb.8219]

Asummersdaydreamer14 I'm used to people casting Iowa aside, not really offended by it. At least Iowa is generally in the news for political things like the caucus, not anything bad.

[@DefaOmega]

This was the very first Last Week Tonight I ever watched and sold me on the entire show. Having watched them all and then coming back to rewatch this shows I made the right choice.

[@alexisracine-lacroix2194]

Those 2 guys are hilarious but at least they do their job

[@ericvilas]

the kids making John Oliver in-jokes killed me XD

[@Kelly-ik6pn]

I'm a little too excited about the fact that I caught the fake Nile river 😂

[@20mim20]

+Kelly i did too :P

[@humbertol215]

same here.

[@velvetthunder4150]

+Kelly im exited i caught a virus from the fake nile river ... gonna need someone to look at this cause i don't know if this is a ghost threat or not

[@lotus-prince]

+Kelly Ditto. That one's famous for running longitudinally (and south to north, no less!).

[@singh_vivek_in]

me too

[@KASASpace]

Actually broken red lights are supposed to be treated as stop signs (at least where I live).

[@shenghan9385]

KASASpace well. At least we all know that when the lights blackout, you should really treat them as a stop sign and the ordinary rules to do with "give ways" for intersections apply. But I guess it will be difficult to say a light staying on red for longer than usual a broken light. Lol.

[@jp4431]

Yup, they're treated as all way stop signs where I am

[@PaperRaines]

Where I live broken red lights are treated like Thunder Dome

[@Segwo]

I used to hang out in the middle of the street and play hacky sack with my friend at like 3-5 AM (neither of us would be high or drunk). We lived in a small town and nobody and nothing was around. We noticed the lights rarely seemed to change one night, and we went around hopping on where cars pull up to stop and discovered we could make them change. That silly fact came in handy one time. We were kicking the bag around and a guy pulled up just as a car pulled up, the light sat red for a really long time, like we figured it would change in a minute or so but it didn't. Once we realized it wasn't gonna change, my friend and I went to work hopping on the spot we knew made the light change. He waved at us appreciatingly. He likely would've waited at that red light for a very long time if we hadn't been there.

[@redpillgymnast]

"That's not the Nile, this is the Nile!" *dies laughing* HE DID THE THIIIIIIIING

[@sanchoquixote5518]

A deeply heartfelt THANK YOU to the entire Last Week Tonight staff for being the first TV program to EVER portray my hometown of San Diego in a non-humiliating fashion. You have my eternal gratitude. That said, there are a lot of serious tools that live here that totally deserve to be made fun of. So the rest of you: Carry on.

[@katza831]

I like your zoo

[@annezodrow4273]

I love John Oliver. A lot. I also work for a CPA firm that does accounting for Special Districts in Colorado. If you want to know about the districts to which you are paying taxes, look on your property tax statement from your county. You get one of those every year. If you're unsure what a district does, look it up. Call the county treasurer's office or google it. Of course there are exceptions in some places, and like he said, there is corruption in all levels of government. Special Districts are required by law to file a budget and an audit report with the state each year. They are also required to publish notices in local newspapers when they have a PUBLIC meeting to review the budget. And when they elect board members. Everyone has the right and resources to know what districts they are in. It is incumbent upon a property owner to know what they are getting into when they buy the property. If you're concerned, do some research. Don't be a victim of your own ignorance.

[@egdapo]

Thumbs up solely for the Special District Presentation at the end. Those kids were too adorable :)))

[@spencerwelling]

I agree. Quartz is the shit!

[@Multi18only]

Psst. Hey kids....wanna buy some Quartz..?

[@Yanuaxu]

Emanuel nah. I prefer to spend time with Honey by the villa

[@drzoidberg3849]

Nah, i prefer flour

[@Kiyosuki]

The image of those two guys being so by the book for a room of empty chairs is gonna stay with me all week.

[@ZeroHero3d]

Those kids where the best! Totally knocked that out of the park.

[@MrClickity]

Oh god, that mosquito control district bit reminds me of the band meetings in Flight of the Conchords where Murray insists on always doing a roll call. Equal parts hilarious and sad.

[@ashleyhemmings9900]

The best part is when the two guys do the pledge of allegiance and take role. Lol! Meeting goes on for 43 minutes...

[@xYouthAttackx]

+Ashley Ballard with 0 views LOL

[@jetsanders920]

+xYouthAttackx I just clicked on the video. It now has over 35,000 views.

[@laura_kristiansen]

14:35 now i feel proud of myself for knowing that wasnt the nile when i first saw it

[@Darri42]

same here...I think its the first time I didn't fall for it though :p

[@mr.firmanmdomar5473]

+laurits kristiansen me too...

[@Dharengo]

+laurits kristiansen I knew it but not because I'm good at geography. It's just because I saw the joke coming.

[@KA-sx3sc]

+laurits kristiansen I, sadly, did not. :( I've failed the world with my lack of geographic knowledge.

[@John_Smith_86]

+laurits kristiansen Hmm. I know where it is, but I didn't think it was obviously wrong when they claimed that was where it was.

[@MackinCheezy]

"I love Quartz" has me dying 😂😂

[@xingcat]

The 2 mosquito guys in New Hampshire are the best. Also, I love how John says mosquito.

[@BlackBarney]

+xingcat Did u hear him say "quartz"? There's no way he's pronouncing those correctly....is he?

[@jenniferbailey1580]

+Patrick Sullivan the pronunciation rules are different in England, not wrong, just different

[@andrewwright8181]

When I saw that video about those two in the meeting, I felt sad bad for them, they're volunteering to actually do this, let them at least have 5 others in there.

[@SchoolhouseTechno]

+Andrew Wright Sounds like they were getting paid.

[@dangoruiz3259]

"A river you think so little about, you don't even realize that's not the Nile, this is the Nile". LOL Made my day!!!

[@XtremeAlpha]

"though obviously they would never meet, because that's crossing universes" THANK YOU!

[@rebeccamelo2500]

"I used to be afraid of ghost, now i'm afraid of girls"

[@siononalundula1699]

Rebecca Melo Me.

[@Rocketyfox]

Silly John, "sports for nerds" really means robot fights, not politics!

[@thetramp123]

Wrong. everyone likes robot fights.

[@Dolphinjamez]

And nerds don't like politics. Your point?

[@manospondylus4896]

thetramp123 except maybe robots

[@NDOhioan]

But remember: Throw out the robots that look like Lee Marvin.

[@thetramp123]

Disappointed Turtle Not if they're programmed to.

[@juxhindeliu]

That Mosquito District assembly had me in shock and tears at the same time

[@iks_justice]

Was I the only one to notice the misplacement of the Nile River lol?

[@Elegant_Sausage]

no

[@HireDeLune]

I think most people knew it..

[@iks_justice]

+HireDeLune Lol Idk about that

[@26lekent]

no

[@someguynamedelan]

Either you didn't go to school in the US or you got better grades than everyone.

[@johannlabertaler6095]

Oh god, please say "Quartz" more often :D This is definitely the most british sounding word you can say.

[@ChosenofDarkness8]

"Koowaotz"

[@seronymus]

This is why we need strong leaders who can reorganize and dissolve this red-tape bureaucratic crap. Leaders who aren't held to "party loyalty", corporate interests, or terms.

[@prajjwalbhattarai8276]

Man John Oliver is a gift to mankind..Praise be our great Lord John!!

[@Original_Tenshi_Chan]

+Prajjwal Bhattarai You know.. I know where you were going with that.. But "Praise the Great Lord John" sounds like something a frat boy would say after vomiting in the toilet after a weekend long party...

[@knubbelidoo]

+Prajjwal Bhattarai Praise be! Praise be!

[@lolipedofin]

I can't stress this enough... thank you god for weekly john oliver's content.

[@TurbanatorGamer]

Yes I love it. Makes my Sunday nights a little less depressing ahaha..aha...ah fuck.

[@danytargaryen7063]

Yes!! 👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@CoverCode]

i find the two guys doing everything down to protocol adorable, i love them

[@Throki]

And now the question everyone's asking themselves ... did they win that $1500 price with that video?! :D

[@AndrewmanGaming]

+Throki Lol, I really do want to know! TBH tho, they were probably not allowed to enter because the full professional camera, prop, writing, and editing teams give them an 'unfair advantage' over the other entering children.

[@RamblinRick_]

John Oliver continues to be the best journalist on television.

[@tylerkeen5224]

And according to him he isn't even a journalist, he's a comedian. That's pretty sad

[@tylerkeen5224]

And according to him he isn't even a journalist, he's a comedian. That's pretty sad

[@fauxbravo]

"I love quartz." That's where I lost it.

[@olivercrane151]

Quick note - small towns usually have their firefighters put on the 4th of July firework shows.

[@shenghan9385]

Oliver Crane righto. I hope their fire district have the appropriate public liability insurance and workers compensation insurance policies handy.

[@Resi1ience]

You know what? That actually makes total sense. Have them on standby in case the show goes awry.

[@tompw3141]

Why can't municipal/local government do all these things (and then only bill the relevant residents)?

[@raphaelkhan1668]

Because..........Murica...

[@sonicbroom8522]

+tompw3141 Bc this is the same retarded country that still does daylight savings time adjustments.

[@Cyclone1024]

+Sonic Broom to be fair, a lot of developed countries use DST..

[@seananderson7087]

+Sonic Broom Yeah DST is fairly common.

[@CallieYote]

+tompw3141 well, as Oliver stated, special districts are a form of local government. Now, a more centralized local government, lets call it "County Affairs", could exist and handle all or most of these functions, to a degree. But, if they population they cover grows too big, they may not have enough people to manage all the reports and management from multiple interests. These special districts are meant to act as groups with one job done meticulously well every time, rather than a general group trying to juggle all the functions and possibly dropping a ball.

[@NaNslx]

I would say those two guys did an excellent job containing it from going viral since they are in mosquito control. ;)

[@superpcstation]

He snuck in his old geography trick when I was least expecting it. He is indeed a bastard!

[@marioy5914]

+AZ N genious*

[@gabrielrobleto2163]

You misspelled genius.

[@marioy5914]

Gabriel Robleto I was waiting for someone to notis.

[@davidgeslani48]

+AZ N A rat-faced bastard, if I may add

[@superpcstation]

***** Sorry I don't know whats sips

[@jossc8280]

The mosquito meeting video now has 102,538 views. So that's something

[@lostline4007]

112,307 views

[@shenghan9385]

Joss C let's hope that actually make the formally"👻 government" visible and encourage some voter turnout and participation.

[@artemis_lena]

Didn't think the US gov't could be even more broken.... glad I'm Canadian!

[@Draakdarkmaster6]

if this shit keeps up there will be a hell of alot more canadians by next year mark my words mate XD

[@carlhenry515]

and Canada doesn't have any problems?

[@allthebanter9316]

+Carl Henry no... never. you will be shit as a traitor upon dawn

[@allthebanter9316]

+allthe banter shot* that ruined the whole joke

[@carlhenry515]

allthe banter​ close, you owe me maple syrup.

[@pistolpete666]

Looks like im starting a special district who's with me? i need one person.

[@gabelogan56]

NO!... Me!

[@SealandRoyal]

Choose me and you'll get a free cat

[@johnalexander651]

+Annice Allred That's one good deal.

[@TheDeathplz]

+rocx conner I'm in, Whatever it takes right babe? Gotta confuse the Voters!

[@hendersongalbreath1072]

+rocx conner I won't even make you take care of a stupid cat.

[@wrathofachilles]

I would much rather have the Lichtfield, NH Mosquito Control guys running the country than ANY of the current presidential candidates.

[@Chartreuse_Moose]

Dude, little kids in sharp suits selling John Oliver jokes with %100 imitation accuracy really got me.

[@user-gs8nk2zv5f]

I’m scoring your comment %95. 👍🏼 Just don’t forget about typing 100% correctly and you’re solid. 🤙🏼😅

[@BSKX17]

i have seen so many of this show's antics over the last few years. but that has to be my favorite

[@WillMBeasley]

I'm voting for the Litchfield Mosquito District guys for president.

[@TheBlackSquirrel]

+Onyx75 Hear hear!!

[@phrophetsamgames]

I'm glad some people take their jobs seriously.

[@JanuaryCorso]

#MakeLitchfieldMosquitoDistrictGreatAgain

[@bluestormpony]

+OneOfManyDerreks i dont know its pretty great already XD

[@JanuaryCorso]

+Alfa fox true! They have pretty great leaders and Im sure everyone else agrees!..... Like the leaders!

[@jaja1818]

ok internet..lets give those two guys some ridiculous view counts

[@bloodstoneore4630]

done

[@lostline4007]

112,300+ views and counting to be exact

[@zachhunter6125]

Am I the only one who very much enjoys how he says "mosquito"?

[@carbontae]

how did John Oliver's team found that New Hampshire video? amazing team!

[@UnbreakableRukawa]

$8.5 Trillion unaccounted for by the military, no one bats an eye $2.7 billion unaccounted in special districts, and everyone loses their minds

[@rumorcontrol7873]

+Mr Bubbles sounds like it's going to be one hell of an audit

[@NewPaulActs17]

+Mr Bubbles Area 51, that;s why.

[@user-ii8dz4vu7n]

+Mr Bubbles oh i bat an eye alright. So do all the girls at the local strip club. I mean, where did you think that 8.5 trillion went?

[@wotmot223]

+Mr Bubbles source on 8,5 trillion "unaccounted for" by the military?

[@Original_Tenshi_Chan]

+Mr Bubbles Actually, many of us "bat an eye" at the military over spending and indiscretion.. However, the kooks then call us "unpatriotic commies", threaten us with terrorist acts (that the spending is ironically supposed to prevent), and tell us to get out of our own country if we don't like the way the military is doing things.. The special districts, and tax exempt "churches" all blowing what little money the country has left, is just the icing on the cake..

[@liwtumrn4]

Its crazy how I learn more about my homeland from a foreigner than any other US citizen

[@aqueous67]

+nyGIANTS Also, by South African Trevor Noah

[@ammaleslie509]

JO is an American citizen now

[@lucasl799]

Those kids need to make a show called "Last Week Tonight:Kid friendly edition featuring some children"!

[@drzoidberg3849]

I know, except a kid friendly version would be a lot more boring because there wouldn’t be any jokes that are funny.

[@LakeFX]

Looking back at these old clips, it's amazing how many "Lion King" references they made before John Oliver was even cast as Zazu.

[@missjinxx785]

"I used to be afraid of ghosts, now I'm afraid of girls" aww that's so adorable XD

[@BlaineTog]

+hairyfedd Yeaahhhh or it was a joke about how puberty changes your priorities.

[@conor1337]

+hairyfedd nice b8

[@illeterategames]

+hairyfedd wow youre the worst lol

[@SasapessoS]

Those 2 guys who streamed their meeting appears to me as good guys. transparency and following the rules can solve most of the special district problems.

[@AgglomeratiProduzioni]

5:29 Let's appreciate even the way he raises his eyes to look at the public and the check in every direction! Ahahahah

[@lnescuh]

A point to make: my local fire department puts on a 4th of July fireworks show every year for free to encourage less people setting off fireworks in the area (and potentially starting a fire since the average citizen doesn't always know how to handle fireworks safely), so in certain cases it does make sense for a fire department to have fireworks.

[@melissajohnson4206]

"I love quartz!" I laughed too much at that one.

[@alivape]

Kids react to Special Districts. Get ready for a copyright strike, John.

[@KeijiMaeda86]

+alivape its been over a month dipshit and they pulled out from all that completely. Try to stay up to date dipshit.

[@cortlynd101]

It's just a prank bro.

[@alivape]

KeijiMaeda86 Well you're not very kind :/

[@Maren617]

"The government, sports for nerds"... awesome

[@samtablet7604]

that's all it is accept the athletes get to control our lives

[@adamokinaga98]

+Sam Tablet I was going to correct your accept into except, but the sentence still makes sense on its own hahah

[@DistortedAudio2001]

They won that because they were the only entry. True. Fucking. Story

[@madshummelshj-agerholm3820]

what if we took the senators and replaced them with those two guys from the video.

[@phrophetsamgames]

Shit would get done.

[@mkinjustice8231]

I don't think you understand democracy

[@madshummelshj-agerholm3820]

Mk Injustice i dont think you understand t jokes.

[@firetarrasque4667]

And elect me supreme dictator? I have a brilliant plan. Take all the nuclear waste on the planet, and then put them in Florida and launch it into space. This will "unintentionally" fail on the launchpad. This will: Stop global warming, get rid of invasive species, and get rid of the nuclear waste, with the bonus of no more Cuban illegal immigrants. All punishments will be burning at the stake, thus eliminating municipal violations, bail is fixed, crime goes down, AND we can live out the nuclear winter. Then I will give NASA all the money and leave.

[@indian-je7hf]

Mads Hummelshøj-Agerholm usa will fail they will not fuck people for money for campagin and everyone in both partys need a certin amount to be raised which is 100k+

[@Errickfoxy]

I initially thought this would be a story about gerrymandering, but this practice isn't much better.

[@alexgregg1058]

Same here

[@nightlightabcd]

+Errickfoxy - Believe me, this is just the tip of the iceberg!

[@tiamta]

John Oliver saying Quartz is my new favorite thing

[@Quercuspalustris50]

In Los Angeles, there is a set of mountains between the Valley and West LA and they have a few hiking trails and small parks run by something called the Mountain Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA). Those assholes put up random stop signs on the roads that are in their area of authority and authored local ordinances to allow these signs to be monitored by laser triggered video cameras (something deemed illegal in San Jose, where the cameras first debuted on behalf of a private Australian camera making business). A few of the stop signs are placed where they don't even make any sense: they're just randomly on a dead end road; not near any intersections. But what happens is if you don't completely stop at the sign, or if you don't completely stop right at the painted line on the road, but instead completely stop before it, the laser mechanism triggers the camera which takes a small video of you, and then they mail you a ticket for running the sign. The ticket doesn't constitute a vehicle violation, so you can't get points on your license, but if you don't pay it, their turn it in to the credit companies and you'll take a hit on your credit report. The tickets are like $150 to $200. You can try to contest the ticket, but the judge that oversees this won't budge, because they're part of the MRCA and this program is making them millions of dollars a year in tickets.

[@KyleLi]

I want to be a special district when i grow up!

[@Teeyago]

I love how freaking good his research team is

[@Xadaj127]

Just two people running a special district? My friend and I should do that.

[@BlueEyedSoul21]

So did the kids win the contest?

[@alexanderdiaz4507]

Nah, it was one by San Diego kids 😂

[@killerPENGUINZZ]

Last time I came this early my girlfriend broke up with me

[@odeszaa]

Good

[@tomesther317]

Hilarious and original.

[@bellflouryt4484]

+TKNiC Clever. Very.

[@ploxman]

So original

[@andremoreno1112]

+Amethyst Ashley (Chibili) and left the baby obviously

[@AlmostSkillfull]

I was expecting John to tell us that they won the contest.

[@davifernandeslima01]

"thats flour for when you wanna bake one tiny cookie" auhahuahuauh

[@gameandgamer1479]

That would be one lame cookie. No sugar, no chocolate chips, nothing. That's almost as horrifying as special districts!

[@SamTheMan]

The kids were great!!! I had a good laugh watching their delivery!!!

[@ToastiLP]

I feel sorry for those two guys

[@justthecoolestdudeyo9446]

Wow. I knew about school districts and water districts and all that, but never realized that there was so much shady stuff that could be going on! Maybe it's because California is apparently a lot more transparent about it. Thanks John Oliver, for continuing to educate us on screwed up stuff we didn't even know was screwing us!

[@CyanCooper]

I represent the special district of Internet taxation. You pay now.

[@AndrewmanGaming]

+Cy Cooper What are the consequences if I dont?

[@zachcate7102]

+AndrewmanGaming beheading in the special district headquarters... His basement

[@shenghan9385]

Cy Cooper "f@#k off" is something you well and truly deserve. You little preak internet revenue beauro officer imposter.

[@shenghan9385]

Zach Cate that's hardly constitutional even by the US standard!

[@chasesmay7237]

I love that these are all on KZbin so very much