New Rule: SCAMerica | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

[@samarthsrivastava9455]

I'm Indian and I have seen this movie play in my country for a long time.

[@donkalzone6671]

I'm sure in every country is this movie running

[@TheCriticFromSouth]

We have seen this movie playing in Brazil too.

[@seunalabi7686]

Actually Nigeria wrote the script.

[@SGGCREATIVES]

@@seunalabi7686 The US is trying really hard to be an underdeveloped country!

[@CZpersi]

@@seunalabi7686 In my country, the government passed a law that tenders should be decided by price only. So the scam-companies file proposals with seemingly low price. When they start building, nobody wants to stop the on-going project, so they can increase the price after that. One specialty is "additional work" - they make terrible job with the original contract, but charge exorbitant prices to fix things up. If you ever come to Czechia and try driving on the D1 highway, which looks more like a "D1 military defense trench", remember my words.

[@Sarbet888]

America needs this kind of editorial in every news broadcast.

[@Notmehimorthem]

Lov the honesty. People need this

[@bensaylor9093]

"In Gouge We Trust" and "Because We Can"- perfect monetary logos for our U.S. dollar.

[@mr.h5436]

No sir. The jokes cynicism is on point. But like a friendly prod it keeps us checking our progress which is ongoing. I have faith. I have children and prepared them well. We will do better than any time historically with the problems in front of us.

[@CaidicusProductions]

Don't forget "It's just business"

[@bensaylor9093]

@@CaidicusProductions hahaha perfect, actually.

[@mr.h5436]

@Mason Rued My wage hasn't stagnated. My sons make more than I ever did. We have no debt aside from mortgage. Sure there's huge problems: overpopulation, global warming, etc... But we know the problems. We aren't blindsided completely like earlier generations. Be proactive, get prepared. Turn that frown upside down!

[@Sargethe1st]

Ben Saylor and king Donnie is the proud parasite in chief... sad.

[@cristoff3]

In this age of Instagram, Jimmy Fallon, and virtue signalling, it has to be said that Bill Maher is one of the very few real people left on TV that tells it how it is and consistently provides solid entertainment.

[@SharkMinnow]

he just doesn't know anything about the rest of the world...

[@rodrigocampo9014]

@@SharkMinnow exactly, thats the "gringo curse", they think they know but they didn't...

[@thecastaways2]

true

[@rillikinmcspliffelkinney3811]

@@rodrigocampo9014 exactly. Maher a rich protected class, gated bozo who didn't grow up near any " minorities ". He thinks talking about burning herb makes him cool. N O T ! !

[@rillikinmcspliffelkinney3811]

@Joseph Roach currency strong?! Wait you're being sarcastic. Be careful. Sarcasm is an art, you almost sounded like you were serious.

[@SabaDhutt]

The thing that makes me furious is that there’s enough money for everyone to live comfortably and keep their dignity. It’s the greed and stupidity that ruins it for everyone.

[@mucsalto8377]

- it is called capitalism. Get rich or die trying. The government has lost any control and is now controlled by the corporations, Trump is the smokescreen to hide the brutal grip of power. check the actual stats about life expectancy and cost of health care and you will see, they are killing you. asset.keepeek-cache.com/medias/domain21/_pdf/media3275/503739-l74yqd2nhp/large/224.jpg

[@AntonioGarmsci-cy5vt]

No it is capitalism, that is the crisis, capitalism.

[@SeriousLee1977]

Generally speaking people are flawed and can’t be trusted to do the right thing. We need checks and balances to keep the playing field level but some people find a way to put themselves in the position to make the rules.

[@sunnyliston7503]

Sudhir Kakar i agree

[@pimperish666]

You get what you earn not what you feel you deserve.

[@nairdacharles9492]

One of the realest things this magnificent bastard has ever said.

[@blackout07blue]

The irony of him doing this segment right after he and Klobuchar smeared Bernie and Warren for bullshit reasons and suggested she be the online. ... We are voting for Bernie and Warren because of the shit Bill’s dumbass highlighted immediately after saying “they’re too far left”. Fuck him.

[@Artbug]

@@blackout07blue no politician is immune to this. This is the world they live and thrive in. If you believe otherwise, youve been deceived

[@ayandas874]

ScootMagoot46 he is a weird person.

[@atlg8or6137]

@@blackout07blue I agree with a lot of what you're saying. Hopefully you'll realize soon that Bernie is the only real change agent. Warren has morphed into a con artist (Obama 2.0).

[@kenstrauss202]

Bill is smart enough to know the dams are going down in flames Pointing out the fact that the more you give Government the more they’re going to spend

[@EnidAgnusDei]

I aint American but think this guy is amazingly honest and that is a refreshing change. Never change Bill.

[@obidamnkenobi]

Maher is an idiot, but he's right on this one

[@nofyfb123]

@Spoon Who would know more about being full of shit than you?

[@nofyfb123]

@@obidamnkenobi Yeah. And your orange clown is a stable genius. A couple of morons - including you and him - say so.

[@orangefox1231]

He has his agenda but yeah, he's pretty good

[@nofyfb123]

@Spoon There is nothing political about being an idiot or pointing out to an idiot that he's an idiot. Don't make a hero out of your orange clown.

[@mayram4598]

I have never agreed more with you Bill. I live in LA about 20 mins away from Downtown. I can’t afford the rent. I had to move back home to live with my parents. Almost everyone in my neighborhood is doing the same thing.

[@Jeff121456]

Your parents must have a big place to house all your neighbors.

[@RkristinaTay]

Why do you keep voting for the people who destroyed California. You must be one of those LA trendies who doesn't understand how things work politically in California. Now that you are back home sheltered by your parents, perhaps you should educated yourself, or you will be as dumb as AOC.

[@woodchuck003]

I feel you, rent was so high I had to move out, moving from Sacramento to Miami actually lowered my rent and paid off my debt.

[@mayram4598]

Jeffery Rowan, it sure feels that way. But seriously everyone in my neighborhood has Converted their garage to a mini apartment to either rent out or to make more room for returning family members.

[@mayram4598]

Nell philpott , I actually follow CA politics and vote against the norm. I’ve been voting more moderate to conservative. But that is the minority here. You try talking politics here and people walk away or ask you to stop because they don’t want to start arguments.

[@SenseiKreese]

This is the old Bill, the Bill I miss. More of this. Get mad and don't take it anymore.

[@kevintrye7605]

As long as he avoids talking about his girl, Amy Klobuchar

[@axelfoley1812]

Yeah I noticed that to this Bill Maher is awesome

[@nocturnalemission6822]

Fuck you. Go back to secular talk you pos.

[@nocturnalemission6822]

@@axelfoley1812 Why? Becuase he isn't bitching about how you altleft fucks enable trump and his peddlers? Fuck outta here. You people make me sick.

[@lllool8404]

Kyle Kulinski >>> Bill Maher

[@j2times2006]

He's so right about consulting. Paying somebody to tell you what you should already know how to do.

[@juanmiguelreyesguerr]

It makes perfect sense if the “consultant” is your crony and the money you pay him is someone else’s.

[@mushypork2132]

exactly, where do you think mayor's children should work? They will consult on every project by hiring a sub-consultant, who would hire a sub-sub-one. Up until a 120k house becomes 800k.

[@theflightfile9578]

A $400 vial of insulin in Canada costs about $40. In Australia about $30 and in Europe it's free

[@DesertEagleV]

I need to starting smuggling meds.

[@theflightfile9578]

@@DesertEagleV Me too, we should partner

[@theflightfile9578]

@Violeta Durovic Many Americans need to file for bankruptcy after having a serious health problem, that's the reality of this country. I love Australia by the way...

[@honeybabou6119]

It's free in France and pharmacies don't strike.

[@ILoveGrilledCheese]

It’s free here 🤫

[@jeffjeffries3469]

The price gouging and scams should be something that everyone, including the media, refuses to stop talking about. This is a topic that needs a real grass roots movement.

[@KCN8er]

Ever heard of Bernie Sanders?

[@Mechaghostman2]

@Mike Mayhew No, Hillary did that.

[@imzjustplayin]

A problem specifically caused by big government. We're far richer than france and its in American DNA to extract as much money out of somebody as possible. The very idea that socialism would be sustainable in the USA is so incredibly naive.

[@jamieshouldbeavailable]

In Canada this reigns true too. Foreign "investors" from china are buying up all our homes, and skyrocketing costs. To the point where I bought a house in Oshawa Ontario, 5 years ago for $287,000. Single family home, 50' x 110' lot bungalow, detached. It's now worth $600,000. Sounds great right?? How are my kids going to buy that house in 20-30 years, considering wages aren't even keeping up with inflation....north America is getting scarily close to collapse, and no one is talking about it...

[@sugarbearjohnware8462]

Amen Brother.

[@phriedokra6158]

Definition of a Consultant...the guys that overcharges you to use your watch to tell you what time it is....

[@FoodNerds]

Yea

[@bok7364]

Everything that Bill Maher elaborates here is 100% true. If only there was a presidential candidate who's running on ending the destructive and systemic corruption of our government and large corporations. SMH.

[@Zulfburht]

So far I’ve seen a few options for you guys, like Bernie sanders for one. As a Canadian watching from an outside perspective.

[@sgtfox1667]

I assume you're referring to Bernie

[@samanjj]

Bernie and yang

[@ancalyme]

Yes Yang2020

[@michaelg8193]

Warren for the win.

[@mileslaw]

"They have strikes like we have mass shooting" Damnnn

[@ddll6709]

@Joe Morelli he is wasn't bashing unions

[@fludblud]

@Joe Morelli He was bashing mass shootings not unions you twit, I'd take a strike over getting shot and killed by some incel virgin anyday.

[@ramdam974]

We have strikes in France as a reminder to the people in power that even though we had kings and queens, when they abused their powers we went to the street, fought them and chopped their heads off.

[@picarochi]

@@ramdam974 Except the French Revolution wasn't quite as straightforward as that, was it now?

[@marksnow7569]

@Joe Morelli He was only bashing some unions (specifically French ones), who overuse the strike option

[@kmaher7688]

Bill Maher, you are my man and you speak the truth and say things that need to be said about this country. I could not agree more with every word you say, every single time. Keep them coming!

[@casualobserver2380]

I don't always see eye to eye with Maher but he's 100% spot on here!

[@mosesking2923]

Bill Maher is dead wrong. Healthcare is not capitalist at all, it is statist. Insurance companies can’t compete across state lines, Obamacare’s idiotic regulations, over a trillion dollars in subsidies. Get rid of government and allow for actual free market in healthcare and prices will go down and quality will go up. Capitalism works with literally everything else: cell phones, TVs, furniture, appliances. And yet the government regulated industries are screwed up? Sensing a pattern here 🤔

[@Myrddnn]

@@mosesking2923 You keep saying that and it keeps not being true.

[@RobotechLegos]

Moses King bill just gave a whole slew of examples of that precious unregulated capitalism run amok man. We need regulations for the same reason we need police. People suck and need to be supervised. Letting the market take care of itself is like letting society take care of itself without police, judges, firemen, etc.

[@mosesking2923]

@@RobotechLegos A. The vast majority of the government can EASILY be privatized like the fire department, roads, etc. B. Bill's examples were the EXACT OPPOSITE. Healthcare and housing are not capitalist at all. They are the most heavily regulated industries in the country. The problem is not capitalism at all, it is government.

[@johnphantom]

@@mosesking2923 a REPUBLICAN study done showed over 10 years government health care would save $3 trillion.

[@rotatedtriskellion1972]

OMG, Bill your talk just heals the heart

[@xadam2dudex]

I have been saying this for years... the US business model is how much can we scam everyone out of....it's all about making the most from the least

[@mosesking2923]

Healthcare is a product like any other. NOBODY has a right to a product. Either get a job and buy it or die on the street. Just don't reach into my wallet and I have no issue with it.

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

The American Dream: Just believe in yourself (and have rich parents and an attorney) and you too can have someone else make it. Then you can sell it. Then fire and sue them.

[@SGGCREATIVES]

@@mosesking2923 Owning guns is a right but getting pills for a fever isn't? Who shoots the guns if we're all dead? Or maybe that's your plan you anarchist!

[@mosesking2923]

@@SGGCREATIVES A false equivalency. Nobody is trying to socialize the entire gun industry and make the government the sole provider of guns at the expense of the US taxpayer. Healthcare is a right in the same way that guns are a right: you have a "right" to get a job and pay for it yourself.

[@andresval9]

SGG dumb argument. I gun must be purchased and we have the right to either buy a gun or any pill that tickles your fancy.

[@kenchristie9214]

Here in Australia I recently visited my doctor. She booked me for Blood test, MRI scan and ultra sound. Total cost - nothing.

[@rickkarsan4491]

Socialism doesnt work. MAGA 2020

[@kenchristie9214]

@@rickkarsan4491 Only a brain dead moron would say that. P.S. You are too stupid to realise the orange psychopath has turned the U.S. into a shit hole.

[@martinkop8075]

@@rickkarsan4491 its working in the Netherlands very well

[@martinloss4171]

and in Germany. My mother had cancer. Therapy cost: 100k+. To pay: 0

[@no40acresandamuleforyou.47]

My brother in law lives in australia. He is an engineer and pays almost half in taxes. My sister in law lives in australia and she lives off the government. She hasn't worked in 10 years.

[@nerdanalog1707]

"They have strikes, like we have mass shootings"; terrible to say, but so true.

[@ivojara]

Well, acutally more strikes than mass shoorings, waaay more. But the joke is good.

[@Scyllax]

Hilarious. Collective bargaining doesn't usually pile up corpses, you dumbass fuckhole.

[@Grmario85]

What are you talking about? It's a great thing to say. That's why it is far better to live in France than the states. Because the people are in charge of their country not businesses.

[@grantmarcus5675]

to manuBut the French police have the same response the police do here: pepper spray, water canons, tear gas canisters, plastic bullets, billy clubs, all donated at high price by the U.S. war machine. It seems the only things we know how to manufacture these days are weapons of destruction. To those bots who say "love it or leave it," I say love it and change it.

[@Scyllax]

@@Grmario85 You missed my point entirely.

[@YankeeNationalist]

“Soft costs” = corruption

[@erroreliminator2.076]

...and collusion

[@troyd384]

"Impact costs" Person wants to turn a carport into a bedroom and garage on their house. CIty says impact fees and that we want you to pay for widening of pavement on city street, adding sidewalks, etc.s . The cost of the project should be 50k. The cost of impact fees. 60k. City of Richland...its a lady who lost her husband. Impact fees. The corruption is deeply rooted into both political establishments. And we wonder why the country is pissed

[@blackout07blue]

Which is why we are voting for Warren or Bernie. Whoever can beat Biden.

[@michaelgilliam1]

@@blackout07blue or Trump!

[@normanflint8757]

Could these soft cost difference vs France be land price expropriation?- Pretty costly California land..

[@qrlee6762]

Thank you for being honest and upfront about what is going on.

[@sloppynyuszi]

You know the system is broken when you hear that a lot of these homeless people actually have jobs. Minimum wage should be able to support your minimum requirements like a roof over your head and food.

[@mgenetos]

www.keranews.org/post/five-years-after-explosion-west-texas-very-little-has-been-done-prevent-another-one California may have a lot of red tape. But Texas has next to none. Surely we can land somewhere in the middle.

[@TacetTheTerror]

UBI would fix that issue.

[@justinm2697]

Bill is referring to the homeless in California, where they are concentrated in LA and San Francisco. A minimum wage that supports living in either city would be so astronomically high, business would either shut down or cheeseburgers increase to $30 each. It's not simply that the wage is too low, it's that the cost of living is so, so high. The average rent in SF is $3700 a month. Based on a 40 hour week you would need to make $23 an hour just to cover rent. It is recommended to only spend 30% of your wage on rent. That means you need to make $12333 a month or $77 an hour. You need to ask why rent is so expensive not why wages are so low.

[@mrstrange5733]

No! Dems raise your taxes for climate change which RAISES RENT! Stop ignoring that! Dems keep raising your rent as they raise taxes for the environment! But you fail to call them out?!

[@justinm2697]

@@antdezbayarea Landlords will rent to the highest bidder as determined by the market. Why shouldn't they? They are the ones who pay the uber high taxes on the property. It's the market that is the problem. The local government has control over that, at least in part, yet are doing nothing about it. Any minimum wage hike will therefore not work and UBI won't help either.

[@redananu]

I like the ending... scam parasites... I think is one of the best descriptions I've heard in a long time. congrats to this show

[@anarchynow3185]

He should have mentioned advertising and marketing. This nowdays making up about 30% of the price in all consumer goods without adding any value to the product.

[@mikebeasley553]

And for the most part the ads are so damn stupid that I would not consider buying the product. Insurance advertising is absolutely ridiculous because it law that you have it. We are smart enough to use Google and figure it out for ourselves. DAMN !

[@kurtsudheim825]

@@mikebeasley553 I generally am not that harsh, but if a product or shop has a real base ad, or one that really puts me off or truly goes against something I believe, then I would avoid it. But I'm I've barely ever seen an ad & give: Oooh, lol at that, I need to have this, & buy it because of the ad (car ads in my country are the worst), I buy it cause I need/ want it, & it's the cheapest/ best I can get

[@erwind917]

@@mikebeasley553 Have you seen ads and jingles from the previous century? The 1950s and 60s? They’re far more cringy than today.

[@homerco213]

It's almost like real estate is for scam artists. I put down wood floors for a living, and I'd argue I add more to the economy than any real estate agent.

[@jeremiahwells8525]

I agree. I'd much rather save up 8 grand and spend it on you than give some idiot the same to file paperwork. And they ask you for "closing costs" with a smile on their face. 🤙

[@ashtonlong1235]

Most builders in my area charge around 15-20% real estate agents charge 6-8% it takes 4+ months to build a custom house and how many days to sell someone one. Also how much it the work comp on paper cuts?

[@jimmywang7401]

Actually, I disagree. My real estate agent goes to my properties before I sell and has to notify tenants by putting up a sign for entry on inspections, appraisals, termite checks. They make sure the property I am buying doesn't have a lien, and hundreds of other issues. I think they are worth every penny.

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

It would help alot if people stopped hiring those parasites to sell their properties, and sold them themselves. Real estate agents are a scourge.

[@iteilejm]

@@jimmywang7401 RA have their place. I won't argue that. But for every single transaction? Furthermore, I've never met a realtor that doesn't think it's a bad time to buy. Part of the problem in real estate is that the commodity dynamic of it all is pushed even further because realtors fight tooth & nail for that commission. They're incentivized to push for a higher price ceiling. If you need to a mechanic, you use one. If you dont? You do it yourself. The same can be applied to real estate. Except, I'm being told runnings comps, requesting inspections, & access to the MLS for myself requires a license.

[@BlazingOwnager]

I live in a rent controlled apartment in LA and recently had some family consider moving here and holy shit. Twice the rent I'm paying wouldn't get them a one room with a 5 way shared bathroom now.

[@LardGreystoke]

@The Last Danite You didn't understand either the post or the video. Gouging.

[@bassandtrebleclef]

@@LardGreystoke this is basic math. I'm betting you've never had a renter or had to pay an employee based on your comment.

[@woodchuck003]

Rent control actually disincentivizes renters to keep there property on the market, this trend has been studied from San Francisco to Sweden. It also disincentivizes maintenance. If I am a renter who can't raise the price if rent to correlate with raising property values. I may need to save money by not offering preventative maintenance. If increaseing property taxes put my property in the red then the renter may also suffer negative consequences.

[@BlazingOwnager]

@The Irish Italian Well fuck the market, because it's ripping people off anyway and if not for rent control they'd priced out everyone in the building. They already have the incentive to do jack shit, either way.

[@mrstrange5733]

Who runs LA?! California?! DEMS DO! Blame them for your damn problems! And I still don’t understand rent control concept.

[@jeffg1524]

Another insightful piece from Bill (done with his usual wit and humor).

[@raspa2000]

"They have strike like we have mass shootings..."... I'm French ... I love you man 🤣

[@mr.h5436]

It's not the mass shooting problem= it's the volume shooting.

[@deniselauzon1010]

I'm French too but French Canadian... Québécoise.

[@Sargethe1st]

jerome Nicolazo oui, oui ?!

[@raspa2000]

@Siedler Joe IT IS scary... but once you're scared what is it good for ? I've been living in USA for 10 years now and yes the rhythm with which mass shootings happen is frightening but YOU GUYS don't want to solve it... it's just like alcoholism and drug addiction you know... the first step to cure is when one looks at oneself in the mirror and recognize he or she has a problem... but this is not happening in here... or too little... one day ... maybe ... until 80% of the population will say enough is enough with mass shootings nothing will move... to this day american people love their guns more than a few kids ... that is the sad reality

[@raspa2000]

@@deniselauzon1010 aaaah La Belle Province "Je me souviens" 😉

[@ruthwoodin550]

I am a Canadian who loves to listen Bill every Friday night. Laugh all the time. But tonight I finally saw someone who really made him feel uncomfortable but made him look like the guy I would like to chat with over the back fence. Thank you Howard Stern.

[@johngarnhum1619]

Just the back fence?You mean you wouldn't invite him in for coffee or anything?

[@ruthwoodin550]

@@johngarnhum1619 No in- depth conversations, he's too smart for me!!

[@canismajoris6222]

One thing puzzling is why about 1000 military bases in other countries? Even before China or Russia rising. These money could have help the poor Americans.

[@jawsh5628]

As someone in consulting I agree wholeheartedly

[@michalyne]

Yeah but its unlikely you're one of those "consultants" juiced in by their political buddies getting paid a shit pile of money for essentially doing nothing.

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

More than 20 years ago a friend of my dad's had some business cards made for my dad that had the word "consultant" under his name, as his title. My dad didn't work, he just did what he pleased and lived off his stock dividends. It's always been a joke.

[@insane_troll]

As someone in consulting I know a way to fix the problem, which I will explain to you if you pay the consulting fee.

[@charlie-obrien]

I concur. Now, may I have your accounts payable information, please.

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

"I wrote a book. It's called "How To Get People To Pay You $40 For a Book." ---consulting in a nutshell.

[@handsomehobo4727]

Americans pride themselves as land of the free and home of the brave and yet everyday my jaw drops to the floor reading the news from the US and yet i never see any strikes or protests that lasts more than a day, their children are gunned down in their schools regularly by semi automatic weapons and they accept it when politicians tell them "Guns don't kill people people kill people" really that counts as an argument and justification, apparently it does in US. I mean people protests and strike for way less in other countries, i see brave citizens in Hongkong, France, South Korea coming out in protests against their government and inspiring change. US politicians don't fear the citizens because they know they will get away with everything, at-most people in US will do is tweet, when was the last time people really did strikes and protest in United States to inspire change, Home of the brave my ass

[@kaptenhiu5623]

Handsome Hobo true. In my country people were protesting for days against new "co-habitation law" which punish people who have sex outside of marriage. And it works, the law was postponed. And this is in Indonesia which is an Islamic majority country.

[@accuratealloys]

Handsome Hobo I own several semi automatic rifles and pistols. They are safely locked away so they can’t get out and gun down anybody. See how easy that was?

[@nadinadi8385]

The politicians have learned very well that they can easily devise us with bullshit so NO ONE does anything.

[@onelove7354]

@@accuratealloys look how proud you are of your stupidity SAD

[@sloppynyuszi]

accurate alloys this is something everybody does? People pro gun control aren’t talking about you. I’m guessing it’s a hobby, because if someone breaks into your house your guns being locked up it’s not easy to somersault into action with the trigger being ready against said bad guy intruding your house you failed to lock properly in your dodgy neighbourhood. There is no magic wand to undo gun violence immediately, but having some common sense laws, like having gun tracking so you can’t just randomly sell a gun to someone without paperwork. Background checks etc and etc. A lot of these laws actually exist, they just need to be enforced.

[@enricochavez3046]

Consulting is so overrated in many cases.

[@peepeevs]

As someone from Europe (the Netherlands) I can honestly say I've seen plenty of homeless people, but I've never seen a homeless ENCAMPMENT!

[@cococ5043]

@yujil da Shame on you. That was an uncalled for comment, and just plain mean. You need to apologize. People from the Netherlands are especially kind, and special. If you were ever there you'd understand that. 😠

[@peepeevs]

@yujil da Ouch... You really don't think I'm special?

[@brandoncinpubadj]

It was due to Liberal policies being enacted that gives a homeless person in a tent (wherever they want to put it up), basically the same rights as a person living in a home. So, all the homeless moved there.

[@peepeevs]

@@brandoncinpubadj I thought it was because of Cartman's song....

[@brandoncinpubadj]

@@peepeevs kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHexkoV9mL9lbrs

[@julieannmyers8714]

"Scamerica" & "In Gouge We Trust"... that's some brilliant writing. And French strikes vs. US mass shootings... darkly, bitingly brilliant. Wish the political commentary was just as intelligent & clever.

[@keineahnung74]

mafiamerica

[@packlife4245]

You're the best! Watch you every week! Thank you for laughs, inspiration, & service to commonsense! 👍

[@TheNN]

This whole situation reminds me of an old Bugs Bunny cartoon where he sneaks in with a mobster and keeps switching costumes to get more money from him until he walks away with the whole stack of cash and laughing. Pretty much describes this whole scenario pretty well. "One for me boss" "And one for you "And one for me" "And one for you" "And one for me" "And one for you"

[@peterbarnes66]

@Sudhir Kakar to lie about the wrong they are doing...............

[@saucegodxx]

Recluse Spider exactly! Fucking obvious American government had been corrupt for years it’s all about self interest republicans and democrats two heads on the same coin 🤷🏼‍♂️ only way to fight the system is a civil war which we could be headed for sooner than we think the American people are growing tired people are starting to realize our government isn’t for us

[@howardkerr8174]

I used to say America will SOON be like a 3rd world country, obviously I was wrong....in most respects we became one quite some time ago.

[@alfredarvidsson]

There is not one for me :-)

[@sunshine3914]

I’m a lifelong laborer, after muscle surgery a few years ago, the only jobs I could find were either scams or where I’d be scamming other people. Ended up living on credit for a year.,

[@terryh5763]

"in gouge we trust" ... LOL, so fekking true!!! this line should be trademarked by bill and used in every protest in scamerica until the swamp is truly drained and those in it are indicted , convicted, and imprisoned.. and they have started with the impeachment process.. git er done !!!!

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

The American Dream: Get Scammed

[@thatcutebird5213]

Sounds like The American Nightmare.

[@ludo5475]

American dream = come on the scammers side.

[@exciteddemonstrator9150]

“So... what exactly is it... YA DO, here?” -Bob Slydell, Office Space

[@geraldcarron9525]

Fix: okay it must be a fav line of yours - got anything original or, at least, makes some fucking sense?

[@shimes424]

@@geraldcarron9525 got any friends? Or are you just gonna troll random KZbin comments tonight?

[@geraldcarron9525]

Scott: what the fuck is it to you? Are you the self-proclaimed You Tube Sheriff? Why are YOU trolling my comments to someone else. See u next time idiot.

[@ziziscorsese9475]

Gerald Carron It was uncalled for what you said. And does it make you feel more powerful when you use the f bomb? It doesn’t make you sound educated.

[@greenie62]

@@geraldcarron9525, nevermind your comment could(was ) perceived as gratuitous asshole, it's also just plain wrong. The OPs office space reference made sense. Only inaccuracy is in the movie it's directed at a very dutiful individual who relays "god damn" messages back an forth so "others don't have to!!"

[@guillermoperis1673]

keep doing it Bill!!! This type of sharp analyses (which has nothing to do with politics) are soooooo needed nowadays!!! Sometimes better than others, but always interesting wake-up calls

[@setarehlessan8378]

Bill Maher's show is so eye opening.

[@nova77791]

Love bill maher. Hes ricght about this. Part of this is also a major issue with american culture

[@thatcutebird5213]

Consumerism.

[@lamocontentgay75]

That Cute Bird the ultimate way to hurt the modern elite is to stop consuming to bad we love to consume in burger land which is why the obesity rate is rising

[@thatcutebird5213]

@Science is Hard Stuff what other countries do they live in?

[@nathanrhodes4131]

You hit the nail on the head, Bill: the free market works. Housing and medicine are two of the most regulated sectors (education being up there, too), and they suck.

[@mucsalto8377]

this is not true at all. USA is the only first world country without universal health care, it is the only one with a shrinking live expectation and it has the most expensive healthcare system . Check the data for the "socialist" European countries like Sweden, Germany and France and you will see the difference.

[@strzyga83]

So how come it comes off cheaper in France?

[@erwind917]

@@strzyga83 California has a higher GDP than France. Lol US GDP is $26 trillion. France is $2.6 trillion. 10x the GDP = 10x the grift

[@lamourstrong9837]

The layers of fees is a disgrace. Plus the bureaucracy associated with planning does nothing to help people. People are losing their dignity & homes, as they struggle to stay afloat financially and emotionally. It is time people realised they're way of life is at stake. America the home of the homestead, where pioneers rallied together to create a life for themselves is losing its moral fibre. Saddening to see.

[@chiefredbear8979]

Did you think they would stop after they robbed the Indians? There is no honor amongst thieves. Get out while you can.

[@100forks]

I like the way Mr. Maher has changed. The truth is great to hear. When everyone stands up for truth, the scams with disappear.

[@jmmmnliberal8274]

Damn..... Sometimes Bill just nails it!

[@rogerdorsey7823]

The medical system needs a massive overhaul.

[@AvecPoesie]

@@rogerdorsey7823 I never thought I would associate the term "understatement" with "massive overhaul"...but here I am, on my 24th consecutive day in the hospital battling a multitude of health complications all stemming from a chronic condition I was born with. The Healthcare industry is so much about productivity as well as profits. It's tiresome having to be intertwined with it your entire life.

[@ForceSounds-u5e]

Get away with as much as you possibly can and when you’re held accountable lie and obfuscate that’s the American way

[@erroreliminator2.076]

Same way worldwide

[@thingamabob3902]

@@erroreliminator2.076 Well but the rest of the world rarely says "we are the best and freeest and whatnot country in the world" ... another lie and obfuscation perhaps ?

[@mckenzie.latham91]

Well that's definitely how wells fargo operates.

[@Dr.CorneliaKratzer]

The homeless situation here in LA is grotesque! The city does nothing- and wanted to raise homeowners' taxes to boot to pay for the 'affordable' housing for homeless- in reality the city is enriching themselves at the expense of the residents and taxpayers of Los Angeles! Eric GArcetti says homelessness is his top priority but is is shown to be his top incompetence and/or scam/greed. Los Angelinos are getting really fed up with this scam. In NYC the homeless situation is not as out of control as it is here in LA. PLUS, the homeless trash and feces cause an overgrowth of rats and diseases...and the City does NOTHING, other than pretend, gaslight citizens and fill their own pockets.

[@roxxylala26]

@Arlando Little No, it's an American Corporate greed system.

[@zeusapollo8688]

Once you run out of water the rents might go down

[@scottcharney1091]

@Logan Waltz Try and travel through one of those suburbs as a black or Latin person (for example) and see how long it takes for the cops to hassle you. Actually, you might see that as a good thing, inasmuch as the rest of your comment is racist, not to mention ignorant in other ways. The DOJ said recently, and accurately, that political violence in recent years is overwhelmingly right-wing. As for the apolitical mass shooters, you have no idea what you're talking about.

[@scottcharney1091]

@Arlando Little The GOP would unleash cops on them, with all the violence that would ensue. I don't doubt that the Democrats won't do that eventually, to be sure. Also, as for corporations, you do know about worker-owned enterprises, right?

[@scottcharney1091]

@Arlando Little First, just look at the differences between the highest-paid and lowest-paid employees, and how much that gap has absolutely exploded over the past fifty years or so.

[@bangkokrichard]

I live in Bangkok Thailand ... and just got home from the dentist. 20 minute appointment with x-ray and evaluation. $4.50. Yes. You read that right. And the dentist graduated from an American University!

[@GiratinaofFury]

Utah once did an experiment to tackle homelessness. At the time, they had done some number crunching and found that it was cheaper to offer each homeless person a room for a month and a counsellor than it was to put them in prison, and thus decided to do the former and homelessness was cut by 90% and many of them stayed off the streets. Financial sense you'd think? But it was all scrapped because someone said in a whiny voice "What about me?". So rather than just ignore it and move on, or, more appropriately just sarcastically repeat what they said, they listened to that one guy who worked in prison labour. And thus we are where we are now. This goes to the core of what is wrong in America, where progress is conditional to how much money can be made from it, and it has been slowly engorging government programs. It's less Federal business and more Ferengi business, where just to keep a conversation going you have to pay for it. This is the ticket scalping market brought to a political level, where the government could be functional, but it chooses to be frivolous, looking for every possible which way to make money from something.

[@reignsupreme7701]

Giovanni Magnus lmaooo

[@jimpemberton2246]

Bill Maher lately has me feeling like Pikachu. "Did....did you just understand me?" Keep it up sir!

[@mbolchunas]

That explains it, grown men who watch Pikachu what bill Maher... Morons

[@jimpemberton2246]

@@mbolchunas Grown men often have children into Pokemon.....and?

[@mbolchunas]

@@jimpemberton2246 you don't have to watch it too... Douchebag

[@blackout07blue]

This was 10 minutes after he tried convincing us not to vote for Bernie and Warren... Lol. Bill is a dead clock which is right twice a day.

[@Toneloke-xm9jv]

I call it corporate Casino capitalism where the house always wins and you always lose.

[@yenciehossain9020]

This scamming would be 10 times worse under socialism. Just look at Venezuela and Cuba.

[@Toneloke-xm9jv]

That Statement is played out. There are many types of socialism. Those two countries don't have social democracy or otherwise should be called " regulated capitalism " , which this country has lost. We are living under crony capitalism or corporate fascism.

[@spybird5870]

@@yenciehossain9020 way to talk shit. the u.s is the one that does regime changes and other bs in other sovereign countries where you have no fucking business being in - including sanctioning medicine.

[@nofyfb123]

@@yenciehossain9020 We have the dumbest people in the world. Just look in the mirror.

[@spybird5870]

@william henderson you fucking destroyed me, you're so awesome with no points to make

[@dooomscroll]

the single down-vote was a consultant

[@Silverfirefly1]

My consultant says that your comment is on the right track, but he needs three weeks and expenses to clarify that.

[@MrShnazer]

It was me.

[@theuniversedoesntcare]

That's a lot of email addresses..

[@truthteller4442]

In 2019, more people are leaving traditional 9-5's an are starting their own businesses in their particular industries. "Consultant" is just another word for "employee" or "worker." Only you can't put those titles on business cards. When you go to someone for help, you are consulting with them, hence the title. Bill making a big deal out of nothing. Seeing that title at a higher rate is just a sign that people are branching out on their own.

[@ernestoregaldo]

A porta potty consultant.

[@Technibility]

Living in LA my entire 37 year life, and a nice area in Glendale, everything Bill says here is absolutely true. The cost of living is so ridiculously high, property values have skyrocketed to the point where most of the middle class can barely afford one of the new luxurious condo's and apartments they keep over building. It's never been this bad. The goods and services keep rising in cost, as do the taxes. The worst part is, the wages are stagnant. The population keeps growing and the facade makes it seem like the city is bustling, but even in the nice areas, the homeless population has grown, and the cities seem to do not a damn thing about it. Debt has gotten worse, as has crime.

[@pneulancer]

Yep. That coupled with the insane cost of higher education. The average cost of a four year degree (adjusted for inflation) has increased 161% just since 1987. If you can't even afford to get a college education, odds are you're going to live in a vicious cycle of poverty til death. Sadly, it's only going to get worse.

[@Technibility]

@@pneulancer Along with less incentive for kids to want to go to college and eventually get an undergrad, given the average median income compared to the higher cost of living in the state. Also less incentive for a teenager to give a damn about their retail or service job, another reason imo we've seen a drop off in terms of customer service overall across the board. Walk into a Macy's in the Glendale Galleria anytime in 1999 when I was working there retail and it was bustling with employees and customers. Walk in today and there's one employee for the entire 2nd floor/women's section and one register. The mall occupants as a whole walk through the galleria but don't actually shop. Once prosperous companies like Gap and Sephora losing money annually. Department stores going out of business. Retail establishments closing in rising record numbers annually, with less and less new retailers opening in the country, while automation continues to take human work.

[@orangefox1231]

The only thing rising faster is probably tuition prices at all universities.

[@jimpugh6357]

Thanks Bill Maher for another good show that dare not be stated on MSM

[@timchipps4087]

finally bill you got it!!

[@EGA83]

This is the logical endpoint of the Reagan Revolution.

[@johnrencheck2283]

Yep yhe rich get richer while thwe rest of us get trickeled on

[@si91]

I don't see how Reagan, who campaigned against big government, can be blamed for needlessly expensive public housing, high-speed rail, or pointless government red tape, lawyers, labor unions, and regulations.

[@si91]

@Tam Cung I agree. Elvis Summers, a former homeless person tried to build temporary housing for the homeless in LA, complete with wheels and solar panels, and the LA government seized his houses, broke the wheels, and refused to return them. The government cannot allow private citizens to fix their own problems, or else it will be proven to be a giant, greedy, power hungry waste of money.

[@nonmagicmike723]

@@si91 This is a Bill Maher comment section, so they're mostly left-wing. Most of the projects Bill mentioned are government-run, yet most of the commenters are blaming capitalism and the private sector. Go figure.

[@ericford240]

My boss was talking about how construction project managers in New York City were given something like $20K a week in bribe money. “Oh, you want us to drop off the materials over there? Pay a bribe. You want us to insulate those hot water pipes? Pay a bribe.” Etc, etc.

[@stevenw2933]

Heres where you’re wrong, those aren’t bribes. They’re consulting fees for site evaluation, efficient inspections and independent investigators of quality adjustment. Definitely not bribes because that would mean theres systemic corruption in America.

[@nadinadi8385]

This is so true, it’s sad!! I’ve been saying this for such a long time. 😒 How do we fix it?

[@Phatooine]

Vote for progressives in election. People who have Bernie Sanders ideology.

[@arnabiarnab3037]

Eliminate lobbyist and get money out of politics

[@sailenkatel3436]

Go engage in volunteering for Bernie Sanders, donate to his campaign and most importantly educate yourself on his policies.

[@invent5540]

@@sailenkatel3436 Correct! Imagine 500,000 medical bankruptcies!! People losing everything because they chose saving a loved one over their 401k and or home! I'll give Trump credit for one thing... he knows how to manipulate the press!

[@sailenkatel3436]

John you have to understand that the root of the problem goes much much deeper than Trump. It's the ideology of neoliberalism that values profit over human lives. For its defenders 500000 bankrupt people are nothing more than minor blips.

[@marcusperry7461]

America: "if the cash is there, we do not care!"

[@mikehoornstra562]

Fuck you Bill most of the shit you bitching about is in liberal Democrat California. Trumps far from the problem out there, maybe you need him because the shit, needles, homeless, and illegals seem to be what your known for. Bill your getting stupider with each desperate show.

[@grantmarcus5675]

@Logan Waltz You are so full of bullshit and you're trying to shove it up our asses. You are Scamerica!

[@grantmarcus5675]

@@mikehoornstra562Most of the shit Bill is Bitching about is the corporate shit that is draining and clogging America. Unless you're a corporate shill, your answer or stupidity is part of the corporate problem not the solution. # corporations pay less taxes than you or your secretary unless YOU ARE the corporation.

[@speedychicken831]

Kkona

[@susanpaulk7258]

@@mikehoornstra562 maybe you shouldn't call someone stupid when you don't know the difference between your and you're.

[@oldmanspooky6641]

Spot on . Thank you

[@mikeaskme3530]

Before any Mid westerners get to smug, the same type of shit happens here in Ohio also, this type of shit is going on all across America red states and blue states large cities and small cities.

[@ISpitHotFiyaa]

They don't screw with the housing market in Ohio like they do in California though. That particular scam is far more prevalent in the blue states.

[@maxvarjagen9810]

Mass homelessness is a west coast phenomenon too. But yeah government is inefficient no matter who runs it.

[@mikeaskme3530]

@@maxvarjagen9810 that is a lie, its a every where phenomenon, you only see it more on the west coast because of the news. I live in a small town that has a lot of homelessness to much for the size of the town. Hell look at Florida, or basically anywhere where there is good all year weather.

[@toloh419]

@@maxvarjagen9810 the weather is part of the draw to the homeless problem in the west

[@mikeaskme3530]

@@ISpitHotFiyaa oh Bullshit, i live in Ohio and getting a decent one bedroom apartment for anything less than 600 month is damn near impossible.

[@nobody-wk6ej]

First life lesson I learned at 5. "There is no such thing as 'free.'"

[@davis.fourohfour]

Trump has been getting free his entire life.

[@NoelTeruGibson]

Love is free ✌🏾

[@BummerMan83]

I've helped people learn a skill and didnt charge them. That was free. I wanted them to better themselves and I hope that they did. Ive given away free shit to kids at garage sales who rode up on bicycles and didnt have any money. Why? Because its shit I dont need, that someone else would love to own, and I would rather give it away than make a dollar on it. I still sold some things, but I wasnt so obsessed with gouging people. That should be the American way. I still work and struggle but oh well. That's where someone tells me that if I was more aggressive I could have more money. I'd rather do good things above chasing profit. Being paid for your skills and time is fine. Taking someones money if you dont have to is fuckery.

[@milltonfreedman8674]

@@NoelTeruGibson Love don't pay the rent...

[@christofl6523]

Exactly! If a person refuses to work and produce anything of value why should we be required to pay for them?

[@RAM-nv3ss]

Well said and well done Bill...very bloody well done!

[@michaelhumphrey1209]

It's become the American way of life. Just like lawsuits.

[@finris1]

You do know the whole, "there are too many lawsuits" cry was started by big business to make it harder to sue them and hold them accountable for their scams and terrible business practices, right?

[@EliSoza23]

And none of the money is going to help homeless people transition to following up with mental health services and addiction services. Its none sustainable.

[@tranquil2706]

Keep telling it like it is, Bill!

[@shammes53ify]

He is correct, one of the biggest issues in this country today, GREED!

[@awardwin]

Steve Hammes And greed is just a symptom of “narcissism,” which is the true culprit.

[@subzero4790]

500000$ for an apartment for the homeless. Is that real?

[@arnabiarnab3037]

It's facts..... As a progressive California disappointed me... Living in LA has been a horrible experience

[@cynthiarouse]

It's even worse than that. The land it sits on is worth 30 Million an acre. You can not make this up....

[@davis.fourohfour]

The locals want upscale luxury apartments so their condo or rental value don't drop, so up go the new studio amenities. People are the problem, too.

[@mr.h5436]

It's f-ed up big time. Those homeless aren't from that neighborhood. You could give them really decent houses with property in many states= a better solution.

[@kismypencek6185]

Priceless fatherly lesson. Well done. If I were a teacher this would be shown to the kids...every friday....every day... The G.I. doesn't seem to exist anymore.

[@matthewmalpeli]

Corruption is not a bug in bourgeois democracy, it's a feature.

[@IvanSN]

¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!

[@72marshflower15]

Corruption begins with the individual ie is individualistic and individualism sources conservatism... Democracy is a liberal/collectivist device, and in America, Capitalism, a conservative construct, is pitted against it... Liberal devices will never succeed when they’re forced to operate under conservative constructs...

[@vader1a]

@@kennethdower7425 how is he a troll? it's a bloody rebuttal and a question. What is his alternative? it's not democracy at fault just the system that certain people in the US have built around it. And with the issue with california's homeless crisis, well that's it's the fault of Democrat policies of an open border. You could build 100000 houses at a cheap cost but the more people you give "sanctuary" to the more houses you will have to make on tge taxpayers some, eventually you run out of money.

[@lalalablablabla2130]

Yeah we all know there a no scamming bogoisie in communism. Lol Your citys are run by corrupt democrats. Just move to a red state

[@lalalablablabla2130]

@@kennethdower7425 execute people for asking a question? Hhmm sounds like communism or as they call it in italy fascism

[@DanielTongol21]

I completely agree with Bill. 🥂👌🏽

[@barbaraconnett5057]

Bill,I’m learning so much listening to you, thank you!

[@PvE2PvP]

God bless this man. We dont agree o everything. But I find my self agreeing with him more then I disagree with him

[@DoctorZisIN]

God bless this atheist.

[@jamesmccool9536]

@@DoctorZisIN lol!!

[@SL-cl9gt]

Tony Soprano: *breathes heavily*

[@julianmarsh1378]

This is MUST WATCHING for all Americans.

[@shawnmoultrie8951]

Guess I'm moving to Little Falls, NY.

[@ronaldruggiero7525]

I'm from Little Falks

[@firesign4297]

👏👏👏

[@firesign4297]

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[@vickie3183]

Go ahead. The sate is all corrupt. Gov.Cuomo?

[@vickie3183]

State

[@stevemcdonald6001]

I can't be the only one who noticed that most employers started treating most employees like crap soon as Reagan took over.

[@richardscott8503]

Yeah, things began to get ugly in those years. I don't get that nostalgia for the 80s at all.

[@stevemcdonald6001]

@@richardscott8503 The music was fantastic, but I certainly preferred A Flock Of Seagulls over Reagan's swarm of bible thumping blood suckers!

[@celefin6494]

That's the exact time when productivity increase was decoupled from wage growth and taxes for the wealthy started to decline. The advent of neoliberalism.

[@Dogen70]

They act like lil Sheriffs of nottingham. Same mentality. They think they have the right to abuse the ones they think they can abuse.

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

If you let them and they know they can get away with it, they'll do anything possible that makes them profit even more.

[@mor.6860]

Outstanding Mr Mahr

[@brightonbabe2139]

France has affordable healthcare for all as well as job security.

[@kaladan1890]

france is getting gouged like everyone else, havnt you heard of the rioting ? the world is enjoying its last 2-3 decades of easy living and the most crooked are sucking everything dry hoping to make the end easier for their kids.

[@ixlnxs]

@@kaladan1890 The people rioting in France still have a lot more than their counterparts in the USA.

[@VoxOMS]

This is so disappointingly true. It's on the level of buying a politician's loyalty for a few grand so your company can save billions in taxes.

[@DinoArchon]

Great segment Bill!!!

[@garyha2650]

I'm Republican and I approve of this message.

[@KillerBebe]

See who is filling their pockets and go after them.

[@blackout07blue]

Bill wants us to vote one of those kind of politician in during the democratic primary.

[@anthonyrice6713]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Bill Maher for president!

[@StudioDaVeed]

You can't blame California's issues on Trump; they have been festering for years if not decades.

[@ChicanoOne760]

A republican would reform the country and pay off the national debt.

[@billyboy6028]

@@ChicanoOne760 NO, quite the opposite! A Republican would give his rich friends tax breaks on the backs of needy citizens just like Donald "What Deficit" Trump did.

[@redheadedgypsy1939]

@@ChicanoOne760 drumpf is Republican & the country is more in debt than it ever has been!!!

[@nick101984]

Bill Maher had a great monologue here. But yeah how do you blame Trump for this. Also if we are giving 400 million to Ukraine and there are fears of corruption, well then the President has a responsibility to investigate it. As he should with corruption everywhere and there is MASSIVE corruption everywhere, specially Democrat run states.

[@MovieGuy666]

you blame all of them moron, it's corrupt from the top to the bottom from both parties.

[@BenGurskyMusic]

"Nobody in america knows what the fuqq they're doing" - say it louder for the people in the back

[@ludo5475]

@Sudhir Kakar why should there be an "if" ?

[@ludo5475]

@Sudhir Kakar That is a huge misunderstanding. capitalism only rewards ability to snatch more than your fair share of money, not socially useful skills. If that is the poor extent of your reflection on what a civilization should achieve.. maybe you'll become money rich thanks to your "bankable skills", but that wouldn't make you worth much.

[@ludo5475]

@Sudhir Kakar Life expectancy has actually been dropping for several years in a row in the US. Access to education and health-care worsened, on the account of income disparity, leaving the economically weak aside. That's what happens to people not having the right "skills" in a capitalist society where social utility is measured in economic terms only. Yet these persons inability to make money is not in anyway related to their value as members of the society. On the contrary I would say, as mentioned above,, capitalism as we let it unfold in the US promotes income inequality, by over rewarding the survival of the most short-sighted greedy kind of humans... the true plague of civilizations and the doom of the environment in the long term.

[@saucegodxx]

Ludovic Touitou so i go to business school instead of becoming a doctor does that mean I should struggle more are my skills not valued oh not to mention people have 30 year debt after graduation and struggle to find a job and when you do find a job half your check goes the government, then bills it’s all a damn scam we live in a system that’s designed to keep you broke while these rich lazy assholes get rich off your hard labor

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

@Sudhir Kakar You sound like a triggered piece of shit.

[@mcl3658]

I wish KZbin had a bigger thumbs up button because sometimes the content is just so spot on. Keep calling this shit out Bill Maher.

[@jeffreyhogan7298]

Bill's right I've had 2 knee replacement's 1st one was $14,000 1 year later different Dr. same city was almost $70,000! Just another example of Scamerica!!!💯

[@karlblume9419]

"Charge what the market will bear." We have borne too much. We must find ways to say 'Enough! No. TOO MUCH!"

[@TheHSoko]

Great points Bill Maher

[@DJMichaelAngelo]

"Years ago when a city wanted a subway station they just went ahead and built one. It had tracks, some stairs and a few turnstiles but was overall pretty basic. Nobody argued about it. Nobody sued over it. Nobody tried to pull the funding when it was halfway done. It just GOT BUILT. Now you need six environmental impact statements, and the station has to spend X% of its cost on public art, Y% on union labor, and Z% with minority-owned companies or minority labor, and every person on earth has to have a right to comment on it. So there's going to be several years worth of public hearings, and a website, and then of course the thing has to maintain political favor with whatever party is in charge of the state house. So it takes a decade and $250 million just to add a station or two to the end of a line these days. That's why the government can't afford it." -- Bill_G from The Atlantic

[@patrickjohn3323]

Welcome to the United Snakes. Land of the Fee, Home of the Slave.

[@brokerbevo]

Huh? Where is there slavery still in America? We can fight it together!

[@Lianis]

@@brokerbevo Now their just called the working Poor

[@Bozemoto]

@@brokerbevo Prisoners can be compelled to work, being punished with solitary confinement and other abuse if they don't. And they don't have minimum wage protection. No wonder private prisons are wanting longer sentencing, the government pays them to keep them and then use them as free labor.

[@97kt69]

Thanks Bill for keeping their feet to the fire!

[@stoneyll]

I thought that was Patton Oswalt's King of Mattress Sales~!!