New Rule: The Good Sex Economy | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

[@neosandy]

"because someone..." Lol I think this is my fav Bill Maher video maybe it's hard to choose there's so many. I love Bill Maher!!

[@kentdodge3715]

Bill you are the best.

[@michaelr3583]

Big maher fan since 2000. I lost my job and went 4 months without one during the last recession. Life is about much more than just surviving.

[@bryanwilson8396]

ind0ctr1n3 Your drugs must have just worn off, because you definitely need another dose !! What a stupid response !

[@rondavis3232]

I feel for you...ive been there and I agree. In Bills defense, he is speaking logically on a topic about which you are passionate. The sacrifice of the few is worth the benefit of the many...unless you are the few...then you view things a bit differently. Let's be clear, I don't want a recession, nor do I need one to vote out the shit stain in the oval office, but I understand Bills comedic proposal. And I really wish you the best, as one who agrees that recessions are no joke.

[@mulu2132]

Michael Anderson no skin in the game? You sound stupid

[@edwardroche2480]

In two years from now when Trump loses the election he will claim to be prosecuted by political for shish for his crimes against the American financial institutions and not the people whom he has led to death and despair. This comes from the future. December 1st 2020.

[@thomasmulroney9926]

I loved it when he said Sarah Palin tweeted her follower. Im still laughing.

[@drewmalhotra4360]

Anybody else watching this from Quarantine? Bill Maher predicting the future and shit

[@Hirnlego999]

Saw someone describing modern USA as land of the grave. Those coming evictions, possibly in millions will not be fun to see

[@ThoughtfulPotato]

It literally sent a chill down my spine. I'm not kidding...

[@keithroy9217]

And very accurately, too!

[@jameskellam2980]

Yeah. Looks like they got the downturn they wanted. Sad for all of the people affected though.

[@sandeepdmello430]

Democratic party created covid to get rid of trump

[@EugeneAxe]

"Rome fell, and they still haven't fixed that stadium." Words of wisdom.

[@TjamVideoMan]

Good joke, but why fix the stadium when the entire COUNTRY has crashed?!!

[@biscotti7165]

and laugh out loud funny! no contemporary stadium would be a tourist attraction as a ruin!

[@BeefT-Sq]

" The leaders of today's intellectuals are probably aware of the fact that the injunction to avoid polarization means that unity---a nation's unity---must be given priority over reason, logic, and, truth, which is a fundamental principle of collectivism. " -Ayn Rand-

[@moses1142]

I’m stocking up on candles!!!🤣

[@gc3k]

Wow no wonder you're typing and not talking!

[@smiller2044]

Juan Snow

[@nellynell9594]

Water too

[@harishsubramanian1241]

I'm stocking up on candies. Enjoy your starvation while I die of diabetes

[@fluffmcmuff6801]

The most valuable currencies are in fact fresh air, clean water, fertile soil, & biodiversity. Ecology is much more important than this debt-based economy that is so often used to "justify" destroying the very ecosystem we need to live.

[@sidilicious11]

Fluff McMuff who hoo! Yes yes yes yes yes

[@toriless]

Currency is just an idea, a pretentious human concept, the earth is real.

[@bargainbetsy8829]

Fluff McMuff .

[@madferit1987]

Fluff McMuff you're making a great point. I would like to add that, the ecological cost isn't embedded in the products we buy. Something that would make a big difference in consumer behavior. If the cost of deforestation would've been added to the price of palm oil, processed foods wouldn't be so affordable. Also, I despise the fact that we've built a system where the only solution for well-being is a consumption driven economy and taking a sustainable approach and stifling over the top consumption leads to a recession. In conclusion we're fucked and living here in 2050 won't be that fun...

[@adoniscreed4031]

Society as a whole still needs to figure that out...

[@simonandkarennash243]

Absolutely brilliant, “good sex economy “ and to Liz Warren “ I don’t have a question just hold me” . After watching this I caught myself still chuckling sitting on my own at hotel breakfast. People must think I’m mad. Thanks Bill we love you!

[@jd.elie1]

Interesting to watch some of these now, during a quarantine...

[@TerminatorSe7en]

Bill is very clever and he cares! My favorite comedian/host

[@BigtimeBigA]

“He wants people to die....YES, specifically Mike Cernovich”. LMFAO

[@Zeldarw104]

@Error Eliminator 👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👍

[@HeathenChannel]

I had to pause the video until I was done laughing when he said "Sarah Palin tweeted to her follower"

[@GreenDragon11]

Same here!! And I so needed that!!

[@garygarber9310]

How would the right react to Bill's observations. Keep your minds open.

[@gabrielb.mendoza5445]

Love it, this shows tells the truth in a very hilarious way..

[@lakersfansince1991]

Bill lives in California, there’s literally homeless people and unemployed potheads everywhere. You can’t afford a decent apartment without paying almost 2k a month.

[@jessejflores1624]

Bill you nailed it tonight

[@mickeysmyspiritanimal223]

Great response Bill! A $100 million response! 🤣

[@kevinrrrrrrrrrr]

Bill Maher =truth.

[@hardcoregmr4lyf]

Kevin Romeo Then why is he trying to lie about his actual net worth of 100 million dollars? Look it up.

[@zuko5760]

truth bout Russia collusion? , he is a broken record

[@spiralentree737]

Michael Anderson he wasn't trying to say your name

[@spiralentree737]

PurerSpirit it's true

[@lauralishes1]

Bill must be able to tell the future. It's amazing how right he is and how often what he says ends up happening.

[@doginu]

He must have known Biden would have to out do Trump!

[@michaelherlihy9349]

Except never

[@sabineschuessler9234]

Bill Maher, you are so very right about all of it! Love your show! I am out of the country but watch you on KZbin.

[@ԷմմանուելԷզենվանՄեղր]

Before you whine, Bill is right.

[@theuniversedoesntcare]

Emmanuel Ezenwa You lie.

[@poncho9587]

Thing is, he wants it because he won't be affected by it. He's worth millions of dollars, and he has no one to worry about if a recession hits. It's things like this that are the reason why so few people trust mainstream media or celebrities anymore. Before YOU whine about my comment, consider this. Celebrities feel safe about hurling insults towards people they dislike, because they don't live in the real world. They don't live with the consequences of the real world. They go home each night to armed security and gated complexes. This mindset that Bill Maher is exhibiting in this video is EXACTLY the reason why there was such a disconnect between Hillary Clinton, a politician that was cut from a similar cloth who is basically a corporate shill in a suit that answers to the beck and call of those who caused the subprime mortgage fiasco in the first place. They don't have to worry about going home, probably sacrificing their own wants so that their loved ones don't have to worry about food on the table, clothes on their backs, and a roof over their head. These individuals don't sleep on how their wants and desires hurt those less fortunate than they. They are content on seeing the world burn if they don't get their way, and anyone who dares speak out against them is the worst kind of person imaginable. Bill Maher is just a coward in a suit, unable to see that the rest of the nation has seen through this kind of bullshit. Live in your world of denial, you sack of shit. It's the obliviousness of the mainstream media and like-minded celebrities that fueled Trump's presidency, and they're too fucking stupid to act sane.

[@Bobyjon]

Emmanuel Ezenwa Please share the facts you have that can support your ridiculous claim.

[@Bobyjon]

Son of Sullivan... Same question.

[@ԷմմանուելԷզենվանՄեղր]

Did you idiot's watch the damn video? You're on the way to recession already. Whether he wants it or not. Moreover, the US has survived many recessions, last one was after Bush, literally every time you numbnuts elect a republican. He too was affected by the last one. Instead of whining about what he said, take your outrage to those that cut tax for the rich , started trade wars, wants a space force, wants to build wall (the last stuffs I mentioned will cost tax payers billions). If you don't have brain, don't bother me.

[@Damogen]

this is great! And if we now could get the same outrage against the politicians actually doing what Bill was talking about doing, that would be even better!

[@GreenDragon11]

Damogen; Absolutely agree!!!

[@TheBraunMachine2011]

5:44-5:53 "Recessions happen and we always recover but fallen republics don't. Rome fell and they still haven't fixed that stadium." xD 😂 😂

[@baruchben-david4196]

They're trying to make Mexico pay for the stadium.

[@randygeroux9263]

Lol 7 points best 1 this year

[@peterfrancis5267]

Rome did not fall as a result of recession, it was the self-indulgent , greedy, acquisitive, and insane Emperors who lost it, not forgetting Nero, who deliberately organised the burning of Rome. Quite a portion of the timber structure and animals enclosed of the Coliseum burnt that day. Nero lost all credibility, especially by the 2 legged animals who patronised the Coliseum.

[@mattcrammer]

Just listening to this and today is 1st Sept 2019. Bills prediction is coming to pass.

[@inthevault9603]

March 2020: It’s going to get much, much worse!

[@DoxRap]

Well it took almost 2 years, but it looks like Bill is about to get his wish. Covid19 is no joke.

[@villegas24]

And it was yet another proof that Trump is incompetent.

[@StephenDuMont100]

when a crisis hits republicans just enjoy the boost in ratings and try to profit off it.

[@nonmagicmike723]

@@villegas24 No, it's another proof that government is more dangerous than coronavirus! It was the extended government shutdown that tanked the economy, not the virus itself. We should've gone the Swedish way.

[@battokizu]

Man hindsight 20/20 here, but damn 2 years later and he's got his wish. What's his response "the impeachment was a bad idea", not the economy is irreparably fucked and millions will not have jobs for the foreseeable future and Michigan is going to continue to be fucked with chairman meow as it's leader.

[@timf7413]

And ironically, Bill has been one of the most prominent voices in opposition to many of the COVID-19 mitigation measures.

[@anthonycampos8057]

"This accusing me of wanting people to starve and die is pretty rich coming from the party that has never been shy about actually enacting policies that starve and kill people" epic response by Bill

[@jemimauche8539]

Right

[@ryantogher8105]

Cough cough babykillers.

[@christopherlund9038]

@@ryantogher8105 LOLOLOLOL When you trumpsters start caring about the people who are already born and stop tying to take away their health care or food stamps, THEN you can TRY to take the moral high ground on issues like abortion. But, until then, you're just stupid, hypocritical bags of dog shit that can't comprehend how stupid you really are. smh

[@iamcasihart]

Christopher Lund I just want to express that I absolutely love your response to that poor sod above your comment. Thank you for being one of the men to speak up for the rights of women in a way which is both inarguably true & just plain funny! 😄

[@christopherlund9038]

iamcasihart, you’re very welcome.

[@alap2592]

Right on the money as always Bill!

[@Hi-to-ri]

Love you bill

[@michaelcoffey1991]

Amen

[@TwiStedTentom]

Honorable Catsmeat And you're a butthurt child who will never become a household name. What are you even on this video for? No life? Go finish eating your crayons and leave the adults to comment.

[@shedd45]

J DG you just stated a lie.

[@shedd45]

Joblow tor you must of not watched the video.

[@ceciliaageofaquarius1225]

Honorable Catsmeat bla bla bla

[@سیویکمرغ]

Bill, You are the BEST .

[@ricky5369]

"We survive them everytime a republican is in the white house" When I was sitting in economics class, my teacher taught us about the business cycle. It's actually strange, the cycle of expansionist to recession matches up the cycles of elections. They say it's also about the type of expansionist policies ex lower taxes and recession policies. It's interesting although no one told me it had anything to do with that it might be a coincidence.

[@herminav3325]

Well done pasaro

[@EugeneAxe]

If you're getting under Alex Jones's skin, you're doing it right.

[@monkeypaw09]

Principal Vernon Alex Jones doesn't have skin. It's a costume he wears in public to hide the fact that he is a lizard person.

[@GreenDragon11]

Gabe; :)

[@boxlessthinking]

early on Alex Jones called that all stupid. and would not have this guest on that claimed it to be real Alex should have just stuck to Satan worshipers running it all.it's pretty easy to prove Satanic worship is pretty self-evident in the media that we watch today. The day that he started entertaining that guy. Was a sad day. Because up till that point he was really onto a lot of dirty shit the government and the financiers have been doing to us for a long time. Simply by reading declassified US government documents. And having a pretty good documented background always backing up the claims. It's almost as if he was a magnet to pull in people with truth. Then later after he gained their trust. Started taking up some pretty strange characters. Almost as if somebody put him up as a magnet. to pull in a large crowd with truth. Then later on let them all down by sprinkling a whole bunch of garbage in their. To make it easy to discredit anyone who spoke his name. So I stopped telling people to listen Alex Jones. Instead put them onto regular media which reported the truth about a lot of the things that he uncovered. They didn't go down the stupid path of entertaining people that would easily make you discredited. Like the declassified operation Northwoods. See false flags are very real. Declassified US government documents prove that people in our government do it to us all the time. And they do it to other people all the time in other countries. Very sad I could see that happening from a mile away. Also if you start reading all this declassified US government documents. Like do you understand Joseph McCarthy was correct. he was given proof by the FBI secretly. This is where he got his list of communist. But the FBI told him he could not use that to prosecute them because they were secretly still watching the spy network. And they didn't want to tip off the network to where they dismantled it and they could no longer watch it. so McCarthy gave up his credibility in life to pushes me out publicly as he could. It's strange to me that everyone he said was spies communist Russians have now been proven through declassified US documents. But nobody has ever yet in the mainstream media set the record straight. @@monkeypaw09

[@thiagomacedo3395]

He likes the traitor trump though

[@tannerpost9154]

boxlessthinking bottom line, Jones is insane

[@escrapplem9454]

"I do? That's awesome, I'm outa here!" Lol!

[@richardblock2458]

Bill sticks it to him weekly while Colbert does it nightly. Keep going; you are the journalists are America's hope.

[@obrheadcyclinggnome]

John oliver too

[@PeruvianBanana89]

Colbert strikes me as a Trump voter

[@iquanyin1]

thanks for making it very, very clear that the “fiscally responsible party” is not republicans. i learned that decades ago when i was writing for Uncle John;s Bathroom Reader series. i’ve been amazed ever since that no ever calls them out on it. bravo!

[@jc.1191]

Neither party is fiscally responsible

[@blonderockstarSusanna24]

I love Bill Maher!

[@dcllaw677]

I’m 53 years old; I have lived through several. They may sicken us, they won’t kill us. There is no do over from nuclear wars.

[@Draconius_Selvantius]

You glad for the recession and the wars now?

[@johns3491]

Tax cuts are fine if people actually spend the extra money they're given. For the middle/lower class, this is no problem, however for the wealthiest 1%, what do you think they're going to do with that cash? The answer is of course pocket it! Their spending habits aren't going to change as a result of acquiring even more money; instead many end up holding on to all that cash or sending it over to their Cayman Islands account. When that happens, the Treasury has to print more money to put into circulation, which devalues the dollar, which raises the cost of goods/manufacturing/services, which then causes lower demand for said goods, which then leads to layoffs, which then leads to recession.

[@whynot-tomorrow_1945]

How is it that the entire 2016 election cycle was dominated by populist resentment of political and economic elites, but now that Republicans control the Federal Government people crawl out of the woodwork to _defend_ the uber wealthy?

[@joumero7493]

whynot-tomorrow? Because the very wealthy are job creators, see Jeff Bezos. I feel like if the tax cuts really benefit the wealthy the most, it was done to try to give them more money to invest in their businesses and create more jobs.

[@sanzuriver2959]

OMG you are still believing in that fairy tale. Tax cut doesn't lead to job creation. If their business have no demand or plans for expansion (more than some tax cut can afford), then there are no new job creation. If you have a business with 700 employees and that basically takes care of all your customers with no issue, would you hire an extra person just because you got a tax cut? No sane businessman functions like that. If rapid growth is not expected, you look toward cost cutting, that is business management 101.

[@rayr4593]

Cutlass Stallion doesn’t seem you or your cutlass is sharp.

[@johns3491]

"most of the wealthy people I know" - Sounds like you're from an upscale crowd to know so many wealthy people. But in a broader scale, no, the wealthy don't reinvest all of their tax money. Some do, sure, either on a partial or complete basis, but many pocket the money because there's nothing left to buy. They already have everything they need. And when 1% of the country controls over half the wealth floating around out there, that's a huge problem. "it's their money" - No, the government prints that money; it's never "ours" to begin with. Money is like blood; it needs to be constantly circulating in order for it be effective. That's why we have taxes - it gets money flowing out from tight-fisted people so the government doesn't have to print as much cash to meet the demands of the population. Think about why money, or anything, has value: because there's a finite level of it. When there's little of something out there, it's worth more; when there's too much, it's worth less. That's why a common rock lying on the side of the road is worth nothing, and a deposit of gold is worth more. When money is trapped in another country or stuffed under a mattress, it's being taken out of circulation, and the government needs to print more of it, ultimately devaluing the dollar. Look at the facts: recessions happen as a result of long term Republican policies. Democratic solutions, while unpopular, have dug us out of these holes time and time again at the price of higher taxes and stagnant growth. You can't have it both ways, and it's just a matter of time before the next recession hits, as well as new taxes to help us dig back out of them.

[@sajeanne8496]

Many of the comments prove that there are some people who need to re-watch the video with subtitles; maybe? They clearly don't understand what Bill is saying. He doesn't WANT a Recession! Bill has merely observed that it is easier to survive a Recession than Trump as President... if you don't see that - watch it again!!! Stop assuming - the "ass out of u & me" joke comes to mind - his words have different meanings than you think!

[@bryanwilson8396]

Sajeanne Kozlowski Well said. Drumpsters do not understand anything past 140 misspelled characters.

[@jpb2366]

How is it hard to survive Trump again?

[@rutabagasteu]

Illiterates never understand and they don't want to.

[@DesignatedOperator]

Actually, Bill has made it clear he wants a recession for political purposes. However, millions of Democrats want the same thing.

[@rid.h.tom.4296]

Wow, just wow! Listening to this now having gone through 2020.

[@toodlesoops7761]

Sweet Universe - there is light and we cannot thank you enough for giving us our precious Bill Maher - Thank you, Bill!

[@nicsho_alt3885]

I remember during his Yahoo special when he gave Obama a million dollars, and added while holding the check "This hurts". As in "I don't have the money to spare to give him $1 Million, but I'd rather lose this money than have Obama lose to Romney."

[@TheNuclearPhysician]

I'm pretty sure he wrote it off as a business expense.

[@partytunesfriends2086]

The comparing guns to cars makes no sense whatsoever. We need our cars, people need to go places, it's a means of travel. You don't need a gun.

[@toriless]

You are commenting on the WRONG video.

[@theuniversedoesntcare]

You don't need a car, and you're not seeing the big picture ban cars choke Republicans. We will pulverize every conservative and liberal centrist.

[@claudeghendrih762]

Indeed wrong video , however I thought the car ban shit had been thoroughly debunked , car driving is regulated , driving licenses you know , speed limits , DUI and so forth

[@andrewgrove1691]

Party Tunes Friends a terrible analogy. just like comparing kids in cages to planned parenthood

[@jarlpollock]

I know I'm going to probably get bashed for this post, but here it goes. If trump and his ilk do indeed make democracy go the way of the dinosaurs, I'd like the ability to defend myself against that. At the very least protect my family en route to a country that doesn't sponsor tyranny. There's s reason places like modern day France don't need guns. Their type of tyranny includes free health care and croissant. Now I'd take that over guns.

[@monkeypaw09]

Bill Maher is so funny! 🤣

[@mariemartin2302]

Run for President, Bill Maher!

[@kimnabi3988]

Bring It !!

[@kanenav]

bill maher the last of the great line that had jon stewart, david letterman..

[@HH-gv8mx]

Colbert, Seth Meyers, Jimmy kimmel and Trevor Noah are doing a damn good job as well

[@kanenav]

not as these guys.. these guys called bullshit on both ends with equal grace.. colbert and trevor yes they at times do that.. seth and kimmel NO

[@socialineptitude]

Well, Colbert, Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Kimmel are coming up in a time where there aren’t two equally outrageous parties.

[@BlackCatAlley]

I believe Colbert and Trevor are the ones who will follow suit...Meyers kimmel etc.. are good but...

[@tysonkauth7232]

Don't forget John Oliver! He just got banned by China for his last show. You're unearthing some truths if an entire country bans you!

[@NewMessage]

As a Canadian... I can only say this. Beware the Maple Menace.

[@johndanielson3777]

Exactly why do people vote Republican?

[@alexcuellar484]

John Henderson stupidity, racism, religious nuts, or you're rich

[@TheRealIronMan]

The lack of proper education, the end.

[@johndanielson3777]

Laverne Blaszczyk well really, Republicans tends to be poor farmers who don’t want government interventions but rely on social security, rely on Medicare, Medicaid, the ACA, need food stamps, etc. yet, they vote against it? So I really don’t get that.

[@bdavis8397]

John Henderson Because they consistently vote against their own interest and blame everyone else when the fear mongering Republicans screw them over.

[@bdavis8397]

John Henderson Farms are owned by corporations not small farmers. When was the last time you bought produce from a small farmer.

[@akorpady]

Keep it up! You brighten and inform every single day.

[@medlockfilms2041]

Bill Maher for president!!

[@zeusnitch]

Nah, Bill Maher for VP....he's a funnier/younger/sexier version of Uncle Joe

[@gwizz7804]

Here's my wish: #BILLMAHER2020

[@a.randolph8112]

Everyone crying about not being able to survive a recession clearly hasn't lived through one.

[@HH-gv8mx]

Aww yes the post Busch years when I was putting myself through medical school, my health insurance premiums were $1100 a month and my chemotherapy infusions for Crohns and psoriatic arthritis cost me $30k a year out of pocket. Still recovering from the recession!

[@Bradgilliswhammyman]

I've lived through 2 , came out better than went I went in. Recessions are great, lets me buy stocks cheaper.

[@dannyfrog]

I was young during the first Bush but remember the recession in an election year. W. Bush was when I was working and lost almost everything but my house. Obama's Home Affordable Refinance Program saved my ass. Knocked my interest rate WAYYYY down.

[@stevers17]

Ken Havens - someone old enough to have lived through TWO recessions, should have more mature videos on his page, than a collection of video games and anime. So were you trying to impress us, or are you just terribly juvenile?

[@monkeypaw09]

Yeah but it fkn sucks man. Meanwhile the rich get richer, banking off the failing of the republic

[@Siafk]

this show (next to Last Week Tonight) restores my faith in America week for week

[@jaleelhull941]

Same currently waiting on Jon to come back

[@InfansDeAter]

I really appreciate that videos on this channel don't have annoying music playing in the end card, unlike with other late night shows.

[@agentK1896]

Looks like Bill got his wish.

[@4urluvjones155]

That's right Bill!! Don't back down, double down! They do it all the time. Well done!

[@ev4742]

If Democrats copied Republicans in that one regard, doubling down instead of apologizing, we would change history - for the good.

[@from-Texas]

Everyone who wants Trump to fall out of Airforce 1, press 1 1

[@Bruce-vq7ni]

I would happily live on bread and water for three months if that was the deal to see fat orange Donny fall down the steps of Air Force One.

[@steverapposelli6104]

1

[@martinl7615]

F you

[@noahbowie5985]

111111111111111111111111111111

[@jv-lk7bc]

no. that would deprive a prison of its favorite new in-person reality show.

[@LB-px9td]

November 6,2016.... The Day The Earth Stood Still

[@gavinburnes6344]

Watching in 2020.....you got what u wanted

[@go-goakins1489]

I'm so glad bill is the beacon of truth! Been a fan of his since DC cab🤘

[@Methxdz]

This *actually* aged well

[@engineeringreality7878]

how? a trump presidency wasn't survivable? it obviously was.

[@williebori]

I love Bill’s great sex bad relationship analogy.

[@BeefT-Sq]

[ liberals ] " Brought up on the philosophy of Pragmatism, they have been taught that principles are unprovable, impractical or non-existent --- which has destroyed their ability to integrate ideas." -Ayn Rand-

[@harryrosson9499]

Thanks once again for destroying the right wing media machine with your flawless logic and great humor. When I take a vacation to L.A. I'll make sure I'll get tickets to your show.

[@rogerthornhill1491]

Harry Rosson So Harry that’s the right wing media machine covered. What about the left media machine?

[@charkaeye7785]

Awesome and truthful as always.

[@rogerdorsey7823]

Bill Maher wins the humanitarian award of the year.

[@leandroluera3462]

I don't subscribe to this guy but this is AWESOME stuff 🙌🙌🙌. Thank you Bill. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@torkelsvenson6411]

A recession is a survivable event for people like Bill Maher, not for those who may lose everything because of it.

[@sprockkets]

A recession isn't a depression or an economic crash where banks are going out of business - please learn how to use your brain.

[@torkelsvenson6411]

JM M Well, just look at what happened last recession. Banks don't have to go out of business for a recession to make people's lives miserable.

[@sprockkets]

Torkel Svenson That was not a recession!

[@torkelsvenson6411]

JM M Why is it then called "the great recession"?

[@sprockkets]

Torkel Svenson who knows, we didn't call the one in 1929 a great recession. Besides, more than two quarters of negative growth is a depression. How bad it will be is all on Trump and how the world reacts. It's going to suck if anything.

[@inthevault9603]

The irony is now we’re on the brink of a depression and in the middle of a global deadly pandemic. 🤯🤬

[@tracimetcalf3374]

A freaking entertainer, like Bill Mahr grasps this. Why cant everyone else?

[@nancystowell4877]

Bill, like most excellent comedians, understand human Psychology even better than people that study Psychology for years, George Carlin was the best example of that fact, George was a Philosopher, a Psychologist, a pragmatist and most of all, he was right, 99% of the time!

[@forestlittke4649]

Always on point!

[@caccarlac9014]

1/17/2021, you were so right and your wish was granted. Unfortunately, the momentum over shot the mark

[@jacksonheathen2092]

Why it's blasphemy to merely suggest the economy doesn't arbitrarily come before everything else ? I don't want people foraging for trash to eat either. But why is more people working more hours to buy more disposable junk and consuming more resources always a "good" thing ?

[@SamianHQuazi]

Bill Maher 2020

[@Jo-nr6vx]

Brilliant! Thank you.

[@chefandieleon6750]

I love you Bill Maher.

[@rosaliecarter-kretz8228]

Can't stop laughing, my favourite clip so far, I laugh until I cry literally...

[@eaubert1]

America amuses me: what comedians SAY on their show suddenly overshadows what politicians actually DO! One moment, you're discussing the heartless policy of separating children from their parents at the border; the next moment, you're condemning Samantha Bee for using the C-word on Ivanka!

[@sanzuriver2959]

Yeah, those damn immigrants never should have crossed the oceans, oh wait...

[@roguetool8869]

Exactly!

[@jmwangi24]

Watching this in 2020, how right you were.

[@SF4417]

BRAVO Mr Bill 👏🙌👏🙌👏🙌👏🙌💪👏🙌🙌👏👏👏💪 Maher

[@mamafreaky]

Oh I love this man

[@Hihihihihihi147]

a recession is a natural event in every economic cycle. It's going to happen eventually but how soon and more importantly how severe it'll happen depends on factors such as trump lowering taxes for the rich causing there to be less money in circulation since it has been proven that poorer and middle class citizens have more use for the additional money (and will thus spend it) than rich people for whom it would mean just having some extra while already being able to afford anything. Less money in circulation causes the overall purchasing power to decline which hurts the economy and can cause deflation and trigger a recession. So bill maher might be better off than some of the very poor but it is hardly his fault that trump is a crappy businessman.

[@RingwoodLive]

Called "the velocity of money". And yes, the rich just "park it" while the average Joe returns it to the flow of goods and services. For those who need some economic enlightenment look up "evonomics" and "the rentier economy"

[@joumero7493]

RingwoodLive But do the rich not reinvest their money? Everyone knows that you can’t maintain wealth by simply piling it up in your house and putting that money in the bank allows the bank to invest that money for you. The only thing the rich would do that is negative is spending their money overseas. That actually removes money from circulation.

[@Hihihihihihi147]

Jo Umero and that's exactly what they're doing. Of course I'm talking really rich not just upper class. A 15% tax cut means a lot for someone who can now afford better food, more expensive clothes or maybe even a move. Whereas for someone who already owns 6 cars where's the need for a seventh one? That's of course super simplified but one very good way to increase your wealth is by investing outside of the country something most normal people wouldn't do

[@RingwoodLive]

Doesn't work that way except in high school text books. The rich "invest" in speculation - Buying and selling the existing stocks of companies and profiting from fluctuations in those prices. which contributes NOTHING in any tangible productive way. When Mitt Romney makes a killing trading shares on a new pharma product release NONE of that wealth goes to the company making the product. Goes to Mitt and the brokers. Look up "the rentier economy" or get a copy of "Wall st" www.amazon.com/Wall-Street-How-Works-Whom/dp/0860916707

[@Hihihihihihi147]

RingwoodLive as I said very simplified. Plus I don't see where anything you said contradicts my argument about the poor putting more money back into circulation

[@benw9949]

I can appreciate Bill Maher's jokes about a recession, and wow, his points about Trump here are spot on. What bothers me is, I have very little savings left and I no longer own a home, thanks to the last recession and taking care of my grandmother, who's now been gone a few years. So a recession might not be so survivable for me. However, yeah, if this Trump thing continues, our country may be destroyed from within, which, ouch, is not likely too survivable. I'm hoping people in Washington will wake up before we lose our country. But I don't know if that will happen. A recession is likely to happen, thanks to Trump's ham-fisted ham-brained lunatic actions. So...aarrgh...damn it, I came here to get a laugh, not go on a rant! -- I like at least the first half of what Bill Maher says here. Now listening to the rest.

[@cello1993]

Don't worry friend even if tough times come I believe in you!

[@missunderstanding9287]

Unfortunately, with the current economic system being what it is, these kind of recessions will continue to happen. It's impossible to have infinite economic growth on a finite planet. When the government cuts taxes on the super rich & bails out the large financial institutions responsible for the recession (using taxpayer money), this is to be expected. Meanwhile the working-class & poor have their social programs defunded or cut while big businesses go on "corporate welfare". I truly hope things get better for you & everyone who is experiencing hardships as a result of this parasitic system.

[@chelseatownes990]

Jesus Christ Michael Anderson...you are truly obsessed. You have commented on practically every thread with your nonsense. We get it, you love Trump. You want to have Trump's babies. Blah blah blah. Find somewhere else to troll, no one gives a shit what you have to say.

[@baruchben-david4196]

I feel your pain. I didn't have that stuff even before the recession. It left me homeless for a short while. Sure, I survived it, but man... I don't think I have it in me to make it through another one... Guess I'll find out.

[@robertbuchwald6514]

Right on with the truth Bill. Keep doing what you're doing!

[@BeefT-Sq]

" If clear-cut principles, unequivocal definitions and inflexible goals are barred from public discussion, then a speaker or writer has to struggle to hide his meaning ( if any ) under coils of meaningless generalities and safely popular bromides." -Ayn Rand-

[@EclipZeMuzik]

dude you're amazing i love this!

[@goodgollymisspolly5163]

"Money isn't everything." My dinner of garlic toast w/ mac & cheese isn't smiling, Bill!

[@ronaldpacheo6018]

I liked that analogy about relationships, wtf are we doing with this president

[@hazmat5162]

💩 #DumpTrump 💩

[@matthewstevens2556]

ind0ctr1n3 There was still a somewhat strict immigration policy under Obama but it was Trump who ordered Jeff Sessions (his Attorney General) to enact his zero tolerance immigration policy regarding people illegally crossing the border, taking the parents to jail, then having to take the kids to another facility

[@libertyann439]

HAZ MAT Trump drops at least one turd on this country per day.

[@stevejones3309]

HAZ MAT

[@sanzuriver2959]

Obama was hard on immigration, even under Republicans we didn't have net zero immigration. Not under W Bush, not under Papa Bush, not under Reagan, etc. As in, people get deported faster than they came in under Obama. For people who pay attention to actual policy instead of right wing news, the data doesn't lie, Obama is the Deporter in Chief. The so called "Open Borders" under Obama is a fantasy made up by the right. The truth is the Republicans have been total shit on security, economy, and infrastructure starting with Reagan. Eisenhower was the last real Republican President, but by pre-1964 Republican I meant the modern Democrats (except the modern Democrats has no balls).

[@sanzuriver2959]

Wait, you were talking about Obama open border and then changed to Hillary. Not to mention when Hillary talked about open border it was about trade and business opportunities, only right wing lunatics see one word and ignore the context. Just like when Obama said private business owners didn't build the infrastructure they are using, and then somehow right winger just heard "You didn't build that". Also, if you can be opposed to the Dreamers, then you are a real pathetic human being. How would you feel if you wake up one morning and you get deported because your parents didn't tell you they are illegal immigrants, and now you have to go back to let's say "Racistville" despite never even been there. You can have your picks, I don't give a shit about who wins. When Democrats win, they don't have the balls to do the right thing. When Republican wins, they do all the wrong things, or only do the right thing behind closed doors once in a blue moon. I am neither Democrat, Republican, or Independent. I just observe political history as a hobby, but if you ask who would I NOT vote for, then the modern Republican Party is the answer. If you asked that question before Reagan or before 1964, then I would NOT vote Democrat. Basically what your response tells me is that you are both ignorant about political history, and is brainwashed by right wing media. Do you have the illusion that the Republican party is still the party of Lincoln? Please learn more about the Civil Rights Movement, Goldwater, Republican Southern Strategy, and JFK. If you can learn about all those and still hold your current beliefs, then I am done talking to you. Good day.

[@justsaying3729]

Bill, you nailed it in this monologue in so many ways. Wake up America.

[@miami1393]

Bill, one of your best "New Rules" yet, you have a keen ability to articulate what many think in a way that isn't scared, and drives the point. GOP rely on Ins-hannity for "their" (in)moral compass, perhaps the center and left should just rely on you to articulate the position and agenda of the remaining sane population of this country. Keep the fight on Bill. Few people see the severity of the damage this President is causing, I watch you because you get it.

[@borninswamplands]

When Bill Maher has to go beyond “Explaining jokes to idiots”...

[@bryanwilson8396]

Kelly Aman There are many of them following DRUMPF. They should go back to his university and try again.

[@ricktd6891]

Bill Maher is an idiot that doesn't know enough history or science to know catastrophic anthropogenic global warming is a scam.

[@ricktd6891]

@@bryanwilson8396 Yea, back to school where they brainwash you into believing "global warming" is a problem while the Earth is historically cold. Good idea.

[@DesignatedOperator]

Many Democrats, including Kelly, want there to be a recession for political purposes. This is indefensible. Bill Maher wasn't explaining a joke. He was trying to defend a position he holds.

[@JiGGdoGG]

Bill Maher needs to die.

[@thesavagejews8774]

Amazing how much influence one comic has? Anything it takes to get rid of trump....... Maher's right bring on the recession

[@thesavagejews8774]

Am I allowed to leave comments here or will that cause trouble as well? Whole thing is fraught with peril

[@MCPEMINOL]

Wtf

[@NoExitLoveNow]

Let's have the change or president without the recession.

[@sidilicious11]

NoExitLoveNow here, here!

[@NoExitLoveNow]

What the fuck are you on about. I know my answer to all those questions. I think that anyone with three brain cells to rub together understands that it would be difficult to do worse than the current president.

[@Carewolf]

It is too late to stop it now. It is on schedule and Trump is provoking it.

[@Shazza2024]

Watching this in 2023- you were right about the banks collapses. Trumps fault

[@go-goakins1489]

Bill is the best!!!🙌🤟👏🤙😎

[@Sou1defiler]

"Sarah Palin tweeted to her follower.." I laughed. Again and again and again...

[@pandemic7]

If Dave Rubin saw this his brain would explode out of sheer ignorance.

[@randywillman2642]

pandemic7 implode fucking idiot it would implode

[@pandemic7]

No, good sir, I mean it would LITERALLY EXPLODE.

[@rogerthornhill1491]

Not sure Dave would agree?

[@Tony29103]

What brain?

[@tommyvasec5216]

Put Trump in jail, and Make America Great Again (for real!).

[@Stellaperez658]

I’m in Love w Bill Maher!!!!

[@jamesguthrie2271]

You nailed that Bill