A VIDEO IS GOING VIRAL ON THE INTERNET
FEATURING A WOMAN CONFRONTING A MAN WHO IS PAYING AT THE
REGISTER AT A LOCAL WALMART USING FOOD STAMPS.
BOTH PARTIES ARE WITH THEIR CHILDREN, AND ONCE YOU WATCH
THIS EXCHANGE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE ARE UP
IN ARMS ABOUT IT.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> THEY TOOK IT OUT OF MY CHECK.
>>OKAY.
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL SEN.
AND CONGRESSMAN.
VOTE REPUBLICAN.
I'M SORRY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU.
>> OH, TRUST ME.
THAT IS NEVER GONNA HAPPEN.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU CARE LADY.
SHUT THE FUCK UP.
>>I DON'T HAVE TO.
THE LEAST I CAN DO IS TALK.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU DON'T KNOW ME.
>> THEY GIVE IT TO YOU.
I'M NOT STUPID.
I'M PRETTY DAMN SMART.
>> YOU KEEP SAYING THAT.
YOU ARE BOASTING AND MOANING ABOUT HOW GREAT YOU ARE.
SO VOTE REPUBLICAN AND GET HIM OUT OF THERE.
SORRY.
I DON'T MAKE THE RULES LADY.
>>YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
JUST TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
>>WELL, WHY WOULDN'T I?
>> SO IT APPEARS THAT THE WOMAN WAS UPSET THAT HE WAS PAYING
FOR THE FOOD AT WALMART USING FOOD STAMPS.
LITTLE DOES SHE KNOW THAT SHE IS PURCHASING PRODUCTS FROM A
COMPANY WHERE A LOT OF THEIR EMPLOYEES HAVE TO RELY ON
GOVERNMENTAL ASSISTANCE BECAUSE WALMART DOESN'T PAY ITS
EMPLOYEES ENOUGH.
THESE ARE NOT PEOPLE WHO ARE STEREOTYPED AS LAZY INDIVIDUALS.
THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING, WHO WANT TO BE ABLE
TO WORK AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES BUT ARE UNABLE TO DO
SO BECAUSE THIS MASSIVE PROFITABLE, LUCRATIVE
CORPORATION REFUSES TO PAY THEM A DECENT LIVING WAGE.
THIS STORY FRUSTRATES ME FOR SO MANY DIFFERENT REASONS.
BEFORE WE GET INTO MORE DETAILS, I JUST WANT TO STATE THAT THERE
IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN STAGED.
WE DON'T KNOW ALL THE DETAILS ABOUT THE VIDEO.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU GUYS THAT CAVEAT.
BUT NONETHELESS, THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT POPS UP THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTRY.
THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER INSTANCES OF PEOPLE BEING HARASSED IN
GROCERY STORES WHEN THEY ARE USING THEIR BENEFITS TO PAY
FOR THEIR KIDS OR THEIR FAMILY.
STEREOTYPES ARE PERPETUATED, AND IT DRIVES ME INSANE.
>> AND THERE WAS A FAKE VIRAL STORY WHERE A COMEDIAN WENT
OUT TO A WALMART AND STAGED THIS FAKE INTERACTION HE HAD
WITH A FAMILY THAT HAD PURCHASED THINGS WITH FOOD STAMPS.
BUT THEY ALSO BOUGHT LOTTERY TICKETS, I THINK?
THEN HE STOLE THEIR STEAK AND RAN OUT AND SAID MY STEAK.
NO, YOU STOLE THAT.
>>BUT THAT WAS A FAKE VIDEO.
>> YES.
I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU GIVE THAT CAVEAT.
FIRST OF ALL, I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS FAKE BECAUSE NO ONE IS
THAT GOOD AT ACTING.
THAT WAS SOME IDRIS ELBA SHIT.
I BELIEVE THAT LADY WAS FURIOUS AT THIS PERSON, AND I BELIEVE
THE PERSON DID EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER NOT TO CRACK THE
LADY ACROSS THE HEAD.
THAT TAKES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SELF-CONTROL.
EVEN WHEN I WAS WATCHING IT, I WAS SO LIT UP.
HIS CHILD WAS THERE, IT MADE ME SO ANGRY.
REPUBLICANS HAVE THIS MINDSET AGAINST POOR PEOPLE.
THAT LADY IS STILL SHOPPING AT WALMART THOUGH, SHE MIGHT BE
POOR AS WELL.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS ENGRAVED IN THEIR MENTALITY TO
NOT HELP POOR PEOPLE.
>>BECAUSE THEY BOUGHT INTO THE MASS MEDIA PROPAGANDA THAT
LEADS TO THIS HUNGER GAMES MENTALITY THAT WE HAVE WITH
THE MIDDLE OR WORKING-CLASS.
WE PUNCH DOWN INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON THE SYSTEM THAT IS
ACTUALLY KEEPING US DOWN.
I MAKE THIS POINT SO MANY TIMES I FEEL THAT YOU GUYS ARE JUST
NAUSEOUS FROM HEARING ME SAY THIS.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE BREAKDOWN OF WHERE YOUR TAXES
GO.
FOR ANYONE WHO WAS WATCHING AND THINKS THEY ARE TIRED OF
PAYING FOR ALL THESE LAZY AMERICANS.
NO, A TINY AMOUNT OF YOUR TAXES GO TOWARD HELPING THE POOR.
BUT A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY IS SAVED BY THESE SUPER LUCRATIVE
SUCCESSFUL CORPORATIONS BECAUSE THEY GET SUBSIDIZED AND TAX
BREAKS BECAUSE OF CORPORATE TAX LOOPHOLES.
THAT IS WHAT IS DESTROYING THIS COUNTRY RIGHT NOW.
BUT NO, YOU WOULD RATHER FOCUS ON THESE POOR KIDS WHO DON'T
HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BE FED.
>> FOR ME, THIS IS SO REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RICH
WORK THAT WE SEE.
WHAT CANDIDATES ARE GIVING FOR THE REASON FOR THEIR CANDIDACY
IS SCAPEGOATING.
IT IS GIVING PEOPLE WHO HAVE AN EXCUSE, WHO MAYBE HAVE COME
ACROSS ONE OR TWO EXAMPLES THAT THEY DEEM AS LAZY, AND IT
GIVES THEM THE MOTIVE TO THINK THAT EVERYBODY IN THAT
CATEGORY IS THE SAME.
I'M GOING TO SAY THAT ñ
YOU ARE NOT SMART IF YOU ARE SAYING THIS IN FRONT OF A KID.
TRUST ME, THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN THAN YOU
REALIZE.
WE HAVE CANDIDATES, ONE IN PARTICULAR, WHO IS GIVING A
VOICE TO THESE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO SCAPEGOAT.
IF YOUR CIRCUMSTANCE, YOU ARE FACING ADVERSITY, IT IS
SOMEONE ELSE'S FAULT.
WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING WHAT THAT PERSON IS GOING THROUGH, THEY
JUST ASSUME THAT THEY HAVE FALLEN INTO THE STEREOTYPE.
YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.
THEY MAKE THIS SNAP JUDGMENT.
SEE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IS SPENT ON MILITARY SPENDING.
>>$609 BILLION WAS SPENT IN THE YEAR 2015.
>> WATCH HIS FACEBOOK VIDEO ON THE JETS AND THE TRILLIONS OF
DOLLARS THAT ARE FED INTO THEM.
WHEN WE SAY WE ARE UNDER ATTACK HERE, WE NEED TO PROTECT
OURSELVES.
>> THAT'S A CONTROVERSIAL F35 PROGRAM YOU'RE MENTIONING.
BUT IT IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHERE OUR SPENDING PRIORITIES
ARE.
IT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW PEOPLE DON'T REALLY WANT TO TALK
ABOUT THAT STUFF, AND INSTEAD FOCUS ON WHY THE FUCKING POOR
PERSON IS POOR BECAUSE HE'S LAZY AND IT'S HIS FAULT.
I PERSONALLY KNOW A LOT OF REPUBLICAN FRIENDS OF MINE
THAT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AFFORDABLE CARE FOR EXAMPLE,
THAT ARE ON OBAMA CARE, YET ARE STILL SO CRITICAL OF ALL OF
OUR WELFARE POLICIES.
YET, THEY MIGHT BE TEACHERS, OR THEY MIGHT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THE POLICE FORCE OR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
>>
THE PEOPLE WHO CRITICIZE BERNIE SANDERS ñ THEY OF COURSE DEFAME
HIM IN ANY WAY THEY CAN WHILE THEY ARE COLLECTING THEIR SOCIAL
SECURITY BENEFITS, WHILE THEY ARE ON MEDICAID, WHILE THEY TOOK
ADVANTAGE OF ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL ROADS AND BRIDGES THAT WE HAVE.
>>WELL, IN CALIFORNIA NOT SO BEAUTIFUL.
>>THESE ARE SOCIAL PROGRAMS.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, THEN TAKE A STAND.
IF EVERYONE IN YOUR FAMILY IS COLLECTING SOCIAL SECURITY,
WHY DON'T YOU WAG YOUR FINGER AT THEM?
YOU PROBABLY WON'T BECAUSE YOU PROBABLY ENJOY THOSE BENEFITS.
YOU REALIZE WHY WE HAVE THAT IN PLACE.
BY THE WAY, WE HAVE AN INCREASING NUMBER OF ELDERLY
PEOPLE ON THE STREETS BECAUSE OF WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING WITH
OUR ECONOMY.
LET'S TALK ABOUT TAXES.
I AM SO TIRED OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT HOW THEIR
EARNINGS ARE GOING TOWARD THE POOR.
FIRST OF ALL, DON'T FLATTER YOURSELF.
YOU ARE NOT SAVING THE WORLD BY PAYING FOR THE POOR.
A TINY FRACTION OF YOUR TAXES ACTUALLY GOES TO THESE PROGRAMS.
FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU WANT TO BREAK IT DOWN IN TERMS OF
SOCIAL SECURITY,
24% OF THE BUDGET WENT TOWARD SOCIAL SECURITY LAST YEAR.
SOCIAL SECURITY, PRETTY IMPORTANT.
WE DON'T WANT ELDERLY PEOPLE ON THE STREETS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A PRIVATIZED FORM OF RETIREMENT.
ANOTHER THING TO KEEP IN MIND, PEOPLE TALK ABOUT PRIVATIZING
SOCIAL SECURITY.
I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT IS LIKE.
I CONTRIBUTE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT TO MY CHASE IRA ACCOUNT EVERY
YEAR.
YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH IT GROWS?
DICK.
TO KNOW THAT THAT IS WHAT I WOULD HAVE TO RELY ON IF WE
DID AWAY WITH SOCIAL SECURITY SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME.
THAT IS ONE PART.
WHEN IT COMES TO MEDICARE, MARKETPLACE SUBSIDIES, WE SPEND
25% ON THAT.
WHEN IT COMES TO DEFENSE, THAT IS WHERE ANOTHER MASSIVE CHUNK
OF OUR TAX MONEY GOES FOR.
ANOTHER 16% OF THE BUDGET,
$602 BILLION PAYS FOR DEFENSE AND SECURITY RELATED ACTIVITIES.
LESS THAN 10% OF YOUR FEDERAL INCOME TAXES GOES TOWARD
PROGRAMS THAT HELP THE NEEDY.
YOU WANT TO BREAK IT DOWN WITH DOLLARS?
AVERAGE TAXPAYERS SPENT $12,970 LAST YEAR ON TAXES.
THAT IS THE AVERAGE.
SOME PEOPLE PAY MORE, SOME LESS.
ABOUT $3723
WENT TO MEDICARE AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS.
THAT IS A HUGE PERCENTAGE, RIGHT?
3294 WENT TOWARDS THE MILITARY.
A WHOPPING $461 WENT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.
PLEASE, STOP WHINING ABOUT HOW ALL YOUR MONEY IS GOING TO
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
FIRST OF ALL, YOU ARE STEREOTYPING THEM AND YOU
DON'T KNOW THEIR SITUATION.
A HUGE CHUNK OF THESE WELFARE RECIPIENTS ARE WORKING, THEY
ARE JUST NOT MAKING A LIVING WAGE BECAUSE WE DON'T OFFER
THEM A LIVING WAGE.
BUT THEN YOU ALSO HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND, THERE IS A HUGE
PROBLEM WHERE WE ARE PUTTING OUR RESOURCES TOWARD WAR INSTEAD
OF HELPING OUR OWN PEOPLE.
WE ARE GIVING SUBSIDIES AND TAX BREAKS TO THE WEALTHY AND
BASICALLY FOCUSING ON AGGRESSIVE TAXES THAT ARE AIMED AT THE
MIDDLE CLASS OR WORKING CLASS.
THAT IS WHAT THIS COUNTRY IS DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW.
INSTEAD OF BEING AN IDIOT THAT CONSUMES MAINSTREAM MEDIA
NEWS, DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH.
FIGURE OUT WHERE YOUR MONEY IS GOING, FOLLOW THE PAPER TRAIL.
DO THE FUCKING RESEARCH AND STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT POOR PEOPLE.