@sethwright Regardless, Mitt is a mormon and the only "charity" that he gives to is the mormon church, which in turn uses the money to say to all mormons that he is the best person ever and should be president.
Being from Salt Lake it funny to see national view of us. The reality is completely different tho it's understandable that people associate it with Romney and Mormons- SLC is like an island of reason, intellect, and multiculturalism in a giant red sea of homogeneous Mormon suburbs. SLC's voting records indicate that it's one of the most liberal cities in the country and we elected our last mayor after he promised to "...fight the Mormon culture..."
There's nothing wrong with pointing out the problems with capitalism. Those who equate capitalism's critics with communists or socialists are like the Moslems who can't handle criticism or even lampoons of their beloved prophet. Capitalism is the best system but it's far from perfect. Problems include income inequality, disempowerment of workers & consumers, and monopolies. The appropriate role of gov't is to try to address these problems. Right wingers call that "government intrusion."
@PoetryHound Right wingers don't mind government intrusion, they just don't want it at the federal level. I admit that I am right leaning but I do know the advantages of government involvement. The question is, who is going to control the government? If we allow the states and local government to get involve then they will be kept under control by the locals. When the federal government gets involved we develop a power centralize government we can't control.
Bill Maher keep doing what you do best, and that is bringing people onto your show who can clearly argue better than you, but also are on the same side as you. Keep up the good work Bill.
@Topfueltrooper why not actually make an argument? Insults and rebuttals' against the insults are not arguments. In no way alone do they fight against the main point you make the argument and then you can insult.
true say all of you mother fuckers may say you'd help the poor but lets be honest for a minute... none of ya would. we all like takin cheques to the bank
Bill Maher may be the dumbest cocksucker on TV. He proves it with his groundhog-day show every week. Have Michael Savage on your show pussyman. He'll tear your ignorance a new one, you socialist retard.
@karmabites1: its funny how its always the anti-Maher guys who use offensive and primitive language like "retard" and so on. And anyway: you probably cannot even define the word "socialism".
@LoveorConfusion2 yeah I think so too....2pac was nooo gready bastard...he did a lot for the poor people of his neighborhood and he was really caring....BUT Bill Mayer is so right about all the rest, especially Mitt Romney...fuck Mitt Romney.......and if u elect im, he'll tell u the secret xDDD
26k would be nice, shoot. I only make about 18k a year, and yes I'm in a lot of debt. But I pay my rent, utilities, bills, and debt, without robbing or otherwise committing crimes to make ends meet.
Bill, cough up the blue pill mate. Both Republicans and Democrats are tearing the U.S.A. apart. Readjust your cowardly stance and call out Obama for not even talking about one of your favourite hobbies - marihuana. Piss on the faces of the Republicans as you do it, by all means, but at least stop your blind hypocrisy and support of innocents being gaoled for owning a plant.
@Fritobandito102 I watch his whole show (yes, overall I'm a bit of a fan) and I find that he contorts himself too frequently for my liking to show Obama in a good light (and no, I do not support the goverment growing republicands). He smokes dope (good on him, no problems with that) but supports an administration that is still gaoling hundreds of people a day for possessing a plant. I fear that he has no real principles.
I was just listening to a daddy yankee song in which he spends the entire track singing about his greatness. Im not sure why that appeals to people. Im guessing its because they want to sing the lyrics and imagine themselves living that lifestyle. Its a vicarious fulfillment kind of thing. The funny thing is, later on in the song, he shoots down that fantasy and bitch slaps his listeners by saying "you sing about this life, but i live it". Lol, funny that people pay to be insulted!
Ok, just everybody shut up. Look at facts. Romney wants you to think he's just like you. Do you make 23 million a year with only a 14% tax on it? Do you do it because you have millions to invest already? Didn't think so. This guy is trying to hide the fact that he is 1%. It's staring you in the face people.
Corporate fascism and capitalism are 2 distinct things. Fascism has more in common with communism than with capitalism. Both fascism and communism require government involvement in the private sector, one controlled by corporations and the other by the government itself. Plus, in both there is a power elite that get all the money, either corporations or government and the military. Capitalism requires no government intrusion. Corporations are impotent. Someone with a big idea can crush them.
@surfer53 Yes capitalism requires no government intrusion, and that is why capitalism have never worked before, at least not pure capitalism.
All modern and successful examples of capitalism are under proper regulations, so unlike what the history book try to "teach" us, the world actually runs on socialist-capitalist hybrids. The problem is what balance is workable, and what isn't.
Unfettered capitalism and over regulated capitalism are both failures, the U.S have too little currently.
Thats hilarious, I love that picture at the end with the white guys with money coming out of every pore ha ha. Now we know where gangster rappers get there philosophy from!
What a moron this man is... A sensationalist for the retard level. I get from this that Maher is too greedy to ever give some of his money to a noble start-up venture? And he makes (non)fun of people who actually try to do good things with their money?
At the time I posted this comment 261 people liked this video and 16 disliked it. That is directly proportional to the percentage of Americans who actually know the difference between preferred stock and beef stock. Dear Youtube trogs, if you think that venture capitalism shouldn't exist in America, shut your computers down and go live in the woods, because 90% of the software and sites you use, including Youtube, wouldn't exist. P.S. you're all retards.
Bill Maher just showed he doesn't even know what venture capitalism or private equity is. He is saying Romney is a venture capitalist, which he was not. He was in private equity. And venture capitalists don't "prey on the week" they find new companies and invest in them in hopes that they become profitable; e.g. Facebook, Twitter, etc. He is referring to private equity with his "prey on the week" comment, but he clearly doesn't understand how PE firms make profits.
@cjdean9 regardless Romney is a lying piece o shit, as soon as people learn about the 'doctrine' he is so proud of and the pedophilia, anti black racism, historical distortions and downright bizarre nature of Mormonism he will be destroyed. Lets just hope he doesn't get the nomination, Obama would jizz in his pants at such an easy target
@cjdean9: Mate, let me tell you: I worked for an international law firm for a while and we had a lot to do with guys like Mitt "investing" in companies. I could observe first hand what they do: they buy companies that are momentarily in dire straits, fire as many people as they can and then they sell off the good parts of the company. They dont give a flying fuck about what happens to the people working in those companies. And yes: thats not "venture capital" but its what Mitt did.
@hoplite669 I agree that streamlining the acquired companies often entails major layoffs , but it is quite possible that Mitt was among the minority of high financiers who had character. In "the Real Romney" (neutral) you see that he often turned down deals that would be perceived as cutthroat. This guy has character. He has been faithful to his wife through MS and cancer. How many multimillionaire PE execs did you see that would have done that? How many that give almost 40% to charity??
If Americans think George W. Bush made the 1% richer at the expense of the 99%, wait until Myth Rob-Me gets a crack at it. He will use typical CEO mentality to accelerate the already historic wealth gap in the U.S. even more.
Billy Maher, the shallowest, least informed of all the talking heads. How does someone this stupid get and keep a show on TV? Oh yeah, HBO supports Communism....
@karmabites1 its quite easy to pick a word out of the infinitesimal to say what Bill Maher is Not... Simply because he does not openly support Capitalism doesn't make him a supporter of Communism. There are other ways of doing business if you used your freaking brain just once in a while!!
@executableapplet Of course he supports capitalism; he's a MILLIONAIRE!
Difference between him & the average retarded CON is, he UNDERSTANDS how capitalism works: and it works BEST when a small number become very rich, while the REST MERELY just dream about it.
It is NOT POSSIBLE --- monetarily, economically, or any other way --- for everyone to be a millionaire! Who the fuck is going to do the hard work, the dirty work?
What Bill Maher is saying --- and he is, true enough, NOT as bright as, say, Thorstein Veblen --- is: HE understands capitalism; HE understands Romney UNDERSTANDS capitalism.... but that Romney is WILLING TO LIE to the dumb masses, to get them to vote for him, KNOWING that they are TOO DUMB to take apart his *argument* ("vote for me and YOU TOO could be rich like I am...").
People are just TOO STUPID, as Bill Maher said, to understand that TRUTH, that IMPOSSIBILITY!
@HenryDavidT apart from what things already are, what should be is a commonwealth among citizens of the world. people should be able to do any job needed and be as knowledgeable in any particular field they would be most helpful. keeping the mass majorities dumb and overwhelmed with dreams, yet given no real alternatives to hard/soft labor, is quite primitive and is a scheme that's been used for thousands of years by sovereigns. it's time for that cycle to break.
@HenryDavidT the education system sucks. economy's bloated. nations owe more money than exists on the planet. people are becoming incredibly stupid/foolish. the media brainwashes the masses. the problem lies well outside of just one man, yet the fact we obsess over his individual competence versus finding a solution that will enact some sort of balance between the rich and poor. rich become a bit less. the poor become a tad bit wealthier. how can that hurt?
@executableapplet How? Please explain how else to do business? Please, enlighten us on how else you convince people with money to invest it in risky startups or companies on the verge of bankruptcy? Please, with that brilliant "freaking brain" of yours, elaborate on how to replace the free market solution to high-risk endeavors that has grown into what we know as venture capitalism. I'm waiting.
The problem is your HEAD is too small... and in IT.... with very ltitle of the denser grey matter that has more than average neuron connectivity.... which is what's required to understanding what Maher's saying...
So, you scream, like the typical Conservative retard: "Just kil' all Librals and their communist friends. And, yep, those Islamists, too. Just git rid of them and bring God back into our lives and everythaing will be fine agin."
@WonderBread006 Yeah hes rich but theres nothing worng with being rich alsong as you know that there is a responsibility attached to it. I think he really cares about the plight of poor people and the despicable way rich people behave. Half the problems in the world today I think are caused by rich peoples lack of humanity and Im glad he keeps reminding people of that.
if i ever run into bill maher i will beat his ass. he is rich and he got rich from all of you so if you want to be rich all you need to do is be a dumb ass and go on tv
@MrGuitarman1968 If I ever run into you, I'm going to bitch-slap you across the room. It's suck-ups to the rich like you who are responsible for the Repigs we have in office.
Maher is right, but he's using incorrect terms. Crony capitalism (or corporatism) and real capitalism are 2 different things. Corporations lobbying the government to screw the little guy while they get involved in risky and unethical ventures backed by the government is not capitalism.
Why does Bill Maher think hes so much better then Mit Romney? If anything, Mitt Romney is probably a way nicer guy than Bill Maher considering that Bill Maher ridicules anything that he doessn't agree with, could only get HBO to sign him, and comes off as a total douche bag
NEW RULES: if heaven exist, Bill MAHER will be the first wealthy man to be accepted for his honesty. just like mitt romney, Real Time preys on liberals by (1) Using the opening monologue to identifying with and wake up his struggling audience like mitt did bain (2) the round table discussions to determine how to improve the company while making money like romney (3) and lastly, create a set of new rules to leave the company that masquerading your greed as unconscious ignorance and comedy.
@vigorousAtheist What you forget is that in other OECD countries that median income doesn't have to pay for out-of-pocket medical expenses and college education. You tend to not go bankrupt from a back injury in need of treatment in other places. Also in 2007 the median income was $31,100, according to Wikipedia. That's quite the drop if either number is true...
And what YOU'RE forgetting is that in those other western countries that get free healthcare, they usually pay much higher taxes than us. Also, their surgery waiting times are horrendous.
We also have by far the highest ranking hospitals in the world, as well as universities.
And that 2007 number for income is talking about HOUSEHOLD income, which is far different than personal income.
@vigorousAtheist The only reason someone wouldn't have to wait for surgery is because they're rich, being able to cut in line in front of a poor guy. That means waiting time is reduced at the expense of the poor schmuck making only $26,000 a year, who dies instead, or at least has their condition deteriorate.
If I ever become wealthy I might move to the US one day. But while I'm not I think I wouldn't be doing myself any favors going. It seems to be survival of the richest...
"The only reason someone wouldn't have to wait for surgery is because they're rich"
What absolute nonsense. First off, if you're poor in this country (at least in my state) you get close to free healthcare. It's the middle class that is stuck with the bills.
And if you're NOT rich and you have to have emergency surgery, they do NOT turn you down, you will just be stuck with the bill. You clearly don't know anything about the healthcare system.
@vigorousAtheist And how many people don't go for regular checkups because they know they'll be stuck with the bill, meaning heart defects or cancers are overlooked at an early stage, when they would be cheaply treatable? And only when an illness becomes an expensive emergency will they seek help?
You're talking about waiting lists you have heard from in your propaganda. I can tell you one thing. Our emergency rooms aren't overflowing with people using it for general practitioner's care...
iI know a lot of poor people. When they go to the doctor for regular check ups (which are like $10) if the doctor has any suspicions, or even if the patient wants a professional check up, they can get it close to free. Look up MAP in texas is. You can go to the hospital, stay there for a year, and only pay a total of $30.
But micheal moore would never want you to hear that now would he?
It's a FACT that the uk's waiting times are MUCH higher than the US
@vigorousAtheist Have you ever met a Brit who wants to replace their health insurance system with the American one?
To be sure, I've heard that the British system is the worst in all of Europe. So it's curious that of all the countries you could compare yourselves with you only ever mention the Brits. Why never Germany or France?
Still, I've never heard even a Brit yearn for the US system. If your heads weren't so stuck up your asses that would be food for thought...
@vigorousAtheist Yes, so Reagan lost the Cold War and when the Wall fell socialism swept across Western Europe instead of capitalism over the East. At what point did they just give up teaching you history at school over there, I wonder...
Even if it were true that you treat foreigners with money or covered by their health insurance before you treat your own poor, isn't that even a worse indictment of your system? No compassion for your neighbor, no patriotism, only greed...
First off, communism and socialism are two totally different things. Sorry that you didn't know that. Are you trying to imply that western europe ISN'T socialist? Cause you would have one heck of a job.
"before you treat your own poor"
MY GOD. i have already debunked this. Please stop spewing lies.
@vigorousAtheist No, Europe isn't socialist. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was socialist. The East German Socialist Unity Party was socialist. But that didn't really work out, so they gave it up. Socialism is a bad word in Europe -- rightfully so.
This is exactly why your ignorant propaganda, painting Europe as some kind of throwback to Soviet style economic mismanagement is so outrageous. In a way it's as amusing as when the Soviets labeled everyone fascists.
@vigorousAtheist No, a government-funded social safety net does not make a country socialist. Just as capitalist elements do not make a country fascist.
This is your problem. You have lost all sense of degree. The Russians were still fighting World War II, long after fascism was defeated. And you are still fighting the Cold War, long after socialism is dead, investing too much in a military while neglecting your economy and infrastructure -- just like the Soviet Union...
Lol so many things wrong with your comment. First of all, you can't even remotely compare US capitalism to Marxism.
On the other hand, the fact that countries in europe have government-funded healthcare, university and news programs directly points to socialism. That's exactly what socialism is. They might not be 120% socialist, but for the most part, they are.
And the soviet union spent upwards of 30% of the GDP on their military.
@vigorousAtheist What I can compare is delusional social models such as "real socialism" of the USSR and "supply-side economics" of the USA -- both held on to long after they've been proven not to work.
Spending 5% of the GDP on the military is okay from a Keynesian perspective, but not if you spend less than 2.5% GDP on infrastructure at home. That's what made the Soviet Union fall.
Do things have to deteriorate to "Grapes of Wrath" conditions before you turn around...?
@OolTube02 Yup, pretty much, it's a balancing act, a laissez-faire capitalistic society is doomed to failure jsut as much as communist state is doomed to failure (people wrongly assumes communism is about making everyone equal, rather than it's intent which is that workers own the means of production preventing what arises in capitalism oligarchies). The fact is any nation which wants to succeed has to encompass both socialistic and individualistic ideas.
@OolTube02 we already have a social safety net,we just don't want it to turn into a bloated welfare state with cradle to grave entitlements like in western europe.lets not forget the mess Europe is in with massive budget deficits and unsustainable accumulated debt loads in many EU nations ...it's hypocritical for you to criticize US military when your nation has greatly benefited from our military presence over there..kindly get a clue
@OolTube02 You have great intentions and points, but let me edit some things. Most of europe is socialist and doing GREAT. All socialism means is the government regulates a little more and taxes are higher to pay for things, but then the benefits come such as free medical care and higher education. This is KIND OF what you said, but i thought I'd edit :)
@deathball751 Stop comparing the US to European countries. We have states with more population then some of those countries. The US is the only country with a melting pot. No other country has our resources, our income, climate differences, population, liveable land, etc. We are so different from every other country that we can't be compared. Socialism works in European countries, great. It won't work in the US.
@vigorousAtheist well little boy, pretty much everything spewed from your ignorant orifice is a fucking lie, moron...now go vigorously play with your tiny penis and leave the real thinking for the adults in the room, asshole..also, too
@vigorousAtheist But America is one of the most expensive places to live, gas, food, insurance are you kidding me, get real 26,000 thousand in the usa is peanuts.
@vigorousAtheist It's not the highest, and what you fail to see is that the other countries who are very near to us also have universal health care, universal college education, and a much more complete social safety net than the US.
They also carry far less debt on average than we do.
Your argument is silly, and it makes me sad that a fellow atheist can avoid delusion on on issue, but embraces it in another. That's not the rational skepticism I admire.
@vigorousAtheist It does no good for this country to have the highest and the best when no one can afford it except the wealthy. Yes, those countries pay more in taxes, BUT they also get free education, free health care and they get to keep MORE OF THEIR MONEY than Americans do because all of our money is going to student loans and health care costs. The American economic system is a ponzi scheme, only the 1% can afford to survive here.
Again, you're completely wrong. The US has the highest average DISPOSABLE income, meaning AFTER we pay for school, healthcare, etc. You have no excuses.
Only the 1% can survive here? LOL we have one of the lowest costs of living in the western world. Go to a western european country and shop, then come to America and shop, THEN tell me if it's hard to live here. In lots of places in the western world gas is almost $10 a gallon.
@nike2422 You are partly right. You know, but science must be inaccessible to most only most determined must study. That is the point. In Sweden it creates problems like "lifetime" students, where people just sitting in various students learning sth 1-2 years and changing speciality, because of "Fuck that" factor. And that continues 10 years or more.
So true! Utah is the scam capital of the world. Come here and people scam the hell out of people over the phone tricking them into buying coaching, workshops, seminars, and any get rich quick scheme you can think of. Mormons are the best at that.... especially after serving two years convincing people that Joseph Smith saw God and Jesus Christ.
@beau4307 -- yes, and you notice that MLM-type "jobs" flourish the most in right-to-work states? Another reason to defeat RTW-- we're tired of these glorified door-to-door- salesman jobs. We tired of the pressure to make every job a "mission". We want a good living AND the freedom to define professionalism on our own terms.
Sometimes unproductive companies have to be shut down and jobs cut, so the resources can be relocated to productive companies that can actually grow. That's the only way you get a NET increase in wealth and jobs.
Forcing poorly performing companies to stay alive hurts everybody else, and is unsustainable.
@hussman110 --there's a big difference between "poorly performing", and cannibalizing a company because it only turns a 10 percent profit rather than a 20 percent profit.
@PaninaroAurora That is completely relative. Why would anyone with stake in a company "canabalize" it if its turning in a 10% (or any %) profit? They would only do so if there is an alternate investment which is turning in a higher profit i.e. is more productive.
This alternate company would have better use for those resources, and in a sense 'deserves' that investment.
@hussman110 Yes, that makes perfect sense. Why would you stab a person to death in a back alley for only $200 in their pocket? They could make so much money if you let them live. So all you have to do is stick around and have them voluntarily give up money every month for you. I'm sure they will agree for that out of gratefulness for your not having stabbed them and not sick the dogs on you.
Seriously? You can't see how short-term self interest sometimes leads to predation...?
@OolTube02 Your analogy is completely off. The equity firm has paid for (i.e. it OWNS) the company in question. You can't just give $100 dollars one day and then magically get $200 the next day. The extra money has to come from SOMEWHERE. The so called "prey" (the one who gives up the second $100) is usually a bank or other equity investor who also CHOSE to invest in the company.
I'm not denying that greed and ambition can lead to fraud/theft, but that is not what Bill Maher was talking about.
@downunderdemocrat America hasn't been an honest country since JFK was shot. He was the last real president who tried to stand up for the truth. He died trying to pass an executive order to end the Fed. Crony capitalism of the 80s created the illusion of prosperity, but it was based on debt to big banks.
@downunderdemocrat greed is natural. rich people don't deny it. Bankers were telling te government for decades greed is their weakness and they should be monitored but the government didn't really do it's job didn't it?
@whyamimrpink78 They pretty much control themselves. If you haven't noticed they follow and expose each other's steps. If anyone does anything wrong it's going to surface and consequences will follow: either jail, or the party is going to let him go (ending his political career) etc.
@osp80 -- the sad part is, the Bains of the world have made it so everyone on Wall Street HAS to only care about short-term profit. They turned the entire culture so some decent people who went to work for Wall Street literally had NO CHOICE but to act like Gordon Gekko, if they wanted to keep their careers going.
@PaninaroAurora who,acre about build quality in the 80's and 90's we can coast off our reputation for years! keep cranking out those SUV,don't worry about making cars better! wait,people stopped buy our cars and gas went to $4/gal.???!!!
the bad part is not about being rich you dumbass commenters below me
its how you got rich....and what you do with this wealth
mitt romney got rich feeding on a broken system and putting americans out of work
he then uses his wealth....to hide from paying taxes by storing most of his money in the cayman islands and paying the minimum under 15% on his last years tax return
he wont even release any year before that......god forbid we find out he paid nothing
Ron Paul is real and hardcore unlike the other chump's who all talk the same shit and look the same shit! C'mon man, fuck these white rich frat boy pussy's already!
Time for the bitch ass silver spooners to eat a dick.
@sethwright Regardless, Mitt is a mormon and the only "charity" that he gives to is the mormon church, which in turn uses the money to say to all mormons that he is the best person ever and should be president.
Eepicman 2 days ago
Being from Salt Lake it funny to see national view of us. The reality is completely different tho it's understandable that people associate it with Romney and Mormons- SLC is like an island of reason, intellect, and multiculturalism in a giant red sea of homogeneous Mormon suburbs. SLC's voting records indicate that it's one of the most liberal cities in the country and we elected our last mayor after he promised to "...fight the Mormon culture..."
sethwright 3 days ago
@sethwright how did you get to a computer?
merajoga 1 day ago
There's nothing wrong with pointing out the problems with capitalism. Those who equate capitalism's critics with communists or socialists are like the Moslems who can't handle criticism or even lampoons of their beloved prophet. Capitalism is the best system but it's far from perfect. Problems include income inequality, disempowerment of workers & consumers, and monopolies. The appropriate role of gov't is to try to address these problems. Right wingers call that "government intrusion."
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@PoetryHound Right wingers don't mind government intrusion, they just don't want it at the federal level. I admit that I am right leaning but I do know the advantages of government involvement. The question is, who is going to control the government? If we allow the states and local government to get involve then they will be kept under control by the locals. When the federal government gets involved we develop a power centralize government we can't control.
whyamimrpink78 4 days ago
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Bill Maher keep doing what you do best, and that is bringing people onto your show who can clearly argue better than you, but also are on the same side as you. Keep up the good work Bill.
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@Topfueltrooper why not actually make an argument? Insults and rebuttals' against the insults are not arguments. In no way alone do they fight against the main point you make the argument and then you can insult.
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Darkninja282 1 week ago
"Capitalism should not be condemned, since we haven't had capitalism." -Ron Paul.
It's Corporatism that ought to be condemned.
virinder07 1 week ago
25 people are related to mitt romney.........
rrojocobra 1 week ago
true say all of you mother fuckers may say you'd help the poor but lets be honest for a minute... none of ya would. we all like takin cheques to the bank
dankbudallday420 1 week ago
Money in your mouth!! epic line!
Hashuism 1 week ago
24 people prefer rich meat in their mouth
blindedby2monkeys 1 week ago
Bill Maher may be the dumbest cocksucker on TV. He proves it with his groundhog-day show every week. Have Michael Savage on your show pussyman. He'll tear your ignorance a new one, you socialist retard.
karmabites1 1 week ago
@karmabites1
Your defective brain amuses me immensely.
ArtypNk 1 week ago
@karmabites1: its funny how its always the anti-Maher guys who use offensive and primitive language like "retard" and so on. And anyway: you probably cannot even define the word "socialism".
hoplite669 1 week ago
Bill Maher is pretty good at the art of utterly destroying lugubrious opponents....maybe he should take on Mitt&Co.
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@LoveorConfusion2 yeah I think so too....2pac was nooo gready bastard...he did a lot for the poor people of his neighborhood and he was really caring....BUT Bill Mayer is so right about all the rest, especially Mitt Romney...fuck Mitt Romney.......and if u elect im, he'll tell u the secret xDDD
Oldschoolrap91 2 weeks ago
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Oldschoolrap91 2 weeks ago
26k would be nice, shoot. I only make about 18k a year, and yes I'm in a lot of debt. But I pay my rent, utilities, bills, and debt, without robbing or otherwise committing crimes to make ends meet.
toxicityrckr 2 weeks ago
@toxicityrckr
Congratulations, you are just as everyone else.
ArtypNk 1 week ago
Bill, cough up the blue pill mate. Both Republicans and Democrats are tearing the U.S.A. apart. Readjust your cowardly stance and call out Obama for not even talking about one of your favourite hobbies - marihuana. Piss on the faces of the Republicans as you do it, by all means, but at least stop your blind hypocrisy and support of innocents being gaoled for owning a plant.
ardeet 3 weeks ago
@ardeet he does call out obama, this is just one 3 minute segment of one episode.
Fritobandito102 2 weeks ago
@Fritobandito102 I watch his whole show (yes, overall I'm a bit of a fan) and I find that he contorts himself too frequently for my liking to show Obama in a good light (and no, I do not support the goverment growing republicands). He smokes dope (good on him, no problems with that) but supports an administration that is still gaoling hundreds of people a day for possessing a plant. I fear that he has no real principles.
ardeet 2 weeks ago
@ardeet a lot of it is an act, i agree.
Fritobandito102 2 weeks ago
Bill who...looks like he is capitalizing on you, using the medial to make money. There's a funny spoof on Gingrich called Frankie reveals secrets.
GichiGumiPress 3 weeks ago
I was just listening to a daddy yankee song in which he spends the entire track singing about his greatness. Im not sure why that appeals to people. Im guessing its because they want to sing the lyrics and imagine themselves living that lifestyle. Its a vicarious fulfillment kind of thing. The funny thing is, later on in the song, he shoots down that fantasy and bitch slaps his listeners by saying "you sing about this life, but i live it". Lol, funny that people pay to be insulted!
wittenberg5 3 weeks ago
Ok, just everybody shut up. Look at facts. Romney wants you to think he's just like you. Do you make 23 million a year with only a 14% tax on it? Do you do it because you have millions to invest already? Didn't think so. This guy is trying to hide the fact that he is 1%. It's staring you in the face people.
Eepicman 3 weeks ago
If everybody is special then nobody is.
jmleach1987 3 weeks ago
Corporate fascism and capitalism are 2 distinct things. Fascism has more in common with communism than with capitalism. Both fascism and communism require government involvement in the private sector, one controlled by corporations and the other by the government itself. Plus, in both there is a power elite that get all the money, either corporations or government and the military. Capitalism requires no government intrusion. Corporations are impotent. Someone with a big idea can crush them.
surfer53 3 weeks ago
@surfer53 Yes capitalism requires no government intrusion, and that is why capitalism have never worked before, at least not pure capitalism.
All modern and successful examples of capitalism are under proper regulations, so unlike what the history book try to "teach" us, the world actually runs on socialist-capitalist hybrids. The problem is what balance is workable, and what isn't.
Unfettered capitalism and over regulated capitalism are both failures, the U.S have too little currently.
Neosaigo 3 weeks ago
Money runs, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but the chinese are getting rich and richer.
mbrushoff 3 weeks ago
Thats hilarious, I love that picture at the end with the white guys with money coming out of every pore ha ha. Now we know where gangster rappers get there philosophy from!
iLuvAkeys4ever 3 weeks ago
What a moron this man is... A sensationalist for the retard level. I get from this that Maher is too greedy to ever give some of his money to a noble start-up venture? And he makes (non)fun of people who actually try to do good things with their money?
jademan3 3 weeks ago
@jademan3 Says the guy making 2600 dollars a year.
ZephonTLucifer 3 weeks ago
At the time I posted this comment 261 people liked this video and 16 disliked it. That is directly proportional to the percentage of Americans who actually know the difference between preferred stock and beef stock. Dear Youtube trogs, if you think that venture capitalism shouldn't exist in America, shut your computers down and go live in the woods, because 90% of the software and sites you use, including Youtube, wouldn't exist. P.S. you're all retards.
gangbuster22 3 weeks ago
Bill Maher just showed he doesn't even know what venture capitalism or private equity is. He is saying Romney is a venture capitalist, which he was not. He was in private equity. And venture capitalists don't "prey on the week" they find new companies and invest in them in hopes that they become profitable; e.g. Facebook, Twitter, etc. He is referring to private equity with his "prey on the week" comment, but he clearly doesn't understand how PE firms make profits.
cjdean9 3 weeks ago
@cjdean9 regardless Romney is a lying piece o shit, as soon as people learn about the 'doctrine' he is so proud of and the pedophilia, anti black racism, historical distortions and downright bizarre nature of Mormonism he will be destroyed. Lets just hope he doesn't get the nomination, Obama would jizz in his pants at such an easy target
edspacely92 3 weeks ago 9
@edspacely92
all the gopbags are easy targets
JDSmith8756 2 weeks ago
@cjdean9: Mate, let me tell you: I worked for an international law firm for a while and we had a lot to do with guys like Mitt "investing" in companies. I could observe first hand what they do: they buy companies that are momentarily in dire straits, fire as many people as they can and then they sell off the good parts of the company. They dont give a flying fuck about what happens to the people working in those companies. And yes: thats not "venture capital" but its what Mitt did.
hoplite669 1 week ago
@hoplite669 I agree that streamlining the acquired companies often entails major layoffs , but it is quite possible that Mitt was among the minority of high financiers who had character. In "the Real Romney" (neutral) you see that he often turned down deals that would be perceived as cutthroat. This guy has character. He has been faithful to his wife through MS and cancer. How many multimillionaire PE execs did you see that would have done that? How many that give almost 40% to charity??
cjdean9 1 week ago
@cjdean9 40% between charity and taxes
cjdean9 1 week ago
I won't to be a venture capitalist =(
xtremeconny 3 weeks ago
If Americans think George W. Bush made the 1% richer at the expense of the 99%, wait until Myth Rob-Me gets a crack at it. He will use typical CEO mentality to accelerate the already historic wealth gap in the U.S. even more.
Paxx23 3 weeks ago
Billy Maher, the shallowest, least informed of all the talking heads. How does someone this stupid get and keep a show on TV? Oh yeah, HBO supports Communism....
karmabites1 3 weeks ago
@karmabites1 its quite easy to pick a word out of the infinitesimal to say what Bill Maher is Not... Simply because he does not openly support Capitalism doesn't make him a supporter of Communism. There are other ways of doing business if you used your freaking brain just once in a while!!
executableapplet 3 weeks ago
@executableapplet Of course he supports capitalism; he's a MILLIONAIRE!
Difference between him & the average retarded CON is, he UNDERSTANDS how capitalism works: and it works BEST when a small number become very rich, while the REST MERELY just dream about it.
It is NOT POSSIBLE --- monetarily, economically, or any other way --- for everyone to be a millionaire! Who the fuck is going to do the hard work, the dirty work?
HenryDavidT 3 weeks ago
What Bill Maher is saying --- and he is, true enough, NOT as bright as, say, Thorstein Veblen --- is: HE understands capitalism; HE understands Romney UNDERSTANDS capitalism.... but that Romney is WILLING TO LIE to the dumb masses, to get them to vote for him, KNOWING that they are TOO DUMB to take apart his *argument* ("vote for me and YOU TOO could be rich like I am...").
People are just TOO STUPID, as Bill Maher said, to understand that TRUTH, that IMPOSSIBILITY!
HenryDavidT 3 weeks ago
@HenryDavidT apart from what things already are, what should be is a commonwealth among citizens of the world. people should be able to do any job needed and be as knowledgeable in any particular field they would be most helpful. keeping the mass majorities dumb and overwhelmed with dreams, yet given no real alternatives to hard/soft labor, is quite primitive and is a scheme that's been used for thousands of years by sovereigns. it's time for that cycle to break.
executableapplet 3 weeks ago
@HenryDavidT the education system sucks. economy's bloated. nations owe more money than exists on the planet. people are becoming incredibly stupid/foolish. the media brainwashes the masses. the problem lies well outside of just one man, yet the fact we obsess over his individual competence versus finding a solution that will enact some sort of balance between the rich and poor. rich become a bit less. the poor become a tad bit wealthier. how can that hurt?
executableapplet 3 weeks ago
@executableapplet How? Please explain how else to do business? Please, enlighten us on how else you convince people with money to invest it in risky startups or companies on the verge of bankruptcy? Please, with that brilliant "freaking brain" of yours, elaborate on how to replace the free market solution to high-risk endeavors that has grown into what we know as venture capitalism. I'm waiting.
gangbuster22 3 weeks ago
@karmabites1 It's not the Bill Maher.
The problem is your HEAD is too small... and in IT.... with very ltitle of the denser grey matter that has more than average neuron connectivity.... which is what's required to understanding what Maher's saying...
So, you scream, like the typical Conservative retard: "Just kil' all Librals and their communist friends. And, yep, those Islamists, too. Just git rid of them and bring God back into our lives and everythaing will be fine agin."
HenryDavidT 3 weeks ago
@karmabites1
that isn't even an argument.
executableapplet 3 weeks ago
bill is such a hypocrite
nilo469 4 weeks ago
There is a virus at some of these Maher sites.
Tsnore 4 weeks ago
bill maher actually is pretty cool.
TheFreedomwriter1234 4 weeks ago
Jeniffer Granholm is an ultraMILF.
klasomentas 4 weeks ago
The audience does way too much clapping... like seals clapping for chum at his every statement.
theblindvisionary 1 month ago
Rich is Bill Maher.
WonderBread006 1 month ago
@WonderBread006 Yeah hes rich but theres nothing worng with being rich alsong as you know that there is a responsibility attached to it. I think he really cares about the plight of poor people and the despicable way rich people behave. Half the problems in the world today I think are caused by rich peoples lack of humanity and Im glad he keeps reminding people of that.
genesarereal 1 month ago
Ron Paul 2012
Kavenger11 1 month ago
How bout you Bill? Are you rich, you hypocrite!
d88dkim 1 month ago
Fuck Bill Maher? What's with that shit about 'I SUPPORT SOPA CUZ PPL DOWNLOADED MY DOCU-COMEDY ARGHHHHHHHH'
TrueLibertine 1 month ago
"What?? We found a wounded animal and we ate it!" ROTFLMAO!!!!!
PeterFormaini 1 month ago
Mitt Romney is pond scum.
ianmonam 1 month ago
if i ever run into bill maher i will beat his ass. he is rich and he got rich from all of you so if you want to be rich all you need to do is be a dumb ass and go on tv
MrGuitarman1968 1 month ago
@MrGuitarman1968 If I ever run into you, I'm going to bitch-slap you across the room. It's suck-ups to the rich like you who are responsible for the Repigs we have in office.
mtracy9 1 month ago
@MrGuitarman1968 Bill Maher is nowhere near as rich as Mitt Romney, so it's not like he's being a hypocrite or anything..
cptorangutang2 1 month ago
don't hate the playa, hate the game. Romney and rappers whodathought
ianniedabomb 1 month ago
kinda negates his whole argument when he wifed up one of the most notorious 'video vixen's' that was in all them hot tubs with jay-z in music videos
theboogieman9988 1 month ago
Ohhhhh the irony
Nunchucks67 1 month ago
his nose is not unlike a flaccid penis
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Goddamnretards 1 month ago
Maher is right, but he's using incorrect terms. Crony capitalism (or corporatism) and real capitalism are 2 different things. Corporations lobbying the government to screw the little guy while they get involved in risky and unethical ventures backed by the government is not capitalism.
surfer53 1 month ago
this is so dishonest - Venture Capitalist try to make companies profit and succeed
TheJasonDR 1 month ago
Why does Bill Maher think hes so much better then Mit Romney? If anything, Mitt Romney is probably a way nicer guy than Bill Maher considering that Bill Maher ridicules anything that he doessn't agree with, could only get HBO to sign him, and comes off as a total douche bag
gatorboy530 1 month ago
@gatorboy530 yea...dumbass republican you would believe that lol
phillymantis 1 month ago
obama is a puppet chosed by the same people who'll chose romney
mattvlad3 1 month ago
Excellent commentary by Bill Maher. Totally PWNED Mitt Romney!!!
jasonuses 1 month ago
NEW RULES: if heaven exist, Bill MAHER will be the first wealthy man to be accepted for his honesty. just like mitt romney, Real Time preys on liberals by (1) Using the opening monologue to identifying with and wake up his struggling audience like mitt did bain (2) the round table discussions to determine how to improve the company while making money like romney (3) and lastly, create a set of new rules to leave the company that masquerading your greed as unconscious ignorance and comedy.
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SavetheCRD 1 month ago
Fuck Bill Maher.
jdoubledisco 1 month ago
@jdoubledisco
fuck you
Smenkhkare 1 month ago
@jdoubledisco notice there are no likes :)
bulletshotfromgun 1 month ago
Fuck Mitt Romney
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@23ephlax notice the likes :)
bulletshotfromgun 1 month ago
A rounding error?! LOL Hilarious! =)
sspirits8 1 month ago
Bill Maher=douche bag
mamaluke29 1 month ago
have money in my mouth
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Mitt is a twit
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luvm1chael 1 month ago
All I know is Mitt Romney is good looking.
CassieDynomite 1 month ago
Ron Paul Rules
sancalls 1 month ago
What Bill forgets to add is that America's $26,000 median income is the highest in the world.
vigorousAtheist 1 month ago
@vigorousAtheist What you forget is that in other OECD countries that median income doesn't have to pay for out-of-pocket medical expenses and college education. You tend to not go bankrupt from a back injury in need of treatment in other places. Also in 2007 the median income was $31,100, according to Wikipedia. That's quite the drop if either number is true...
OolTube02 1 month ago
@OolTube02
And what YOU'RE forgetting is that in those other western countries that get free healthcare, they usually pay much higher taxes than us. Also, their surgery waiting times are horrendous.
We also have by far the highest ranking hospitals in the world, as well as universities.
And that 2007 number for income is talking about HOUSEHOLD income, which is far different than personal income.
vigorousAtheist 1 month ago
@vigorousAtheist The only reason someone wouldn't have to wait for surgery is because they're rich, being able to cut in line in front of a poor guy. That means waiting time is reduced at the expense of the poor schmuck making only $26,000 a year, who dies instead, or at least has their condition deteriorate.
If I ever become wealthy I might move to the US one day. But while I'm not I think I wouldn't be doing myself any favors going. It seems to be survival of the richest...
OolTube02 1 month ago
@OolTube02
"The only reason someone wouldn't have to wait for surgery is because they're rich"
What absolute nonsense. First off, if you're poor in this country (at least in my state) you get close to free healthcare. It's the middle class that is stuck with the bills.
And if you're NOT rich and you have to have emergency surgery, they do NOT turn you down, you will just be stuck with the bill. You clearly don't know anything about the healthcare system.
vigorousAtheist 1 month ago
@vigorousAtheist And how many people don't go for regular checkups because they know they'll be stuck with the bill, meaning heart defects or cancers are overlooked at an early stage, when they would be cheaply treatable? And only when an illness becomes an expensive emergency will they seek help?
You're talking about waiting lists you have heard from in your propaganda. I can tell you one thing. Our emergency rooms aren't overflowing with people using it for general practitioner's care...
OolTube02 1 month ago
@OolTube02
iI know a lot of poor people. When they go to the doctor for regular check ups (which are like $10) if the doctor has any suspicions, or even if the patient wants a professional check up, they can get it close to free. Look up MAP in texas is. You can go to the hospital, stay there for a year, and only pay a total of $30.
But micheal moore would never want you to hear that now would he?
It's a FACT that the uk's waiting times are MUCH higher than the US
vigorousAtheist 1 month ago
@vigorousAtheist Have you ever met a Brit who wants to replace their health insurance system with the American one?
To be sure, I've heard that the British system is the worst in all of Europe. So it's curious that of all the countries you could compare yourselves with you only ever mention the Brits. Why never Germany or France?
Still, I've never heard even a Brit yearn for the US system. If your heads weren't so stuck up your asses that would be food for thought...
OolTube02 1 month ago
@OolTube02
Why would a british person want to change their healthcare system, to a capatalistic one? They're socialist. Of course they wouldn't want to change.
And why do diplomats and foreign leaders BEG us to allow them entry so that they can use our hospitals?
Look up "Yemeni president". That's just one example.
And all throughout europe, they have monstrous waiting times, it's not just the US.
This is what happens when you have socialized medical care.
vigorousAtheist 1 month ago
@vigorousAtheist Yes, so Reagan lost the Cold War and when the Wall fell socialism swept across Western Europe instead of capitalism over the East. At what point did they just give up teaching you history at school over there, I wonder...
Even if it were true that you treat foreigners with money or covered by their health insurance before you treat your own poor, isn't that even a worse indictment of your system? No compassion for your neighbor, no patriotism, only greed...
OolTube02 1 month ago
@OolTube02
First off, communism and socialism are two totally different things. Sorry that you didn't know that. Are you trying to imply that western europe ISN'T socialist? Cause you would have one heck of a job.
"before you treat your own poor"
MY GOD. i have already debunked this. Please stop spewing lies.
vigorousAtheist 1 month ago
@vigorousAtheist No, Europe isn't socialist. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was socialist. The East German Socialist Unity Party was socialist. But that didn't really work out, so they gave it up. Socialism is a bad word in Europe -- rightfully so.
This is exactly why your ignorant propaganda, painting Europe as some kind of throwback to Soviet style economic mismanagement is so outrageous. In a way it's as amusing as when the Soviets labeled everyone fascists.
OolTube02 1 month ago
@OolTube02
So government-funded medicine, government-funded university, government-funded news programs and very high tax rates makes you not socialist? WOW.
vigorousAtheist 1 month ago
@vigorousAtheist No, a government-funded social safety net does not make a country socialist. Just as capitalist elements do not make a country fascist.
This is your problem. You have lost all sense of degree. The Russians were still fighting World War II, long after fascism was defeated. And you are still fighting the Cold War, long after socialism is dead, investing too much in a military while neglecting your economy and infrastructure -- just like the Soviet Union...
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@OolTube02
Lol so many things wrong with your comment. First of all, you can't even remotely compare US capitalism to Marxism.
On the other hand, the fact that countries in europe have government-funded healthcare, university and news programs directly points to socialism. That's exactly what socialism is. They might not be 120% socialist, but for the most part, they are.
And the soviet union spent upwards of 30% of the GDP on their military.
Compare that to less than 5% the US spends.
vigorousAtheist 1 month ago
@vigorousAtheist What I can compare is delusional social models such as "real socialism" of the USSR and "supply-side economics" of the USA -- both held on to long after they've been proven not to work.
Spending 5% of the GDP on the military is okay from a Keynesian perspective, but not if you spend less than 2.5% GDP on infrastructure at home. That's what made the Soviet Union fall.
Do things have to deteriorate to "Grapes of Wrath" conditions before you turn around...?
OolTube02 4 weeks ago
@OolTube02
Lol still you cannot compare the spending of the soviet union to the spending of the US.
You have yet to make a logical comparison.
vigorousAtheist 4 weeks ago
@OolTube02 Yup, pretty much, it's a balancing act, a laissez-faire capitalistic society is doomed to failure jsut as much as communist state is doomed to failure (people wrongly assumes communism is about making everyone equal, rather than it's intent which is that workers own the means of production preventing what arises in capitalism oligarchies). The fact is any nation which wants to succeed has to encompass both socialistic and individualistic ideas.
acadia1106 3 weeks ago
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@OolTube02 we already have a social safety net,we just don't want it to turn into a bloated welfare state with cradle to grave entitlements like in western europe.lets not forget the mess Europe is in with massive budget deficits and unsustainable accumulated debt loads in many EU nations ...it's hypocritical for you to criticize US military when your nation has greatly benefited from our military presence over there..kindly get a clue
JohnGaltHasSpoken 2 weeks ago
@OolTube02 You have great intentions and points, but let me edit some things. Most of europe is socialist and doing GREAT. All socialism means is the government regulates a little more and taxes are higher to pay for things, but then the benefits come such as free medical care and higher education. This is KIND OF what you said, but i thought I'd edit :)
deathball751 1 week ago
@deathball751 Stop comparing the US to European countries. We have states with more population then some of those countries. The US is the only country with a melting pot. No other country has our resources, our income, climate differences, population, liveable land, etc. We are so different from every other country that we can't be compared. Socialism works in European countries, great. It won't work in the US.
whyamimrpink78 4 days ago
@vigorousAtheist umm, you're an ignorant. lying Repiglicking asshole
oneirishpoet 1 month ago
@oneirishpoet
lol is somebody mad? What am i lying about child?
vigorousAtheist 1 month ago
@vigorousAtheist well little boy, pretty much everything spewed from your ignorant orifice is a fucking lie, moron...now go vigorously play with your tiny penis and leave the real thinking for the adults in the room, asshole..also, too
oneirishpoet 4 weeks ago
@oneirishpoet
Please list everything that i've said that was a lie, so that i can send you sources and links.
Thanks ;)
vigorousAtheist 4 weeks ago
@vigorousAtheist But America is one of the most expensive places to live, gas, food, insurance are you kidding me, get real 26,000 thousand in the usa is peanuts.
space4099 1 month ago
@space4099
WOW your comment just SCREAMS ignorance. Do you have any idea how much cheaper gas and food is in the US compared to other western countries?
The US has nearly the lowest costs of living in the western world. This shows how little you know about these subjects
vigorousAtheist 1 month ago
@vigorousAtheist so an absurd income gap is ok because we're better than bolivia? we also have the largest economy...
osp80 1 month ago
@vigorousAtheist It's not the highest, and what you fail to see is that the other countries who are very near to us also have universal health care, universal college education, and a much more complete social safety net than the US.
They also carry far less debt on average than we do.
Your argument is silly, and it makes me sad that a fellow atheist can avoid delusion on on issue, but embraces it in another. That's not the rational skepticism I admire.
MrOttopants 1 month ago
@MrOttopants
Yes it is the highest. We have the highest average personal income AND the highest average household income. We also have the highest average wages.
And the US has the highest ranking hospitals and universities, so obviously ours would cost more.
The countries that get all of this free stuff pay more in TAXES.
Oh, and the US has a much lower % of debt than most western countries.
The more you know ;)
vigorousAtheist 1 month ago
@vigorousAtheist It does no good for this country to have the highest and the best when no one can afford it except the wealthy. Yes, those countries pay more in taxes, BUT they also get free education, free health care and they get to keep MORE OF THEIR MONEY than Americans do because all of our money is going to student loans and health care costs. The American economic system is a ponzi scheme, only the 1% can afford to survive here.
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Again, you're completely wrong. The US has the highest average DISPOSABLE income, meaning AFTER we pay for school, healthcare, etc. You have no excuses.
Only the 1% can survive here? LOL we have one of the lowest costs of living in the western world. Go to a western european country and shop, then come to America and shop, THEN tell me if it's hard to live here. In lots of places in the western world gas is almost $10 a gallon.
vigorousAtheist 1 month ago
@nike2422 I make very little and I am surving quit fine. I know how to live within my means and not be greedy.
whyamimrpink78 1 month ago
@nike2422 You are partly right. You know, but science must be inaccessible to most only most determined must study. That is the point. In Sweden it creates problems like "lifetime" students, where people just sitting in various students learning sth 1-2 years and changing speciality, because of "Fuck that" factor. And that continues 10 years or more.
chronius9 3 weeks ago
So true! Utah is the scam capital of the world. Come here and people scam the hell out of people over the phone tricking them into buying coaching, workshops, seminars, and any get rich quick scheme you can think of. Mormons are the best at that.... especially after serving two years convincing people that Joseph Smith saw God and Jesus Christ.
beau4307 1 month ago
@beau4307 -- yes, and you notice that MLM-type "jobs" flourish the most in right-to-work states? Another reason to defeat RTW-- we're tired of these glorified door-to-door- salesman jobs. We tired of the pressure to make every job a "mission". We want a good living AND the freedom to define professionalism on our own terms.
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32whatsup 1 month ago
Sometimes unproductive companies have to be shut down and jobs cut, so the resources can be relocated to productive companies that can actually grow. That's the only way you get a NET increase in wealth and jobs.
Forcing poorly performing companies to stay alive hurts everybody else, and is unsustainable.
hussman110 1 month ago
@hussman110 --there's a big difference between "poorly performing", and cannibalizing a company because it only turns a 10 percent profit rather than a 20 percent profit.
PaninaroAurora 1 month ago
@PaninaroAurora That is completely relative. Why would anyone with stake in a company "canabalize" it if its turning in a 10% (or any %) profit? They would only do so if there is an alternate investment which is turning in a higher profit i.e. is more productive.
This alternate company would have better use for those resources, and in a sense 'deserves' that investment.
hussman110 1 month ago
@hussman110 Yes, that makes perfect sense. Why would you stab a person to death in a back alley for only $200 in their pocket? They could make so much money if you let them live. So all you have to do is stick around and have them voluntarily give up money every month for you. I'm sure they will agree for that out of gratefulness for your not having stabbed them and not sick the dogs on you.
Seriously? You can't see how short-term self interest sometimes leads to predation...?
OolTube02 1 month ago
@OolTube02 Your analogy is completely off. The equity firm has paid for (i.e. it OWNS) the company in question. You can't just give $100 dollars one day and then magically get $200 the next day. The extra money has to come from SOMEWHERE. The so called "prey" (the one who gives up the second $100) is usually a bank or other equity investor who also CHOSE to invest in the company.
I'm not denying that greed and ambition can lead to fraud/theft, but that is not what Bill Maher was talking about.
hussman110 1 month ago
Like Bill Maher has to worry about paying his bills? He has a net worth of about $20 million.
MrAdvancedAtheist 1 month ago
@MrAdvancedAtheist
So you're saying because Maher's loaded, (without destroying a single company or job), he can't be 100% correct?
ROOKTABULA 1 month ago
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Maher is consistent -- consistently not funny and a perfect butt hole!
brightonmusic 1 month ago
Mmmmmmmmmm money in mouth.
downunderdemocrat 1 month ago
Greed is good the catch cry of the 80's.
downunderdemocrat 1 month ago 15
@downunderdemocrat America hasn't been an honest country since JFK was shot. He was the last real president who tried to stand up for the truth. He died trying to pass an executive order to end the Fed. Crony capitalism of the 80s created the illusion of prosperity, but it was based on debt to big banks.
surfer53 1 month ago
@surfer53 very true
t2k777 1 month ago
@downunderdemocrat greed is natural. rich people don't deny it. Bankers were telling te government for decades greed is their weakness and they should be monitored but the government didn't really do it's job didn't it?
kotapaka 1 month ago
@kotapaka Politicians can be greedy as well. Who is going to control the politicians?
whyamimrpink78 1 month ago
@whyamimrpink78 They pretty much control themselves. If you haven't noticed they follow and expose each other's steps. If anyone does anything wrong it's going to surface and consequences will follow: either jail, or the party is going to let him go (ending his political career) etc.
kotapaka 1 month ago
Why is Granholm there she help collapse Michigan
mrpoghunter 1 month ago
@mrpoghunter yeah,it was totally her and not auto execs who cared more about short term profits than long term stability.
osp80 1 month ago
@osp80 -- the sad part is, the Bains of the world have made it so everyone on Wall Street HAS to only care about short-term profit. They turned the entire culture so some decent people who went to work for Wall Street literally had NO CHOICE but to act like Gordon Gekko, if they wanted to keep their careers going.
PaninaroAurora 1 month ago
@PaninaroAurora who,acre about build quality in the 80's and 90's we can coast off our reputation for years! keep cranking out those SUV,don't worry about making cars better! wait,people stopped buy our cars and gas went to $4/gal.???!!!
osp80 1 month ago
Both of you clowns seemed to miss his point entirely.
Yesiamblind 1 month ago 2
the bad part is not about being rich you dumbass commenters below me
its how you got rich....and what you do with this wealth
mitt romney got rich feeding on a broken system and putting americans out of work
he then uses his wealth....to hide from paying taxes by storing most of his money in the cayman islands and paying the minimum under 15% on his last years tax return
he wont even release any year before that......god forbid we find out he paid nothing
phillymantis 1 month ago
@phillymantis THANK YOU. I hope people wake up & pay attention soon before it's to late!
dyanmoore 1 month ago
Isn't this idiot rich too?
bgr261 1 month ago
@bgr261 your an idiot my friend
phillymantis 1 month ago
@bgr261 I doubt Bill is a multimillionaire with hidden offshore accts in the Cayman Islands
to avoid paying taxes, & would be ok with showing his tax returns which Romney refuses to do.
dyanmoore 1 month ago
@dyanmoore -- not only that; he may have used some of that money to buy Prop 8 its win in CA. goo.gl / x44Yb
PaninaroAurora 1 month ago
It's funny hearing a rich guy demonize another rich guy for being rich.
HobieHal 1 month ago
@HobieHal wow,did you even watch the video?
osp80 1 month ago
Ron Paul is real and hardcore unlike the other chump's who all talk the same shit and look the same shit! C'mon man, fuck these white rich frat boy pussy's already!
Time for the bitch ass silver spooners to eat a dick.
ThePragueman 1 month ago
Thanks for posting. I appreciate it! Keep up the good work.
Mom2Talavera 1 month ago
Fuck Ron Paul
phillymantis 1 month ago
@phillymantis fuck you! you blinded sheep!
youartoyube 1 month ago
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RON PAUL 2012
231boogieman 1 month ago
@231boogieman BILL MAHER 2012
FarhanC99 1 month ago