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A woman in Walmart chastised a man
who was using food stamps in the
checkout line in front of her, take
a look. >> But you know, usually
when you're raised that way you
work a lot harder not to go back on
this. >> You know, [INAUDIBLE].
>> You're not fighting for it, I
am. The government is. >> They're
not. >> They take it out of my
check, bullshit they don't. >> Okay
then contact your local Senators
and Congressman and issue a
complaint. Vote Republican. I
can't, I'm sorry I don't know what
to tell you. >> Trust me, I am not
a bleeding heart. >> That ain't
ever gonna happen. >> I don't care
about you, lady, just shut the fuck
up. >> I don't have to, it's a free
country, remember? >> I remember,
it is a free country, it is a free
country. >> [INAUDIBLE] the least I
can do is talk. >> You're right,
thank you. Yeah thank you so much.
>> It is for people like you,
Hillary and Bernie supporters.
>> Thank you, you don't know me.
>> That's what you just said, vote
Republican. >> I'm sorry you have
to deal with her and-. >> I told
you- >> What you vote for. They
give it to you so that you vote
that way. I'm not stupid. I have a
degree. I'm pretty damn smart.
>> You keep saying that over and
over again. Like I'm supposed to be
proud of you or something. >> You
know what? I put myself
[CROSSTALK]. >> Maybe you are.
>> [INAUDIBLE] >> Boasting,
gloating about how great you are.
Look, look around. Do you see
anybody giving a fuck? No, they
don't. Why don't you mind your own
fucking business? >> You're tired.
>> [INAUDIBLE] >> Okay, all right.
>> Okay, we can- >> Well until you
vote Republican and get him out of
there, deal with it bitch. Sorry.
>> [INAUDIBLE] >> I don't make the
rules, lady. >> You don't have to.
>> No I don't, you're right. >> You
can just take advantage of them
like everybody else. >> Well why
wouldn't I? To be honest, why
wouldn't I? >> Good. Hi. >> Okay,
so that was painful. Extremely and
extraordinarily painful. But not as
painful as it is to sit next to our
new guest here on Think Tank.
>> What's up? >> Charlie Berens who
is. >> You know I'm not a bleeding,
hard fucking liberal, I'm not. No.
[INAUDIBLE]
Hi! >> Lord, Charlie, I know
you are very politically minded.
Charlie puts a bunch of really
great political clips up on his
YouTube which is YouTube.com/ Is it
Charlie Beren? >> Well it's $5
milkshake cuz of Pulp Fiction, but
you can just Google Charlie Beren's
YouTube and and it'll pop up.
>> Okay, cool so you have some
background understanding of this,
what were your thoughts
when you first saw this?
>> My thoughts were, okay look,
there are I think it's like 900,000
veterans on food stamps, And
maybe every month I think that's
the number that comes in. Not sure
of the exact number, but you can
double check on the Google machine.
But you have no idea who you're
talking to when you're yelling at
somebody for having food stamps.
Now this used to be a bigger issue
when people actually paid with
physical stamps. There would be
a lot of berating. But you have no
idea what people's reason is for
being on food stamps. Furthermore,
they're shopping in a Walmart,
which has a lot of employees also
on food stamps because they don't
pay people a ton. >> Yeah, that's
a great point. That's kind of like
the irony in this is that a lot of
Walmart employees do have to be on
food stamps because they're not
paid enough. But I don't even think
it matters what his history is, or
whatever, because one in eight
Americans and one in four children
are on food stamps.
So that's a huge population. I
think the bigger problem is solving
the minimum wage and raising that
and solving poverty and the fact
that people actually have to be on
food stamps in the first place.
As we said in this video,
he worked 50 to 60 hours a week.
His kid is right there.
I don't understand how any sort of,
questionable human could berate
somebody in the way that she did
with her kid there, his kid there.
He's in a freaking Walmart trying
to buy food. It's not like he's
in Whole Foods getting that
esophagus water, that fake salt.
He's just trying to feed his kid.
It's just disgusting. >> You know,
she's just trying to teach
them a lesson there, okay. >> Yeah,
because- >> That accent is over.
>> Yelling people, no I like it.
I think you should keep
going, don't stop. >> You know,
don't tell me that cuz I might.
[LAUGH] >> No, but I just don't, I
can't imagine yelling at somebody,
first of all in a public place,
because everybody knows that when
you approach somebody in that way.
It's not like they're gonna change
their opinion. It's not like he's
gonna turn around and be like you
know what, you're right.
I'm gonna stop using food stamps
and work 80 hours a week to maybe
just squeeze by. >> Now
you bring up a really good point.
Because, at that point are you
yelling to change hearts and minds?
They say if you want to do that.
>> Yeah. >> You go in their door.
And take them out your door.
But she just, if we use that house
analogy. >> Okay. >> But she, she's
just doing this to promote herself,
basically, [LAUGH].
And he calls her out on it.
He says you keep saying you're
smart, who are you talking to,
nobody cares. But usually if
someone is talking that much about
and not trying to change hearts and
minds just doing it- >> She just
wanted like a slow clap or
something like that but that's not
what she got, nobody gave a shit
because people understand how this
works people understand that people
need to be on this program and
maybe have I don't know this thing,
it's called empathy. >> [INAUDIBLE]
>> She might be lacking some of it.
But everybody else in the store
didn't seem to care and everybody
else seems to have that in this
case. It's really unfortunate that
this happens. I feel bad that
the kids were involved. I feel bad
for any onlookers who had to
witness this. But I want to hear
your guy's thoughts on this video
in the comments down below. And
we'll see you soon. [MUSIC]
