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.
