New Rule: Television Networks Have to Quit Trying to Put a Happy Ending on America's Wealth Disparit

[kpete]

Maher: America's rich aren't giving you money, they're taking your money. Between the years 1980 and 2005 80% of all new income generated in this country went to the richest 1%. Let me put that in terms that even you fatass teabaggers, I'm sorry, can understand.

Say 100 Americans get together and order a 100 slice pizza. The pizza arrives and the first guy takes 80 slices. And if someone suggests, why don't you just take 79 slices, that's socialism! I know, I know. I know, I know, it's just a TV show. But it does reinforce the stupid idea people have that rich people would love us and share with us if only they got to walk a mile in our cheap plastic shoes.

But they're the reason the shoe factory moved to China. We have this fantasy that our interests and the interests of the super rich are the same. Like somehow the rich will eventually get so full that they'll explode. And the candy will rain down on the rest of us.

Like there's some kind of pinata of benevolence. But here's the thing about a pinata. It doesn't open on its own. You have to beat it with a stick.

video And more:
http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/new-rule-television-networks-have-quit-try

[Hannah Bell]

1. KR

[katnapped]

2. Bah, like that would happen

The one guy would take the whole thing and tell the rest of the people "STFU and be glad you even SAW it"

[stillwaiting]

3. LOVE the pinata analogy! I'm so ready to bust that shit up!

Wish more of America was with me...

[baldguy]

4. The 400 wealthiest Americans are worth more than the poorest 165 million.

And "poorest" means less than $45k/yr.

[tularetom]

5. I never made it to "New RUles"

The first two minutes of the panel was enough for me it was one of those Bill Maher shows where he has a wimpy Democrat on with a big mouth republican and both Maher and the wimpy Dem let the big mouth take over the entire show.

When that happens the show is practically unwatrchable. Glad to see he partly redeemed himself during the New RUles segment.