American Health Care Act: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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- The Republican health care bill could leave many Americans without affordable coverage. Last Week Tonight's catheter cowboy returns to morning cable news to explain that to Donald Trump.
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So wait, you're telling me that this billionaire who has filled his cabinet with other billionaires is proposing a healthcare act that only benefits billionaires? What a shocking turn of events that absolutely no one could have predicted!
Hey come on give him a break... he put millionaires on that trash pile he calls a cabinet too.
President Trump drained the swamp to install a cesspool. He should hang a 40 story-long "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" banner down the front of Trump tower in NYC. And Chicago.
WreckNRepeat I'm afraid so my friend
Koen Mueller HAHAHAHAHA then tell that to the growing disparity between the rich and poor and how screwed poorer people are.
"He did something right to get where he is?" You mean like take a few million dollars from his daddy to start his 1st business, then screw over small businesses & contractors while developing properties,, be litigious as hell, etc.? I'm sorry, that's not "Right." however, it IS Capitalism at it's finest. You make more money, you should pay more taxes. PERIOD. When you actually look into how expensive it iS to be poor (read something like Barbara Ehrenreich's "Nickle and Dimed: On Not Getting By in America"), you start to understand income inequality and how it isn't a question of those who work harder vs. not. Let me put it another way: These guys are born on 3rd base thinking they hit a triple...
Lets just call it the "Republican Insurance Plan" or its abbreviation R.I.P
Andre Rutkowski this comment needs to get to the top😂😂
This comment made my day...
Andre - I will use your comment often and forever. Please let me know where to send royalty checks.
No....Trumpcare.
Love it!!
Dear America,
Universal healthcare is amazing. Come join us.
The rest of the developed world
The American Healthcare system would rather see poor, uninsured people die than lose a profit.
That's all it cares about: profit
Most of us would love to, but the ones who don't tend to be the wealthiest and most powerful among us.
Dear rest of the developed world,
We would love to, but a bunch of idiots stop us from doing that.
America
ARandomDuck
*-America
Sign off properly, both of you!
@@pokemagetech thank you for validating my tiny nitpicks, I thought of the exact same thing :)
"Come to Canada, we have weed and healthcare"
Wyatt Starratt and Justin Trudeau!
Every major developed country has healthcare, except the backward US, that's nothing to brag about, but legalizing weed- yess! Go on Canada you are a beacon of hope to the world!
Canada doesn't have recreational weed. 7 US states have recreational weed. Also, Canadian healthcare is lower quality than US medical care.
The Commonwealth Fund report found the U.S. has worst health care in the world, Canada legalizes all weed, medical and recreational, all over the country, not just some places, so no-one goes to jail for it like in the US!
Not to sure what you're smoking... But it's still illegal to possess or sell weed for non-medical purposes here in Canada. Here's the information from the Government of Canada's Website.
Cannabis (marijuana) remains a Schedule II drug under the Controlled Drug and Substances Act, and, unless otherwise regulated for production and distribution for medical purposes, is subject to offences under that Act.
Possessing and selling cannabis for non-medical purposes is still illegal everywhere in Canada.
My brother got a rare disease and had to get surgery costing over $500k. Maybe if we just didn't buy our smart phones, I guess we could've paid for it all.
bro, sell your iphone that should cover it
You damn kids and your half-million dollar cell phones [shakes fist]
That is literally what society entails. You can go out and live in the woods and hunt bears if you want to, but society was formed for mutual protection from dangers.
Also, doctors largely charge so much because their jobs require incredible amounts of schooling that require years to pay off, much of their paycheck goes to insurance for malpractice suits, especially surgeons who charge notably higher amounts, and in general invest quite a bit into the problems they fix. Mris? not free. Lab tests? Not free. Pharmaceuticals? ( actually overpriced) not free. Don't tell me I only think the way I do because of one comedic news program, that would be stupid.
im glad your brother is OK, but your premium statistically just increased., and it wont go down anytime soon. in fact, it was expaced to cost you another 1400$ next year.
how do you both jeopardize the poor people who voted for you and the poor people who didn't
Because they honestly don't give a shit about people
A while ago politicians had normal jobs and lived a common life, being able to relate to the people. It was common to have finished a non politic related carrier or education before going into politics. Today politicians are trained, you can take courses in the university and you are able to go into politics without having done anything in your life. Making the matter worse it makes them depend on success, cuz failure means losing their only income and status. It encourages every politician to lie for personal success and often they lose the sight of why they became politicians in the first place. So nobody should wonder, why so many politicians are disconnected with the real world. In Germany this is being pointed out quite often. And there is a age limit in place here(What suppost to help the issue), but it doesn't solve it.
quartzgrist :0 It's simple Donald Trump and the Republican party they could give two shits about the poor and the middle class. They rather help the rich
+UrTheDuke
They're good at being evil.
quartzgrist :0 agenda 2050'1/2bilion people left& it don't include you,or any of your loved ones.
The most important question is: did they find 2 stock photos of a man in a thong riding high and riding low, or did they have to make it themselves?
ch3burashka don't the staff contribute personal pictures? I think I remember JO saying that some time ago.
THANK YOU. I was questioning this myself.
Asking the real questions.
Here's a more important question: Is your search history worth finding out?
QTNA!!!!
Fortunately it was shot down faster than it could take flight, crashed into the ground, exploded into flames, and burned to ashes.
marrier9999 now if only that happened to the people who supported it.
@@nicholasfarrell5981 727-200s are notoriously reliable _clears throat_ and aren't so old they aren't fuel efficient. Not like you'd bother about fuel, President Trump.
*Note: I don't actually know how reliable 727s are. Trump used a 727 before the Boeing VC-25s.
Actually............not really.
It BARELY failed. It came THIS close to passing.
So.....yeah. :/
@@avedicYou’re thinking of the skinny repeal, not the AHCA.
Trumpcare: "Just stop being poor!"
"Well you should have thought of that before becoming peasants!!" -Yzma, Emperor's New Groove
Katie! "I've been turned into a cow. Can I go home?"
but don't do so by winning the lottery, because that way you did not rip off enough other poor people.
The sad part is that they don't realize that low paid labor is required for a good economy as much as the rich are.
Mason Schoch Don't forget the middle class they are loosing too in that bill.
It's telling that Paul Ryan is only excited about what this bill does for conservatives, rather than what it does for Americans.
Rex Su You mean wealthy Conservatives. The poor Conservatives are still going to get fucked by this.
If only someone would tell that to Paul Ryan. Oh wait, I think he already knows. If only someone would tell that to regular conservatives. Oh wait, pretty sure people told them that too. If only those regular conservatives that are going to be affected by this kind of money grabbing legislation would process the information they receive... Oh well, we've doomed.
That's where he's getting the most resistance in his party, I think. He's not excited, just politicking.
Rex Su Well he should be, this is great for them. Wouldn't you like to be a rich, older and most likely white man with the changes they are making? Poor people can't be conservatives, they are just tools to win elections.
Hakkapeliitta that is really questionable!
Basically, the entirety of Republican politics are, "As long as you've got more money than you could ever spend in your entire life, we'll make sure you never have to spend a single cent! :D "
Bullying the poor led to the French Revolution. The Clergy and Nobility were taxing the third estate (citizens) heavily.
Token Black so your saying we need to chop their heads off? I’ll have to oil my guillotine!
@@heatherhudson1636 Pretty much everything about our system of government was designed specifically so that if our leaders blatantly did not care about us, we would be able to bring about revolutions legally and without bloodshed.
It's for the future generations. It's called savings. Something socialists never do.
@@harshitmadan6449 Future generations who are going to be making money at the same rate that you are now. And saving money requires you to have enough left over once you've bought the essentials for survival.
-God Bless America!- God save America...
Joseph Simpson I think we can see now that America will need external support to rectify the shitshow. I think we need an international NGO that literally gathers donations from everywhere to provide universal healthcare and whatever else for America.
@@nicholass9841 f*** no. Given the country's history and significant wealth they should figure this out themselves. Europeans have been offering healthcare for decades without such dramatic issues. North America should figure it out
Jessica David
Frankly I think it is beyond their capabilities to figure this out
From being the abortion leader of the world.
@@jessislistless lol have you seen John Oliver's new video on Bernie Sanders healthcare he mentioned that International NGO are actually operating in America that give medical checkup like they used to in Africa and other third world countries.
Well I guess I'll go back to paying $900 a month for my insulin.
Jay S.
Big Pharma is probably gonna up the price again soon and Trump will call it profitable business practice.
Personal insurance will go up in cost and down in benefits, since the government coverage is so shit.
I'm fucked either way. Time to roll over and die or go to Canada .. oh choices, choices ...
stop buying Iphones! I know you buy like 2-3 of those fuckers a week!
But it's entirely your fault for getting Diabetes in the first place! It wasn't a fiscally sensible decision!
Weird, don't see any Trump supporters in the comments. And the ones I do see are complaining about Obama someone who is not the President anymore. I really wanna see one of them try to defend and make sense of what Trump is doing🤔😐😑😧😧
faith chea thats because you bitches whine louder than everyone else and most of us ARE AT WORK providing for our own families instead of collecting welfare checks while smoking weed and complaining about not having more money
Alex Barthel Yet you have time to comment on CZcams and try to change the subject instead of defending Trumps actions, you made or nah?😂😂😂 And I thought all the immigrants stole your jobs🤔😑
faith chea please if someone who is illegal, barley speaks english, and has no experience then I dont derserve my job.
p.s. I work nights.
Alex Barthel But even with all those barriers they still got your job tho. I still haven't heard anything from you about Trump.
PS. Everyone works nights, those college loans ain't cheap. Pretty sure Trump don't meet your job criteria either.
faith chea well you can't ask for sense on something which came out of something devoid of it😂. there is only nonsense in trumps fans fantasy worlds
I looked it up! Barry is alive and Maurice and Robin are actually dead. It took me about 2 weeks before I actually did it but I did.
dun dun duuuuuuuuunnn
Some dictators take better care people than these politicians
So true.
It sounds strange to say it but depending on specifics, it may actually be in a despot's best interest to provide higher quality health care than you would expect. Being able to play the "if you try to stage a coup, your grandmother will die because a new person won't be able to manage the transition to a new healthcare system quickly enough" trump card can go a long way to keeping you in power.
Obviously, it's not usually the best solution for a despot but sometimes it works out that way.
Let's not glamorous dictators here. Trump would be one if he could be, and he's doing all he can to make himself one.
Joseph Stalin would have thought Trump was completely insane.
Some dictators have the decency to protect the lives of the unborn.
People aren't just going to lose insurance, people are going to die. I'm one of those people that'll be dead but hey, that's fine so long as wealthy people get more money!
I hear ya. Then again, looking at what this country is heading towards... I'm wondering if I might not be better off jumping off the planet sooner rather than later.
Meg H Sorry Meg. Wealthy people matter more in America because they work harder, are prettier and smarter. A good example is the Trump children. Even though they were born into wealth, they worked hard for everything else. j/k
exactly good that your finally seeing it from our side jeez i was giving up hope
I won't die, I'll just go blind, painfully. Awesome right? Young, poor, disabled, Medicaid required for a chronic condition. Yeah, I'm screwed if this passes.
I wonder how I'll vote in the next Presidential election. . .
Oh trust me, you haven't seen rioting yet. Gonna be a lot of people pissed when their parents/grandparents are dying and can't afford it
Rioting doesn't solve any problems.
+N00bez Apparently voting doesn't solve anything either. Or protesting. Or trying to speak sense...
No they won't. They are too busy standing in lines for expensive phones, playing video games, and whinging about their "sad and boring lives" instead of actually getting out and living it. Some of them may be hoping for their parents/grandparents to hurry up and die so they can have their homes and cars. Trust me, I have met too many that are part of the Republican "let 'em die" tribe. There is no longer respect for age and knowledge. In the US most of us only find resentment because we are hanging on and taking up space they want or costing them tax money. Never mind that we payed those taxes for 40, 50 and 60 years ourselves.
Right? Trump and a lot of his supporters can stop calling themselves pro-life now. This bill (and going by the comments, their thought process) is definitely pro-death.
Tolyngee this is really sad.
> “maybe you should spend on your healthcare instead of a new iPhone”
(Does it)
> “Why are millennials killing the phone industry?”
Omg
And in the U.K. We get free health care 👌🏻
Same here in Canada! :D
thank god. Live in germany. I mean its technically not free since we pay for it. But some percentage of our loan. The other half your employer pays it.
Even in China! Right, I have to add that "even" to make Americans feel better
Hi There Same here in Sweden :)
we did in the UK. before the Dark times. Before Hunt.
Save your old cell phone so you can throw it at your GOP politician.
Try it, you'll end up locked up next to Hillary.
Jay M please tell me where exactly is she locked up?
The point is not whether Hillary is locked up for letting an American Ambassador die on 911 or selling access to the White House by accepting 'donations' to the Clinton Foundation or operating an unauthorized email server in her basement, but throwing cell phones (when they can be recycled) is not environmentally friendly and contributes to global warming. Do you really want more children dying in Africa?
Yeah! I'll start with that Chaffetz bastard.
Cynthia ViolinSensei Shit! I got 5 at home and been wondering what to do with them. Thanks!
As a German i thought Trump will be the most entertaining president the news will ever get, but now i'm not sure if this is still funny.
As an American, I can confirm. This is not funny. It hasn't been funny for 2 years.
+Thomas NK That's because you have universal college and universal healthcare paid by your taxes as an American progressive who believes that we should eventually become a Social Democracy like you this sucks but the problem with our system is corruption the so called "lobbying" which is legalized bribery we wanna get money out of politics we have a movement and a website www.wolf-PAC.com
Thomas NK thousands of people dying because they can not afford health care? Yea that's not funny. Maybe we should stop funding warplanes and aircraft carriers and use that money for our healthcare.
Thomas NK I mean.. if you like dark humor, this stuff is hilarious.
Arvid Ooms I think you are probably right, America are rly good people to be friends with, they would let their own people die just to fund a military to defend their friends who live in peace and dont need protection.
Btw thx from Germany to protect us, so we can spend our money to fund education and healthcare.
PS: And special thanks from me personally, because of you i dont have to pay for college.
You know it’s a bad bill when even Tucker Carlson disapproves of it.
Actually, generally if Tucker thinks it’s bad, it’s usually good. This was the exception that proves the rule lol
@@nicole-me2oj fair enough
I'm rewatching this now that the plan has failed. Credits to you, Oliver!
If we cut down the military budget by a huge amount we would still have the biggest military in the world. Spend that money on healthcare and education.
Well educated/informed people are a Republican's worst nightmare.
you should search up James Allsup
Biggest military in the world? You do realize that the Chinese military is close to double the size of the US military, right?
LMAO wat? ... China's military is double wat?
LUL no. Are you counting manpower or technology? If the U.S. suddenly does a national draft, we'd be pretty close to "biggest" in the you're counting manpower category. However, China hasn't made any military research gains and most of their equipment would be considered outdated. 10-20 years~
In the end, who gives a shit about china's military. They wouldn't even want to go to war lest they want their economy to plummet too. Only to prove they're better? wow.
you'd think it'd be that easy
As a Texan, I heartily agree with hating on Ted Cruz. I've never voted for him, and I never will.
"Small Government"
We have to turn out to vote next year!
No one should vote for the Zodiac killer anyway.
California expatriate to Texas
Also, he is a Cuban Canadian guy. Double Marxism !!!
It's been three years and I've still not googled if any members of the beegees have died.
Barry Gibbs is the last surviving bee gee brother and was at the time of filming too.
"Pirates of the Caribbean 5: The Curse of Johnny Depp Getting Divorced and Needing the Money" -- John Oliver, 2017.
I dont really get how americans see healthcare
Isnt the system supposed to make medical treatment available for even the poorer people? And now they make it the hardest for poor people to get
Doesnt that kind of negate its use and purpose?
Republicans don't care about the poor. In their mind, a poor person put themselves in that situation and is just lazy.
TheJoker1432 Nope, not here. This is why I do not want to stay here. People are legitimately and willfully ignorant and are literally told and persuaded to believe that healthcare in "THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD" is a privilege we are lucky to have as our current systems are absolute trash and you have to be rich to stay fucking alive.
Denam Selfish? As I'm fully prepared and willing to pay more of my tax dollars if it means we ALL have better healthcare INCLUDING people like you who throw out these ignorant blanket statements about "liberals" who literally just think it's time we started taking care of our citizenry more as VIRTUALLY EVERY OTHER DEVELOPED NATION DOES? And for the love of god stop with the Strawman/ad hominem tactics you and everyone else that utilizes the same ignorant tactic needs to take a damn debate course. It's not simply emotion. ALL OF THIS IS MATHEMATICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY PHEASABLE. Lol I swear it's like talking to brick walls who not only can't see their own hypocrisy but can't seem to rationalize their own incoherent thoughts. Grow up and maybe a fruitful conversation could be had.
If poor people don't die from lack of health care, who will the Christians feel superior to?
TheJoker1432 the thing about America is we shit away out gift of freedom and we have so much choice that entire majority party can control things, and this is the outcome. We all don't agree but because of democracy things like this are possible. It sucks but gotta take the good with the bad sometimes
I seriously do not understand why americans have such a big problem with health care. I mean, I live in Germany and I get along quiete fine with our system. And so does the rest of Europe with their systems. So what the fuck are you not able to do and why the fuck not?
Because most american's would retort your claim with made up facts that Syrians and Turks are taking over your country and you'll be practicing sharia law in 6 months time...
whiners131 In six months' time? Let's meet again in October and see if that has really happened.
DaNikolo before Obama care a lot of Americans were not able to go the doctor who were not insured. I was too poor to afford my own insurance unless provided through my job (college student focused more on school than a job😔) if I got sick, I couldn't afford to go to the dr. Didn't happen often, but when it did I had to self treat. Until I found income based clinics. That's just the issues and problems I had, may be different for others.
Casey Adams man that sounds pretty bad. Can't really imagine living like that. Self medication without being an doctor can also go horribly wrong.
DaNikolo I don't know. As an American, I think it's complete and utter bullshit. We should totally just shave like 1% of our 600+ billion dollars a year military budget and completely subsidize healthcare so the doctors and hospitals can continue to make money and so the people can afford it. Because our healthcare is way too damn expensive, even with Obamacare. My mom had breast cancer and the hospital charged her with a 17k bill for one night before giving her another by the insurance company for 75k under the premise that the reconstruction surgery she had done after they removed the cancerous cells was "elective".
Even with all of this, my dad still thinks positive things about the guy. Smh.
Yes, Trump believes the unborn have a right to life. Cannot imagine why your dad would respect that.
And after they’re born the right to die..
@@jeffcarr6853 Trump believes that arguing in favor of the right of the unborn to live is an easy way to earn public support without compromising his real principles (i. e., doing whatever he can to enrich himself and groups including himself in the short-term with no regard for how it impacts groups that do not include himself). Republicans don't care about the unborn any more than Democrats do. They just don't care about those of us who _are_ born, either.
@@jeffcarr6853 and those unborn children that are often aborted as parasites are unwanted, life ruining and life ending, both figuratively drowning literally. What’s more important, the life of a 17 year old rape victim who will die in childbirth or the life of a child that was unwanted and responsible for death that wouldn’t be in emotional trauma for the last nine months it has to live.
I really do not understand what the fuzz is about universal health care? All industrial countries have it... Seriously.
You mean all civilised countries.
Even we in Hungary have it
Exactly, so many people would benefit from it! But alas, these archaic-thinking politicians believe it is "communism" and "free handouts".
Julsies I’m not American,but when I hear someone say socialist,they think that is the worst? Spain has a socialist president and government and I hope I will be moving there soon. So What’s up with socialistic views in the USA?
Fennec Róka I want to move to Europe as soon as possible because it’s socialist. The core values of America are being “hardworking”, so these politicians believe free healthcare is causing laziness and that’s “not what America is about”. It’s ridiculous; America is a haven for the rich and the white. Also it probably connects to the fact that most conservative hicks don’t understand socialism and think it’s communism.
A french comedian summed up the american healthcare system, whatever version of it, this way : "the doctor checks your bank account. No money ? You're not sick". Thank God and my "socialist" country for social security and national universal healthcare. It's good to be french sometimes...
I wonder if the poor sap working overtime feels the same way?
James Moore his check might be happier
James Moore Uh, Isn't America the most overworked country? At least if you work in France you can expect get paid vacation leave, here in the U.S you get jack.
There is also a joke about if Breaking Bad was taking place in France, the show would have been over at "do you have your carte vitale ?"". 8)
Sylvie Charlois psst...we have social security in America
I live in Maine and can confirm we have the best beaver-doctors in the country.
Catherine Gogan sure
But don't they charge a dam sight too much?
I think they prefer the title "gynecologists", but at least you have the best women's healthcare in the country!
I always thought it was a human in a beaver skin cap, but I am legally blind, so...
Iphone: about $1000. 1 MRI: About $3000. That guy is so out of touch. It's obvious he has never known hardship or struggle.
I'm so glad john oliver is off hiatus. i need this perspective to keep me sane in all this!
Yes! Tonight! I'm waiting to be able to stream it on HBO go.
Sane: babies in or out of the womb are human
Insane: babies in the womb are not human.
@@jeffcarr6853 "Oh hey, a comment saying they appreciate the video.. Let's bring up abortion." What the fuck is wrong with you?
2/3 of The Bee Gees have died, Maurice and Robin, but not Barry (the only one that remains living)
Nadia L he's just "Stayin Alive"
Anthony Tran 😂👏👏👏
Nadia L also you da real MVP🎖
You could be lying to us and we wouldn't know. No one wants to check. But thanks haha
Nadia - if 2/3 have died, and Barry is not among the two, it is not necessary to point out that Barry is the only one living.
My spinal fusion surgery is through Medicaid but my state already dropped me and 1000s off the waiting list for it anticipating their loss of federal funding. So because I got randomly hit by an irresponsible uninsured driver now I get to keep not walking. With the surgery I could have got back to work within 1 year, and been able to pay for health insurance. So now your tax dollars get to pay for my disability and Medicare, oh by the way which is also getting cut, but it never covered my spinal surgery anyway, it will cover my nursing home costs when I'm 67, MAYBE. Thanks guys!
What's insane is how the person that hit You get's to walk away scott free without taking liability while you suffer.
Don't you love how it's illegal to drive uninsured but people do it all the time and it's barely enforced. Furthermore it's the law to have car insurance but you may never need it. Yet the Obamacare mandate states everyone must have healthcare. You get charged hundreds of dollars if you don't (which helps cover the costs of Obamacare itself) and you can be sure as shit that sooner or later you'll use that health insurance you have. To bad the Obamacare mandate is "unconstitutional" and Republicans just can't stand it! Don't forget to go buy your car insurance that the government demands you have and may never use!
I'm sorry to hear about the pain you're going through; physically and emotionally. You have to deal with it continuing because some rich fucks need to be slightly 00.2% richer. Fuck life ;\
Good luck and best wishes to you!
Døn't tell Marzia I'm so sorry to hear that :(
Stay as positive as you can Mariza! Responsibility or not, the one thing you can always control is your positivity. Don't stop telling your story because there are a lot of influential people disconnected from the process that do not understand the full gravity of their governing decisions. Narratives need to push agenda's not bottom lines.
I have the impresion that people only knows about those cases when it hapens to them
4:10 Barry is still alive, Robin died from kidney failure, and Maurice died from cardiac arrest.
Thank you for answering the eternal question
Bless you for this. Im not a bad person. I just don't care.
But are you SURE about that 🤨
I didn't think it was possible to love someone the way I do John Oliver 😭😭😭
As a former insurance agent, I know a number of other reasons Oliver doesn't mention why selling insurance across state lines wouldn't work.
Allowing insurers to sell across state lines is every state has it's own insurance laws and regulations. Either All the existing state laws would have to be replaced with federal laws, or insurers would have to conform with all the state laws that they sell in.
Both options have a number of problems. The former has the most problems, but the later won't work either.
Replacing state insurance laws with federal ones would fuck over companies because they would have to rewrite all their policies to conform with these new laws. This would be a long and complicated process. In my state, it took the company I worked for nearly a year to get one policy written and then approved by the state insurance department. A federal program would undoubtedly be less efficient then the state department so we can assume this would take much longer if the federal government had to approve the policy. Sounds like a pain in the ass right? We imagine doing that with every single policy and plan you sell to make it conform with new laws that probably aren't thought out well because congress is pushing the whole thing to fast.
Insurers conforming to the state laws of the state they are selling in would be much easier and make a lot more sense, but no one would do it. Why would you spend years trying to get policies approved in a state you don't work in on top of trying to set up networks (which Oliver did mention)? This makes selling in other states even harder then Oliver depicts it.
Either you fuck over the entire insurance industry with federal laws, or you give them no reason to actually compete in other states. The only thing he could probably do to make this plan work is incentivize it with tax breaks, but this would be counterproductive because it would reduce tax revenue without reducing insurance costs. If have to spend money on this shouldn't we spend it effectively?
Obamacare is terrible in a lot of ways, but this is obviously worse, this is coming from a conservative.
With your viewpoint and knowledge, I implore you to continue preaching this. Seriously, the world needs more experienced and knowledgable individuals speaking on the matter of insurance.
SethMacMillan +
Thank you for the informative comment.
Thank you for your in depth analysis. Speaking as a layman who's health insurance knowledge is minimal, would you say that some level of federal standard would be necessary to allow states to sell to each other across state lines?
TheTitanSlayers +
Fools will always vote against their best interests.
True
"I love the poorly educated"
Ah, democracy. The best and simultaneously the worst thing to happen to modern societies.
i like how john olivers' copy looks more professional than the original
Of all the things they could have done this is the shit they come up with? I'm not angry because I'm Canadian and it doesn't affect me, but just disappointed in the "Free World's" government.
Finally someone who actually acknowledges that despite the wishes of the people, the government is the problem.
Canada is starting to look pretty good as of right now.
Good luck getting in, you need $14K in savings minimum and a job skill.
What about Europe then?
Acebrandon117 that is probably even more expensive, not to mention the inherent language barriers.
Well fuck me I guess.
be prepared to pay 60% of your income on taxes and still have to wait several hours for emergency care or several days for a check up.
It's crazy to see just how much Obama has aged during his presidency. Imagine what Trump will look like by the end of his presidency. That's if he makes it through all four years. lol
Morgalor Kellyanne Conway is already experiencing the change.
All 4? I think we all sorta think get elected again...
Johnny, she is experiencing the change _for_ Trump.
He pays her to.
Just picture Emperor Palpatine after rubbing Cheetos over his face. Quality approximation.
I predict obesity will go down in the next four years as more and more people lose their lunches at the sight of our ugly ass president.
I love how there are 27 books on the 20’ wall of bookshelves behind the catheter cowboy.
Wow, it's amazing how thoroughly everybody forgot about this as soon as it died. This administration piles on so much shit that we don't even have time to savor our victories. Just on to the next set of crises.
I live in Utah and on behalf of all Utahns, I'm SO sorry we put an man like Chaffetz into office. It's shameful.
I'm from Utah too, and I'm way more sorry about Orren Hatch
I'm from WI and Paul Ryan represents my district. I'm sorry!
Another Utahn here. Chaffetz, Love, and Hatch just piss me off.
I'm from Louisiana and thank God Bobby jindal is GONE
^^^^
My dad will probably die if this passes. He won't have coverage for his cardiologist and has already had significant heart trouble.
I know the feeling, my dad and sister are both diabetics and ACA greatly helped our family to afford insulin.
***** My dad works in construction and lost his job when the housing market collapsed. He hasn't had consistent work in years and his first time having insurance since I was a teen was when ACA passed and he qualified for care under the Medicaid expansion. He regularly sees a cardiologist after having 2 heart attacks and a number of cardiac events. So tell me I'm lying in that my father will be fine without healthcare when the Medicaid expansion vanishes.
Tait Torkelson I feel for you.
Tait Torkelson I'm sorry that it's people that don't seem to care. I want you to know that I do. And I just said a prayer for you and your dad.
Mason Scott Thank you Mason. I get so aggravated people think those on benefits are lazy. My dad is almost 50 working every day I'm am ageist industry. He is the most hardworking person I know. I just want him in my life a little longer.
*Single real solution: SINGLE - PAYER for ALL!*
Like every other damn modern country in the world.
Half the country is not willing to fund the murder of the unborn!
@@jeffcarr6853 The ratio of abortions funded by universal healthcare to life-saving procedures funded by universal healthcare is staggering lopsided in favor of live-saving procedures. If you think abortions should be illegal, then by all means argue for laws that ban abortions specifically (assuming of course that your arguments are founded in logic and not misogyny). But arguing against universal healthcare because it does include abortions is just throwing the baby out with the bathwater, including the part where it does significantly more to contribute to the number of dead babies in existence.
Jeff Carr ok, we can cut out abortions if that’s what it takes for half the country to sign on to universal healthcare
@@geosock So I guess fuck women, right?
Stephanie Omer think about it like this: how many people, both female and male, could have been saved by universal healthcare. It’s probably much more then how many abortions saved.
It's the Delores Umbridge of healthcare legislations
Even Umbridge would look at this thing and say it's too much!
@@Courageous91 She would if it caused her to lose coverage, anyway.
That part with states dropping coverage for lottery winners shows a special kind of malice. Have they bought into their own rhetoric or is it just a petty way to squeeze the working poor just a little bit more?
Pat Version
Both.
Pat Version I just can't believe that so much of the bill is written out to exclude winners. I mean, they had to focus on the 1 in 292,201,338 chance a poor person would win rather than meaningful legislation that woukd put caps on big pharma, introduce laws that protect us from price gouging, and give us a public option which would force insurance companies to compete and thus drive down premiums to a somewhat more affordable level than we see today. How these people sleep at night, I'll never know
But does someone who won the lottery REALLY need government funded healthcare?
mikelesbob don't expect the current administration or the republican led congress to come up with anything as sensible as you are describing
It's actually a third: they needed more words to fill that crappy bill so when Melissa showed the difference, there would not be a big stack versus nothing... :)
I'm so glad all the republican voters are getting what they wanted--more money for the rich, and less for the poor and old. It's so odd that's what they wanted. Learn something everyday.
The rich already pay more than their fair share for freeloaders like Obama's illegals.
Who will pay for your entitlements once you drive the rich away?
Jay M do you listen to anyone other the Trump administration and their fan boys at fox?
Its a troll,no one is that stupid
Ethan Lozada I mean Poe's law and all, but... I know people who make 8 dollars per hour while being Libertarians. They do not want their imaginary lottery winnings to be taxed.
There are no poor Republicans -- just temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
I looked away when the "man in a thong" graphic appeared. I felt so relieved when John said, "I'm sorry. Can we take that down?"
Not cool, John. ...not ...cool
Why so sexist? Nothing wrong with a dude in a thong!
That Johnny Depp comment was pretty spot on 5 years later lmao!
I don't have a smart phone can I get health care now?
if you are an american then I am worried that you won't get it
no. you're on the internet--you should be spending all of your money on health care instead.
in fact, you live in a house of some form, don't you? maybe you should have spent money on your health care instead of that.
Nothing's ever stopped you but Obamacare forced you.
Nope. They actually had a series of odd qualifications and attacks after the iPhone statement. Refrigerators and microwaves are amenities you can live without in favor of healthcare.
I'd RATHER be mandated to spend hundreds than elect to spend thousands in order to receive occasional treatment. People think the freedom to choose is worth the cost. Fuckwits.
"Nothing's ever stopped you "
How about people who literally cannot afford it?
You are a fucking idiot.
"You get that right? ...Right?" Ah that was gold.
tywin1 Yes!😂
That thong picture was on screen about ten years longer than I would have liked.
Well, universal healthcare has been unavailable for much longer than we would have liked as well.
In my opinion Health care is a human right. If the place you are right now - no matter if citizen or tax payer - has the resourses to treat you're medical condition, you should have a right to that treatment. In most european countries you can go to the doctor or hospital and receive treatment and often you don't have to pay anything or only a fraction of the actual costs. That's what we call human solidarity and is more important than your nationality or social status.
This whole thing smells suspiciously like the beginning of a bait-and-switch. Present something horrific so they can give us something slightly less so and have it more easily accepted.
I'm so glad it didn't pass.
My "conspiracy theory" of this administration is that the GOP was working so hard to make all government programs as ineffective as legally possible, so that public opinion favors privatization of those government programs.
You'd think that, but no. It failed then they came up with an even worse plan.
You guys USA went one step forward with Obamacare, now you are going two step backwards.
From an European perspective, all of this looks silly, surrealistic and sad...
DocteurMolotov
To an American it looks the same way.
I don't get it... If you and your folks are aware of the fact that the government is taking a right of health security away from you, why is it happening ? In my country, Belgium, this would be basically unthinkable
we keep underestimating how stupid we are, we barely have enough faith in other people to not get involved ourselves. "ha! we couldn't possibly be that dumb... huh... i guess we are... i should've voted..."
same here in Germany. The right to live a healthy life is literally written down in our constitution. It's unthinkable to lose this, as it's actually one of the biggest preventions from poverty...
The why is because they're Americans.
5 years later, I still haven't googled which of the BeeGees are dead.
Robin and Maurice have died 😥
I fucking love this parrot
I used to live in Maine. It's true they really do have beaver doctors. Best doctor I ever had was a beaver.
That didn't look like a beaver. It looked like a marmot, don't you think?
Well I was gonna tell you not to talk smack about my doctor, but you're right, he sort of does. It's either the angle or my doc was a fraud!! Heavens.
Ascent really? I live in Maine and all the doctors I've had are moose
Oh, so I guess you have one of those snazzy PPO's. Fine, rub your big fancy Moose in our HMO faces why don't you.
Ascent Are there beaver surgeons?
Watch this junk health care plan pass.
Then watch the nationwide Trump protests immediately increase by 14 million FAMILIES of the people the subhuman pieces of shit in the GOP are sentencing to death at a profit. Americans aren't exactly known as people who back down from disgusting injustice and direct threats against their families...
Healthcare is simple in Canada. Pay your taxes and it's yours
I googled The Bee Gees and only Barry is alive right now
Can we repeal and replace Donald Trump instead?
sadly there's gonna be a crappier version of trump if that happened
Shobhit Vashistha no, the US has to wait until 2018 to get rid of him. that is if the orange banana doesnt send it to ww III
Xav Lz this can get even more crappier?
Shobhit Vashistha he could get a 2nd term and start wwIV
To quote the last real President we had... "YES! WE! CAN!"
Only president Drumpf could corner himself in the oval office.
That Johnny Depp joke hits different now
John Oliver, you're brilliant. Amazing!
Brilliant: the unborn are human
Beyond stupid: the unborn are not human
so Americans, is you're country great yet?
It already is, for the rest of the world anyway, it's great reality TV.
Mista Red your*
EDIT: I had to correct you because your comment even has the (edited) tag. Which makes it even worse.
Mista Red it's a bit like watching the Prequel of Idiocracy.
it will be soon, when the poor die out from lack of medical care, presumably.
I have a feeling that "Make America Great Again" will be coming back for 2020. :P
Comparing healthcare to an iPhone is a ridiculous comparison. Even if you held off on buying an iPhone it won't cover the cost of some medical procedures.
God that Johnny Depp joke aged beautifully
I Love John Oliver. Please Give him TV Shows Forever. He's helping me through this Hideousness.
Can you guys do an episode on Venezuela? We're literally starving here, with no free spech whatsoever, on an unofficial dictatorship, yet no one ever gives us any attention :(
This isn't a matter of "waaa why won't anyone pay attention to me!!!", this is an international issue. A civil rights issue.
The situation in Venezuela is sad and is an example of the destruction populism can bring. Excessive wealth inequality can lead to a populist revolt so unless the elites of a country work to help all citizens achieve better lives, their comfortable status is tenuous. Trump isn't a Hugo Chavez-style socialist populist but if the conditions that brought trump to power aren't resolved, the USA could eventually get one (a more militant version of Bernie Sanders for example).
+morphd Bernie was a good socialist. If the Trump continues as badly as it's been going over the past few months, a more radical version of Bernie as a candidate in the 2020 elections looks very likely.
Let's hope Bob Iger wins.
Bernie supported Daniel Ortega, Chavez's friend in the 80's
Unshaved Malevolence it's a tv show that runs on Sunday nights, good luck with the push.
Man, trust me, if I could go down there and help you guys, I would. What's happening in Venezuela is truly horrendous. Seriously, best of luck dude.
Healthcare doesn't have to be complicated if it's provided as a single payer system, or if it is a guaranteed right to all citizens. Think if of this way, I was in the Army for 6 years. During that time, my health care was covered no matter what. The doctors nurses and aids were all military also, so there was no "Overhead" if you will. That was their job, to treat service members. All of this was funded by tax dollars. My job in the military was billing and coding for these services so I had an inside look of how expensive treatments were and they were SIGNIFICANTLY less expensive to the government and providers than it is to see a private or "Not for Profit" hospital. Still to this day I don't understand why we can't go to a single payer program, or if I may be so bold, why healthcare isn't provided for free, by our trillions of wasted tax dollars every year. Healthcare really can be that simple.
It's a well-documented fact single-payer healthcares are less expensive per capita . I think the bigger problem to Republicans is suggesting anything remotely socialist will make them lose their seat in Congress, and god forbid that happens.
The "Pirates of the Caribbean 5" Johnny Depp divorce joke lands a little differently in 2022. 😅
I’ve never understood why some countries are seemingly so rigidly against Universal Care? You already have Taxes, it’s hardly a terrible investment. I dunno, maybe I’m just thinking about this because I’m British and we have the National Health Service which is hardly perfect, but at least we don’t have to think “Should we pay for a life saving treatment, or next week’s groceries?”.
Because America don't have empathy.
People seem to forget the ACA also setup not just healthcare. But had mandates, like in the restaurants you see caloric counts thanks to the ACA. ACA wasn't just about healthcare, but also provided a lot of benefits for all around health in America. It provided more than insurance cover. And people seem to forget the ACA was violently opposed by the Republicans. Obama said it himself, it was not the bill he wanted, it was the bill they had to settle for to make compromise and it was a start. Beyond that, medicaid cuts are not going to be good for me or those who are disabled, who pay for a lot of their programs through medicaid.
Good point. It also had mandates in place like adoption of Electronic Medical Records to promote better patient care.
mchc, glad someone else understands.
Oh! So that's why calorie information was on the menu at Denny's the last time a friend asked me to meet him there. I don't typically eat out because eating out is expensive and my food budget for myself for a month is around $65 so I try not to waste it on shitty diner/fast food. My mind was blown that most of the meals sat at around 3000 calories and the infamous Grand Slam was at around a whopping 5000 caloric count. Males are supposed to consume around 2000 calories per DAY and females around 1500, depending on activity level. One meal at Denny's is technically the only meal a person should consume that entire day, or, if you're female you can eat half and save the other half to have as your only meal the next day.
Catheter Cowboy for President 2020!
William Glass Still makes more sense than Trump.
William Glass
That's a real possibility in this joke of a nation.
William Glass 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
I know many in Britain moan about the NHS, however the National Health Service is a lifeline for so many, that I know many Americans would love to have. It is thanks to the NHS that I am alive today, I nearly died in July 2017 if it was not for the doctors and team at the NHS hospital who brought me back from the brink of death. I didn't have to worry when I got discharged about paying my bill.
The more I see pieces like this, the less I find myself joking when I repeat the phrase: *”eat the rich”*
WHY does anyone, anywhere at any time with any thinking capacity whatsoever believe that tax cuts for the rich benefits the poor?
+Jan Hall Well in general the common argument I have heard for that line of thinking is a theory called trickle down economics. The theory of trickle down economics is that more the upper class, the more money or benefits will trickle down to the lower income. Or to put it another way, if the rich people have more money they will use that extra money to create more jobs, donate more money to charity, and/or increase how much they pay their employees. It is of my personal opinion that this theory has a flaw in there somewhere. But that is argument people.
netwolfe The flaw is there is no legitimate incentive for the uber-wealthy to expand their business. They could easily hoard all of that extra money for themselves.
'trickle down' more like 'collect at the top'
trickle down economics is like maintaining a building by keeping the top nice and shiny and ignoring the rust and decay in the foundation. Sooner or later the whole thing will come down.
+CaptainCore993 And that's exactly what has happened. Tax cuts for the rich hasn't done jack shit besides lead to the rich putting that extra money in their pocket. And anyway, the entire economy and well-being of everyone else shouldn't rely on what a few rich people feel like doing with their money.
I am just sitting here in Europe, waiting for the American revolution.
Teun Venekamp it's already started. we're prepared to fight all the way up to les miserables!
just like the french did back in the day oh jolly times! I would love to see the americans revolt!
Promise you a good show. We want our country back
Oh sweet, we should make it a tearjerking musical!
it'll be like the American civil war, but instead of the North vs the South, it'll be America vs the oversized hemorrhoid living inside the white house
About The Bee Gees stuff, Andy died in 1988, Maurice in 2002, and Robin in 2012. Barry Gibb is the only living member. Someone might have already mentioned this, I’m just super neurotic.
When you go to the hospital the prices should be that a person working minimum wage could afford the bill.
You can't expect someone making $8.50 to be able to pay a $11,000 bill.
I think it first starts at the hospital and the extortionate prices. When I worked in the pharmacy it would break my heart to see an elderly woman having to choose between food and her heart meds because the price was so high.
Honestly in my opinion it's extortion because what are you going to do, Not pay the bill and die?
For real one time my mother went to the hospital and they charged her $200 for two pills of aspirin. Tell me that isn't extortion.
Profit above all else. It is the american way.
Beautiful 😊
OK.. damn it... I googled it:
Maurice Gibb - dead
Robin Gibb - dead
Barry Gibb - Stayin' Alive
Hah. Hahah. Haaaaaaaaaahahahahaha.
hahahahahahaha
The secret of his longevity is that he gets low and he gets high, and if he can't get either, he really tries.
Neurotyczny Kot bless you sir
I was going to do that, but I guess I don't have to thank you very much ;)
As a student working two part time jobs (read: no benefits) turning 26 next year, I WILL be kicked off my mom's insurance. I have an illness for which I take four prescription medications. On paper I am as poor as they come. This terrifies me because without those medications, I could die. It's a huge possibility. And given $2000 a year? That would cover three months of my medication, maybe less. I am absolutely terrified.
RethinkingLife Why the fuck does that matter?
Monique Martin I know this is a tough option, but move to Canada. Free healthcare, many cities are like US cities, and you'll be safe when Trump causes a civil war
Monique Martin
Republicunts will claim they are such good christians but they would rather watch you die then spend a dollar to help. They just talk the talk because they are too busy lining their own pockets.
Their reason is you shouldve gotten a better job that has full health coverage.
Monique Martin ur about to be 26 nd u still don't have your shit Together? you're still a fucking student? Jesus
Move to Canada. Or western Europe. Basically the same wealth level as the US, more freedom and democracy, already have universal healthcare, and studying doesn't cost an arm and a leg.
You know, coming back to this in 2018, the joke about Johnny depp was spot on. Pirates 5 did come right after his divorce and it was really phoned in lol
Think about it like this:
We spent $4 trillion a year for twenty years to get nothing done in Afghanistan.
$1 trillion would give us all free healthcare
It's about priorities
Awww, Obama looks so happy! Good for him. And just so this comment doesn't get angry republicans, good on Bush for doing what he loves as well! Now I can get hate from BOTH sides! Life is wonderful!
YannYann12345 *insults your intelligence like a jerkass*
Horse Puncher Burns?
Honestly, I do *NOT* blame _any_ president for taking a break after office.
That shit is stressful.
Aguila701 fuck yeah, good on him for getting his paint on!
Aquila701 - I think he was cool even when he was in the White House but the Cheney influence made everything uncool within fifteen miles of him so we might not have seen it much.
Well, I'ma grab my picket signs and/or torches. Who's with me?
Let me know when the battering ram people show up.
I won't join since I live in europe where we don't have trump as our leader
Nathan Bandstra You lucky fucker...
Heracross X if there are guns involved I'll join
Molotov Cocktails and armoured cars.
Well, I will now go to my doctor and check my feelings for free. (laughs in german)
Johnny Jihad *laughs in Dutch*
What does German and Dutch laughing sound like?
Very harsh and angry
Why is no one thirsting for John Oliver? He is everything 😍
John Oliver manages to be hilarious and inform people with accurate well researched pertinent information which news seems to have forgotten.
Who would want to watch John Oliver at 3 in the morning?
Me: Oh boy 3 am.
HBO Is spending a lot of money to ensure people know what's going on. That's fucking awesome!
"pirates of the caribbean 5 the curse of johnny depp getting divorced & needing the money" lmfao too funny