Table News: Forgiven, not Forgotten

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  • @carO1522_
    @carO1522_ Před rokem +2365

    I love how about a third of the video was just listing names of people who had their loans forgiven who also said they shouldn't be forgiven. Wasn't expecting that 😵😵😵

    • @valilucifer9356
      @valilucifer9356 Před rokem +46

      Seriously 3.2 million WHY WOULD YOU FORGIVE THIS you don't pay that back to 99.9999999999999999.3 percent of the people I know and you would be lucky to live in a hospital for the rest of your life 0.0

    • @ralphjackson2518
      @ralphjackson2518 Před rokem +39

      Best part is that's what the actual white house did.

    • @josuebalderas2075
      @josuebalderas2075 Před rokem +33

      Except those loans were advertised as being able to get forgiven and the reason that they took those loans was because the government forced business to close. No one forced people to go to college. That is the diffrence between these two loans. If you want to deal with the student loan situation have the colleges issue refunds. The fact that people keep going to these college no matter how much the tuition ballots is the real problem.

    • @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980
      @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 Před rokem +1

      @@valilucifer9356 The wealthy 1% aren't the *only* ones who deserve a financial break from the government. The system is set up so unless you have a university degree you can't get any kind of job above minimum wage. It's ridiculous that people who weren't born with silver spoons in their mouths. Are forced into a lifetime of debt by student loans. In order to just get a decent job & not have to live paycheck to paycheck.
      & before you start in on the false claim going about how it's the middle class & working man/woman who will be paying for this. Its the wealthy that are paying for the student loan forgiveness via being made to pay their fair share. Of taxes just like everyone else for the first time in decades.
      *THAT'S* why the wealthy Republicans objecting to this in Congress & are so pissed off. They & their cronies will *FINALLY* have to pay their fair share. Unless you're part of the 1% you're not paying a dime of the student loan forgiveness funds. & if you are, then it's about time you paid your fair share like everyone else.

    • @waspwrap1235
      @waspwrap1235 Před rokem +24

      @@valilucifer9356 because it’s crushing on peoples finances and limits their opportunities to start to massively contribute money into the economy

  • @ravensplat
    @ravensplat Před rokem +1914

    The corporal/NCO joke did crush with the very specific audience. Well done.

    • @TheLocomono9
      @TheLocomono9 Před rokem +39

      No clue what it meant but glad you liked it 😃

    • @RandomUser2235
      @RandomUser2235 Před rokem +50

      @@TheLocomono9 military thing

    • @aybrianafrierson2582
      @aybrianafrierson2582 Před rokem +134

      @@TheLocomono9 the best way I can describe it is you get a promotion to manager but you still get paid like the rest of the other employees

    • @Confron7a7ion7
      @Confron7a7ion7 Před rokem +90

      @@TheLocomono9 Corporal is the first NCO rank in the army. It's like being an assistant manager but worse.

    • @TheLocomono9
      @TheLocomono9 Před rokem +19

      Thank you for explaining everyone :)

  • @carterferris07
    @carterferris07 Před rokem +1607

    Can we just point out that Ben did that listing of PPP loans forgiven money in 45 seconds but with Zero cuts? That’s impressive

    • @sklaWlivE
      @sklaWlivE Před rokem +79

      That is someone harnessing their ADHD to hyper-fixate effectively. ;)

    • @PyoreBliss
      @PyoreBliss Před rokem +23

      i’m mean the white house posted it on twitter wasn’t that hard…

    • @JellyJam1115
      @JellyJam1115 Před rokem +54

      @@PyoreBliss I think they mean more so the delivery of the information especially in a somewhat rapid-fire manner. If Ben messed up at any point during those 45 seconds, he'd have to do another take from the top

    • @carterferris07
      @carterferris07 Před rokem +15

      @@JellyJam1115 precisely, and it is a LOT harder than it looks!

    • @carterferris07
      @carterferris07 Před rokem +16

      @@sklaWlivE while I don’t have ADHD, I am autistic and I have the same feature😂

  • @godofthunder4242
    @godofthunder4242 Před rokem +297

    As someone who did in fact pay off his student loans with hard work I vote in support of loan forgiveness. Not everyone is in a position to pay them off and the college industry absolutely fucks some people over with no warning from the people who work in it.

    • @cleverusernamenexttime2779
      @cleverusernamenexttime2779 Před rokem +7

      Tell me about it. I went to a 2 year community college. When I graduated, they handed me a $30k bill. Another guy took the same course. 8 grand. The ONLY difference. I'm white, his parents immigrated from El Salvador.
      Literally we both have kids. We are both married. WTF

    • @johntmekjian
      @johntmekjian Před rokem +1

      College only costs that much because the government subsidizes it with those loans. This is just making the problem worse.

    • @cleverusernamenexttime2779
      @cleverusernamenexttime2779 Před rokem +11

      @@johntmekjian are you sure paying the football coach a million dollars a year doesn't have anything to do with it

    • @alakani
      @alakani Před rokem

      @@cleverusernamenexttime2779 Tell me more about your community college football team and how you didn’t apply for financial aid

    • @ryanbernard6152
      @ryanbernard6152 Před rokem

      @@cleverusernamenexttime2779 football programs pay for themselves and every other sport on campus.

  • @blackdemonknight
    @blackdemonknight Před rokem +348

    I think this is the first time the Gov cheacter actually got to be on the higher ground aboce the others this time.

    • @vxicepickxv
      @vxicepickxv Před rokem +21

      It's quite literally a thing that happened on Twitter.

  • @apathetk
    @apathetk Před rokem +252

    "Dark Brandon is... real?"
    One of my favorite lines you've ever uttered. The Dark Brandon meme is really funny to me.

    • @rjframe4410
      @rjframe4410 Před rokem +5

      yeah, its cause they hired the person who used to do NJ's Twitter, and she has that Wendys energy...Between that and the speech, I think the Milk toast arc is over and Dark Brandon is gonna be a seriously good season 2

    • @SenshiSunPower
      @SenshiSunPower Před rokem +1

      Can you explain it? I haven't been paying attention.

    • @DeathProductions200
      @DeathProductions200 Před rokem +14

      @@SenshiSunPower basically the meme is that Biden is incredibly competent and is exactly as progressive as the right claims him to be. And well, the Brandon part is taking the piss out of the "lets go Brandon" bit the right did. Especially after the Mar-A-Lago search warrant, Biden seems to be playing deeper into the meme, which I for one am all for it.

    • @fosterdawson7339
      @fosterdawson7339 Před rokem +3

      @@DeathProductions200 I don’t quite understand it and I keep seeing it over Reddit but I like that he referenced it so 🫐

    • @skycastrum5803
      @skycastrum5803 Před rokem +1

      @@DeathProductions200 It also started by attempting to take over a meme that had Biden in front of a city w/ a flaming Nazi eagle, kinda similar to the Dark Knight movie posters. The image was being used to frame Biden as a villain. A pity the Dark Brandon people didn’t notice the eagle was chosen for a particular reason.

  • @bemasaberwyn55
    @bemasaberwyn55 Před rokem +139

    As someone who deals with ensigns on a regular basis, that NCO joke is AWESOME. The look on California's face over the Dark Brandon thing is PRICELESS

  • @apianbelle1343
    @apianbelle1343 Před rokem +533

    I love how ben can change his personality. it legit looks like a bunch of different people

    • @leepyrzqxgl
      @leepyrzqxgl Před rokem +7

      It took me a few videos to catch on.

    • @ksbrook1430
      @ksbrook1430 Před rokem

      I agree. Talent and research tied together with quality editing. I look forward to each episode.

    • @Questfinder1
      @Questfinder1 Před 10 měsíci

      Sometimes I absolutely forget Florida and Ben are the same person. They act so different. Florida is like Bens fraternal brother, different in every way. Then when every other personality comes out your like, dude they are all real. Is Ben a Clone? Are they all clones?

    • @KenshiImmortalWolf
      @KenshiImmortalWolf Před 10 měsíci

      The mix of postures, accents, and outfits, really do help.

  • @yeenyi8815
    @yeenyi8815 Před rokem +804

    Ben Brainard is how I get my news on what happens in the USA. Funny as always, love how everyone was making fun of Texas and Gov pulled out the list of reciepts. He came prepared.

    • @Chaotic1King
      @Chaotic1King Před rokem +23

      Finally, he fights back and it’s against the states who ABSOLUTELY deserved it

    • @josuebalderas2075
      @josuebalderas2075 Před rokem +12

      Except those loans were advertised as being able to get forgiven and the reason that they took those loans was because the government forced business to close. No one forced people to go to college. That is the diffrence between these two loans. If you want to deal with the student loan situation have the colleges issue refunds. The fact that people keep going to these college no matter how much the tuition ballots is the real problem.

    • @kypcole
      @kypcole Před rokem +5

      Seek actual news sources.

    • @josuebalderas2075
      @josuebalderas2075 Před rokem +2

      @@kypcole Can you point out where I am wrong?

    • @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980
      @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 Před rokem +25

      @@josuebalderas2075 I'm not selfish & butt sore because I had to pay my own way & these people are getting a break. Yes I would have liked to have had my debts paid like this. But I'm not going to be all sour grapes over someone else's good fortune. That's like being an asshole because your neighbours won the lottery & you didn't. Yah it suxs but that's life deal with it!
      & if you tried to make the universities refund the money. Then you'd spend *DECADES* in the courts trying to do so. & in the end spend more money on the court battles then the original cost of the debt itself. It's *FAR* quicker & financial sensible to forgive the debt & make the 1% foot the bill.
      The wealthy are paying for the student loan forgiveness via being made to pay their fair share. Of taxes just like everyone else for the first time in decades.
      *THAT'S* why the wealthy Republicans objecting to this in Congress & are so pissed off. They & their cronies will *FINALLY* have to pay their fair share. Unless you're part of the 1% you're not paying a dime of the student loan forgiveness funds. & if you are, then it's about time you paid your fair share like everyone else.

  • @kludwick7397
    @kludwick7397 Před rokem +42

    Loved how they mention Cali banning gas powered cars, but not the fact that after announcing that they made a deal about electric cars causing strains on their grid and asking people not to charge them

    • @TheMariusDarkwolf
      @TheMariusDarkwolf Před rokem +20

      Cali to Texss: Electricity, not all of us have an on again off again relationship with that.
      Also Cali: so many rolling blackouts it looks like a statewide strobe light at night

    • @OutcastsRedeemer
      @OutcastsRedeemer Před rokem +14

      @@TheMariusDarkwolf Also Also Cali: Literally is powered by coal and gas power plants in Red States.

    • @shanedaley6236
      @shanedaley6236 Před rokem +4

      Ya we have no room to speak on that it's just about a yearly thing and nothing is being done to fix it from the looks of it

    • @lanefunai4714
      @lanefunai4714 Před rokem +5

      California changed its relationship status with Electricity to It's Complicated

  • @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980

    I *LOVED* the Government going Dark Brandon calling out the PPP loan hypocrisy. The shade is *REAL!* 😎

    • @josuebalderas2075
      @josuebalderas2075 Před rokem +14

      Except those loans were advertised as being able to get forgiven and the reason that they took those loans was because the government forced business to close. No one forced people to go to college. That is the diffrence between these two loans. If you want to deal with the student loan situation have the colleges issue refunds. The fact that people keep going to these college no matter how much the tuition ballots is the real problem.

    • @Minalkra
      @Minalkra Před rokem

      @@josuebalderas2075 The reason people still go to college despite not having the money for it, though, is because an ENTRY LEVEL POSITION requires a 4 YEAR BACHELOR DEGREE. And pays less than $50,000 a year. Maybe we should, ya know, find out the real root of the issue and start reigning in these ignorant, greedy corporatist pigs?

    • @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980
      @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 Před rokem +30

      @@josuebalderas2075 I'm not selfish & butt sore because I had to pay my own way & these people are getting a break. Yes I would have liked to have had my debts paid like this. But I'm not going to be all sour grapes over someone else's good fortune. That's like being an asshole because your neighbours won the lottery & you didn't. Yah it suxs but that's life deal with it!
      & if you tried to make the universities refund the money. Then you'd spend *DECADES* in the courts trying to do so. & in the end spend more money on the court battles then the original cost of the debt itself. It's *FAR* quicker & financial sensible to forgive the debt & make the 1% foot the bill.
      The wealthy are paying for the student loan forgiveness via being made to pay their fair share. Of taxes just like everyone else for the first time in decades.
      *THAT'S* why the wealthy Republicans objecting to this in Congress & are so pissed off. They & their cronies will *FINALLY* have to pay their fair share. Unless you're part of the 1% you're not paying a dime of the student loan forgiveness funds. & if you are, then it's about time you paid your fair share like everyone else.

    • @josuebalderas2075
      @josuebalderas2075 Před rokem

      @@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 What dies the 1% have to do with this? Do you know how much much the top 1% already pays as a proportion to the total federal income tax? Nearly 40%! In fact the top 1% already pays more than the bottom 90% combined so I'm not too sure what you mean by not paying their fair share.
      And regarding hiw long it woukd take and how expensive it woukd be Bidens plan would cost over 400 million over the next 10 years. And guess what? They will still need to bail out student loans again since the root cause isn't being adress. Forcing the colleges who scam their graduates out if their future might be more expensive in the shirt term but it gets ti what is actually wrong with the very source itself and isn't some band aid fix at the end if the pipeline when there is a huge leak at the very beginning

    • @jdzspace33
      @jdzspace33 Před rokem +4

      @@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 almost everything you said was wrong. Wow...impressive. I'm someone who is getting my plans forgiven, that doesn't mean I think it's fair my neighbor has to pay for it.
      The majority of wealthy people are on the left, not the right. That changed YEARS ago, and the wealthy won't be paying for it. We ALL will.
      Do a little research from non partisan sources before making such incorrect claims.

  • @EireHammer
    @EireHammer Před rokem +74

    The corporal joke😆😂🤣
    Ben you nailed that one!!! I was on the floor,holding my sides cry/laughing sending this to my vet buddies gold like this must be shared!!!
    _chef kiss_ for this video

  • @dieseljester3466
    @dieseljester3466 Před rokem +17

    Now you need a follow up video about Alaska voting in the first Native Alaskan Congresswoman, Mary Peltola, over Sara Palin.

  • @connerlackey3952
    @connerlackey3952 Před rokem +185

    I may be from North Carolina but Florida and Louisiana are my favorite duo. Even though Louisiana wasn't in this he still makes me happy and laugh when him and Florida team up on any other state and plus I'm a fan of the LSU Tigers in football.

    • @Questfinder1
      @Questfinder1 Před rokem +2

      Geaux Tigers

    • @connerlackey3952
      @connerlackey3952 Před rokem +1

      @@Questfinder1 Geaux Tigers

    • @thomasmoeller3446
      @thomasmoeller3446 Před rokem +3

      I'm in California. Mostly agree with him but the FL/LA and AK/TX banter is the best.
      Honorable mention: that state that no region wants and can't remember. MD? 😇

    • @connerlackey3952
      @connerlackey3952 Před rokem +1

      @@thomasmoeller3446 the South doesn't want them. I consider anything above Virginia and Kentucky to be the North

    • @callmeobsequious
      @callmeobsequious Před rokem +3

      He was in this! He and FL just didn't really interact this episode. He was one of the states with someone that got called out at the end :P

  • @Pokemonfan612
    @Pokemonfan612 Před rokem +260

    Oh god the receipts part was hilarious to see both on Twitter when it happened and here lmao

    • @josuebalderas2075
      @josuebalderas2075 Před rokem +2

      Except those loans were advertised as being able to get forgiven and the reason that they took those loans was because the government forced business to close. No one forced people to go to college. That is the diffrence between these two loans. If you want to deal with the student loan situation have the colleges issue refunds. The fact that people keep going to these college no matter how much the tuition ballots is the real problem.

    • @Pokemonfan612
      @Pokemonfan612 Před rokem +22

      @@josuebalderas2075 Damn bruh I just said the ending was funny, you didn't need to copy and paste this reply to everyone talking about it lmao

    • @josuebalderas2075
      @josuebalderas2075 Před rokem +1

      @@Pokemonfan612 Sorry I apologize. If he actually ment it as a joke I wouldn't comment on it but I have a feeling he really thinks the two things are equivalent. If you want to hear more jokes I recommend Andrew Shultz. There isn't really any semblance of him trying to preach to you.

    • @JayJayM57
      @JayJayM57 Před rokem

      @@josuebalderas2075 it is a joke and fact. Stop being a corporate bootlicker

    • @Firehawk376
      @Firehawk376 Před rokem +19

      @@josuebalderas2075 College loans were forgivable up until Reagan fucked with them. This is just undoing some of the damage Reagan did.
      Emphasis on "some". We have a lot more work ahead of us to fix what that D-list actor broke.

  • @doctorscrubb2538
    @doctorscrubb2538 Před rokem +73

    Love how you explained how to apply for the loan forgiveness. Your content is amazing dude 🙌

  • @lstrk4390
    @lstrk4390 Před rokem +98

    The ending is brutal, love it

    • @josuebalderas2075
      @josuebalderas2075 Před rokem +2

      Except those loans were advertised as being able to get forgiven and the reason that they took those loans was because the government forced business to close. No one forced people to go to college. That is the diffrence between these two loans. If you want to deal with the student loan situation have the colleges issue refunds. The fact that people keep going to these college no matter how much the tuition ballots is the real problem.

    • @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980
      @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 Před rokem +8

      @@josuebalderas2075 So you're saying that you're *OK* with the hypocrisy. That these *wealthy* members of Congress had their debts forgiven. But it's ok to make people who aren't wealthy & are struggling. To have to pay back crippling debts they *needed* to get. In order to get an education, because the current system in America. Is set up so *unless* you have a university education you're condemned to a lifetime of minimum wage jobs.
      & I might add that the PPP debts that were forgiven to the members of Congress. Were *FAR* more extensive then the piddling amounts. That are being forgiven by the student loan forgiveness program.
      I'm not selfish & butt sore because I had to pay my own way. & that those getting student loan forgiveness are getting a break. Yes I would have liked to have had my debts paid like this. But I'm not going to be all sour grapes over someone else's good fortune. That's like being an asshole because your neighbours won the lottery & you didn't. Yah it suxs but that's life deal with it!
      & don't clutch your pearls & say "Oh but it's the middle class & minimum wadge earners who will have pay for this program!"
      Its the wealthy 1% are the one's who are paying for the student loan forgiveness. Via being made to pay their fair share of taxes. Just like everyone else for the first time in decades.
      *THAT'S* why the wealthy Republicans objecting to this in Congress & are so pissed off. They & their cronies will *FINALLY* have to pay their fair share. Unless you're part of the 1% you're not paying a dime of the student loan forgiveness funds. & if you are, then it's about time you paid your fair share like everyone else.

    • @JayJayM57
      @JayJayM57 Před rokem

      @@josuebalderas2075 except culture and the job market DOES force people to get a college degree. Keep being a corporate bootlicker.

    • @dinahmyte3749
      @dinahmyte3749 Před rokem

      @@josuebalderas2075 @Josue Balderas Except the college themselves didn't issue the loans, the federal government did while telling us we'd have a job once we got out of college. That's the deal. I know multiple engineers, doctors, teachers, social workers, and lawyers who work 2 or more jobs because their fields are over saturated in affordable areas OR not paying enough to live in other areas. It's a scam. Stop siding with millionaires.

  • @TylerFurrison
    @TylerFurrison Před rokem +82

    Really putting the Brain in Brainard this time, Ben

  • @solarcupid2583
    @solarcupid2583 Před rokem +169

    In all seriousness though, aside for concerns about lack of domesticity and training, alligators would be a great emotional support animal for though in hotter areas. They have way less people allergic to them, ones that are used to humans love scratches, and, most importantly, they have lifespans similar to a humans. This means that your emotional support buddy won't die as quick as a dog does, and they'll grow old with you

    • @sklaWlivE
      @sklaWlivE Před rokem +36

      Sounds a lot like their (now very) distant cousin, the parrot/Macaw. Similiar lifespans to humans, suprisingly sociable, enjoys scritches/preening...
      Honestly, whenever I look at Foxes, Owls, Bats, Racoons, Corvids (Ravens/Crows/Magpies) or Caimans, all I inevitably end up thinking is: "We domesticated the wrong animals..."

    • @thomasmoeller3446
      @thomasmoeller3446 Před rokem +24

      But when an alligator gets old with you, does it turn CROC-ity?

    • @relzyn5545
      @relzyn5545 Před rokem +7

      Birds best emotional support. They can even talk, sort of

    • @solarcupid2583
      @solarcupid2583 Před rokem +27

      @@thomasmoeller3446 I *was* going to mention that alligators aren't crocodiles just to be a smartass, but then I remembered that alligators, caiman, and crocodiles are all a part of the crocodilian family. You win this time, random internet person

    • @hannahgregor470
      @hannahgregor470 Před rokem +7

      I want an emotional support honey badger. :)

  • @johnusas2870
    @johnusas2870 Před rokem +39

    As a Cpl. Myself I had a laugh great joke but now I'm curious. Was he in the Army, a military brat, or have a friend in the Army. Very obscure joke, very specific audience but it was good, well played sir.

    • @trecianorth78
      @trecianorth78 Před rokem +8

      He's in the reserves

    • @curiousKuro16
      @curiousKuro16 Před rokem +16

      If you go back to any video where the nNational Guards or Army is involved he wears hiw own uniform. It's kind of great

  • @tamoramuir2089
    @tamoramuir2089 Před rokem +18

    No, those other steps you mentioned will do very little to prevent future student loan burdens. Nice that Pell is being raised, as currently it maxes out at 50% of tuition for some schools and around 30% for most schools. Nor do decreased payments reduce the amount of debt. They just drag the payments out for longer. So if you come from a median income family, graduate from the U of A in education, get a Pell grant, and don't have quite high enough GPA to qualify for a scholarship, you'll need to take out $50-60K in loans. You can reduce this amount if you work, but you still have to be able to finish in 4 years, or you add on another $13K for every extra year you're in school. So you can't work so much that you have to lighten your class load or put yourself in danger dropping classes or of flunking anything. So currently, at 6% interest, you'd pay $666/month for 10 years. You'll end up paying around $20,000 in interest, though the government will pay the interest while you're still in school. OR, if you do it Biden's way, you pay $330/month for 40 years. You'll pay nearly $100,000 in interest over that 40 years! And the loan payment is STILL high enough that you'll struggle to qualify for a home or auto loan! Particularly if you decide to go into education, where you'll start out at $40k a year (or $3333/month). Explain to me how paying $100,000 in interest instead of $20,000 benefits anyone other than the loan company! Now, if you can actually USE the Obama era loan forgiveness for public service, you might be able to eliminate much of that interest. But only if you've paid faithfully and on time for 10 years, and never gave up in disgust on the teaching profession and opted to go manage a local Eeegeee's instead.
    Frankly, no student should be allowed to take on educational debt that can't be paid back IN THEIR CHOSEN PROFESSIONS as determined by their major within a VERY finite time span after graduation. And no university that charges more than that should be eligible for federal funds, not for themselves and not for their students. There is absolutely no reason why we shouldn't be able to roll back tuition to the levels they were at in the 90s or before (taking inflation into account). My tuition from then would translate into around $4000/year now. That's doable, and is less than current tuition WITH a Pell grant. $13K annually for a state school and $50K for a private school is just ridiculous. It bars all but the wealthiest, most financially illiterate, or highest GPA students from attending. Do we really want that? University only for students who get 3.75 GPA or better in high school, whose families make $100K or better, or who are willing to take on debt that they won't be able to pay back for 10 years or more--and will prohibit them from buying a house that whole time? Because that's where we're at. No wonder we've got a teacher shortage. No wonder more and more students are opting out of higher education. No wonder the wealth gap is widening every year.
    I don't begrudge anyone help with their ball and chain of student debt. I am extremely resentful of the fact that current and future students are getting so little help. Certainly nowhere near $10-$20K. Sure would have been nice if all the current students had gotten that amount as an additional scholarship or grant.

  • @MarinePoolee91
    @MarinePoolee91 Před rokem +18

    Ex-military Floridian here. I feel like your videos are made for me

  • @thomasdevine867
    @thomasdevine867 Před rokem +19

    I love it that there are emotional support alligators. Even gators deserve to go for their dreams.

    • @insmoniacwithoutplans4252
      @insmoniacwithoutplans4252 Před rokem

      They cannot develop emotional attachment. Think again

    • @thomasdevine867
      @thomasdevine867 Před rokem

      @@insmoniacwithoutplans4252 Way to make alligators cry insomniac without plans. Are you always this insensitive? [;-)]

  • @tamarmckindra2126
    @tamarmckindra2126 Před rokem +17

    Loved the corporal joke, it landed even better with the rest of us. Mr. Gaetz however is pronounced Gates, but please continue to mispronounce it, just to tick Florida off. 🤣

  • @Mercerman77
    @Mercerman77 Před rokem +18

    I am a simple CZcams viewer. Every time I see PA in a 'welcome to the table' sketch, I hit like.

    • @gabemorse8848
      @gabemorse8848 Před rokem +2

      I’m a simpler viewer. Every time I see a ‘welcome to the table’ sketch, I hit like 😃

    • @mackenziecoleman8103
      @mackenziecoleman8103 Před rokem +3

      i’m the simplest viewer. every time i see Ben Brainard has uploaded a video, i hit like

  • @AmarettoRawr
    @AmarettoRawr Před rokem +11

    I was staffing a convention in Philly this past weekend and the emotional support gator was a thing. 😆

  • @Sk8rToon
    @Sk8rToon Před rokem +9

    As a Californian, I’d love to ask CA how he’s gonna have me charge my car when he can’t even force landlords to give us a parking spot. (I know the logic is the tech will improve by then so charging times will equal a gas up at the pump but I’m not betting on that)
    - on those lines, when is the infrastructure of charging stations going to catch up to demand? Because right now unless you’re in a big city or are lucky enough to park in one of two spots in the mall or have a rich employer, you can’t charge your car unless you’re a homeowner who has the cash to not only purchase an expensive car but also the charging equipment & increased electricity bill. Many renters in LA & the Valley can’t even get a spot to park & have to jockey for places on the street that aren’t metered. We have no way to charge up!
    I’m legit worried that someone is gonna smash into my gas car right as the ban starts & either I won’t be able to afford an electric car, or I’ll get one but have no way to charge it when visiting my folks in a less populated part of the state.

    • @Starphoenix
      @Starphoenix Před rokem +1

      Chances are you're never getting that answer, because Ben almost never holds CA accountable (at least from what I've watched).
      Also, isn't the majority of CA's electricity generated through coal?

    • @michaelkinney9527
      @michaelkinney9527 Před rokem +1

      @@Starphoenix it is actually purchased from other states and we just don’t ask where they got it from so… and as for not all states having an on again, off again relationship with electricity we actually had some pretty bad blackouts as they decided the barely maintained power grid suddenly needed lots of work when it started starting forest fires when it was still over 100 degrees outside

    • @PositiveBlue
      @PositiveBlue Před rokem

      @@Starphoenix Actually, he does call out CA a couple of times. The "Rough Week for Democracy" Video is one example

    • @evelunareta7944
      @evelunareta7944 Před rokem

      @@Starphoenix he's also held California accountable for the Black Panther's theme (Critical NASCAR video and i think Border Control video too). The "LGBTQ+ Joins The Table" video also has CA as the """ally""" so yeah, everyone has their fair share of call out.

  • @77mcmarine
    @77mcmarine Před rokem +13

    I am the audience that the Corporal joke crushed for lol Semper Fi!

  • @emilyrattini8462
    @emilyrattini8462 Před rokem +6

    Fuck, I need to pay attention to local news more often!
    -a concerned high-schooler from MO

    • @josuebalderas2075
      @josuebalderas2075 Před rokem

      Don't go to college if you can't afford it. Take up a trade instead. Become an electrician or a machinist. After you have enough experience in a trade job it is common to earn over 100k a year

    • @c0mf0rta61ynum6
      @c0mf0rta61ynum6 Před rokem

      @@josuebalderas2075 Trade schools are pretty expensive as well. And guess where most of the funding for trade schools come from? That's right, student loans.

    • @josuebalderas2075
      @josuebalderas2075 Před rokem

      @@c0mf0rta61ynum6 Yes but there are private loaners are more willing to loan money for you to enter a trade school than for you to get a degree. The whole propaganda about going to college was so you could get a better paying job but if after you don't make enough money to pay off the loan then you shouldn't have gone to that school. If you want to help eliminate some of these debts why not force the schools to issue refunds? After all they are the ones setting the price and getting away with stealing the youth blind for life sometimes.

    • @emilyrattini8462
      @emilyrattini8462 Před rokem

      @@josuebalderas2075 I was referring to the corporeal punishment thing. I can afford college (well, not an Ivy League school or anything, but I’m not aiming that high).
      Edit: Now doubly concerned. I was already worried about college in a general sense.

  • @shaunahenderson6279
    @shaunahenderson6279 Před rokem +10

    Thank you for directing me (and I’m assuming others as well) to the department of education subscriptions site. Helpful and hilarious as always. Thank you for these, truly.

  • @this_isnt_patrick
    @this_isnt_patrick Před rokem +20

    Alligators can make you feel joy by destroying your enemies

    • @bugzta236
      @bugzta236 Před rokem +1

      then they turn on you and make a whole army

  • @jester886
    @jester886 Před rokem +6

    The receipts blew my mind 🤯

  • @nosamgeography1249
    @nosamgeography1249 Před rokem +10

    This is the only news I watch

  • @divinita6012
    @divinita6012 Před rokem +8

    That last bit though holy shit. I'm kinda glad I haven't gone to college yet.

    • @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980
      @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 Před rokem +3

      At least those who are going to go will now will have some protection against the parasite student loan sharks.

    • @josuebalderas2075
      @josuebalderas2075 Před rokem

      @@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 the problem is the schools themselves

    • @josuebalderas2075
      @josuebalderas2075 Před rokem +1

      Don't go to college if you can't afford it. Go to trade school. Become an electrician or a machinist. Or take up some other trade.

    • @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980
      @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 Před rokem +1

      @@josuebalderas2075 Not everyone is physically or mentally suited to a trade. Further more there aren't enough trade jobs to warrant 60% of the population becoming trades people. You may as well say well if you can't afford a university education. Then you should remove your self from the population. 💀⚰🪦

    • @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980
      @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 Před rokem +1

      @@josuebalderas2075 & *IF* you had listened you would have heard Ben say that the government. Is taking steps to help with that, starting with reforming the loans. Stop being so God's Damed butt hurt & selfish over someone else getting a leg up! Seriously you whine more than a spoilt toddler throwing temper tantrums.

  • @TheLocomono9
    @TheLocomono9 Před rokem +8

    Thank you for shoving the receipts in Texas’ face

  • @LiableFilm
    @LiableFilm Před rokem +1

    "Because I have receipts" is the greatest line in youtube history

  • @mezajw5
    @mezajw5 Před rokem +7

    LOL "Dark Brandon is real?" damn that got me

  • @Kasei14
    @Kasei14 Před rokem

    Thanks Ben for all the info and the laughs. Your channel is the only way I get my news now haha

  • @charlotteinnocent8752
    @charlotteinnocent8752 Před rokem +2

    BEST EVER. Thanks for reading out that list of shame, I SO wanted someone to point all that out!

  • @jean-lucwalker3690
    @jean-lucwalker3690 Před rokem +4

    "Isn't just being a corporal punishment enough?" Enough that the swiss army has trouble recruiting officers.

  • @kerridwhitney-staley4324

    I so love this one Ben!

  • @KOKO-uu7yd
    @KOKO-uu7yd Před rokem

    Dude. Like... I just might have to patron you dude! This is FANTASTIC STUFF!!!

  • @kerridwhitney-staley4324

    I hope you can get Drew aka CDC to do another one. You two are great!

  • @curiousKuro16
    @curiousKuro16 Před rokem

    When I saw the Recipts on Reddit I was certain I'd see it here, and you didn't disappoint!

  • @Aldawg35
    @Aldawg35 Před rokem +1

    I showed the Army joke to my supervisor who did two tours and he could not stop laughing

  • @Confuzzledtoast
    @Confuzzledtoast Před rokem +20

    Hello I appreciate the alligators appreciating the alligators is very much needed and Florida is absolutely right
    So I want to see how many people can say “all hail the alligators” in the comment

    • @rebeccahulthe1098
      @rebeccahulthe1098 Před rokem +2

      All Hail the alligator

    • @jessieridgeway8334
      @jessieridgeway8334 Před rokem +6

      All hail the alligators. As someone with severe social anxiety having an emotional support animal no one wants to come near sounds perfect.
      Edit: I'm from Maryland btw.

    • @cincan19
      @cincan19 Před rokem +2

      All hail the alligators! As a Floridian, I approve of this.

  • @itsspookymonth7924
    @itsspookymonth7924 Před rokem

    Didnt expect an episode today lol i was just watching california joins the table then i check my notifications and saw this

  • @gnollman
    @gnollman Před rokem

    Bringing the receipts, love it.

  • @Victoria-ov9yw
    @Victoria-ov9yw Před rokem +11

    Was hoping for another Department of Education appearance but understandably she's probably crushed under her email inbox

  • @triKlops401
    @triKlops401 Před rokem

    Another Great video!

  • @tonicovington6099
    @tonicovington6099 Před rokem +2

    Love this! Saw the first part on tick tock a few moments ago and rushed here when the notification came on my phone XD

  • @jocelynsawczuk5893
    @jocelynsawczuk5893 Před rokem +43

    The receipts were great. Nothing like solid proof about the right being hypocrites on an issue that should have no isssue.
    How does one get a support alligator? Has anyone researched that 😂

    • @josuebalderas2075
      @josuebalderas2075 Před rokem +4

      Except those loans were advertised as being able to get forgiven and the reason that they took those loans was because the government forced business to close. No one forced people to go to college. That is the diffrence between these two loans. If you want to deal with the student loan situation have the colleges issue refunds. The fact that people keep going to these college no matter how much the tuition ballots is the real problem.

    • @scottmcintyre2809
      @scottmcintyre2809 Před rokem +10

      @@josuebalderas2075 People keep going to those colleges because, despite Mike Rowe's best efforts, society has basically decided that if you don't go to college you are a failure of a person who will never have any real friends, and who will spend the rest of your life doing meaningless dead end manual labour jobs. So college are basically free to charge whatever they want because demand massively outstrips supply and in the capitalistic hellscape we currently live in supply and demand and businesses (including colleges) charging as much money as the market can possibly bear is the only thing anyone in power gives a damn about.

    • @josuebalderas2075
      @josuebalderas2075 Před rokem +1

      @@scottmcintyre2809 Yes this is the true root cause of the student loan crises

    • @marshwalker7217
      @marshwalker7217 Před rokem +3

      Gettin' an emotional support gator is pretty simple, you just have to be made an honorary Floridian. Normally you are given a baby gator that grows up with you as a lifelong companion, but you can get one if you impress Florida Man enough. Source: Floridian.

    • @josjos2203
      @josjos2203 Před rokem +3

      @@josuebalderas2075 “it’s so unfair HS convinced millions of teenagers that their best shot to thrive was college and that they went to college by getting student loans, only for ME to have to “pay” for it”
      Did you know that no one will have to pay for the student loan forgiveness? Yea, it’s exactly the same as a tax cut but more reduced and that actually improves the economy

  • @datroofboa7988
    @datroofboa7988 Před rokem

    I love this channel!❤

  • @Shadow-xh1yl
    @Shadow-xh1yl Před rokem

    I love your videos they are funny and educational. Florida is my favorite, I love his chaotic energy. Sending love and positive vibes from the Hoosier state.

  • @kimmydragonmama3735
    @kimmydragonmama3735 Před rokem

    This has been the hardest I’ve laughed in a long time. Thanks.

  • @CharredFibers
    @CharredFibers Před rokem

    DAMN Ben!!! You hella called 'em all out!!!!

  • @iloveplasticbottles
    @iloveplasticbottles Před rokem +2

    "Electricity, mostly. Not all of us have an off again, on again relationship with that one"
    Damn, Cali... Damn.

  • @darthmaul216
    @darthmaul216 Před rokem

    Great episode

  • @JoAnnaQuincey
    @JoAnnaQuincey Před rokem +1

    Yes!!!! Bringing the receipts

  • @chemistrydragon5641
    @chemistrydragon5641 Před rokem

    Beautiful!!!!

  • @BasicDrumming
    @BasicDrumming Před rokem

    Great video.

  • @Kirasdark19
    @Kirasdark19 Před rokem +1

    I love watching All these videos

  • @MachineDog90
    @MachineDog90 Před rokem +1

    Wow and honestly I love how he just reads it out as if he just had enough

  • @billlowery1658
    @billlowery1658 Před rokem

    As someone from that very specific audience thank you sir

  • @mattsmith2247
    @mattsmith2247 Před rokem

    This was amazing

  • @trentonniemeyer6118
    @trentonniemeyer6118 Před rokem +2

    That's my favorite part of student loan forgiveness is the receipts on every govt official with the PPP issues

  • @Musicnotes399
    @Musicnotes399 Před rokem +1

    I love the table. I hope to see Wisconsin and Illinois go at it

  • @chaosrah
    @chaosrah Před rokem

    Just saw you are coming to Gville! Yusss!

  • @Spock1777
    @Spock1777 Před rokem

    These videos are the only way I keep up on current events.

  • @ray.c386
    @ray.c386 Před rokem

    ✊️✊️✊️
    That list at the end was fantastic!

  • @CelesteMinerva
    @CelesteMinerva Před rokem

    That ending was *chefs kiss* perfect!

  • @bs4real
    @bs4real Před rokem

    Good one!!!

  • @dothehack
    @dothehack Před rokem

    Thank you for the NCO bit!!

  • @chadtennant9423
    @chadtennant9423 Před rokem +1

    I think I’m too obsessed with these. I saw a CZcams video about a Florida team vs a Utah team and my first thought was “omg. I can’t wait to tell Florida! …. Wait a minute…. That’s not real life!” 😂😂😂😂

  • @WaveShock007
    @WaveShock007 Před rokem +4

    Government shut Florida up....man....that's amazing

  • @karmentaylorkt
    @karmentaylorkt Před rokem

    The receipts were everything 😊

  • @murdock94
    @murdock94 Před rokem +2

    This needs to be updated with how CA told people to stop charging their electric vehicles during the day... when they'd be used.

  • @GregoryFiege
    @GregoryFiege Před rokem

    The receipts had me cheering!!!

  • @sambsonlambson5500
    @sambsonlambson5500 Před rokem

    Your videos are always there when I feel low! Which is a lot.

  • @WitmanClan
    @WitmanClan Před rokem

    Haha love this! Thanks Ben! So funny 😆 and sarcastically true 😂

  • @callmeobsequious
    @callmeobsequious Před rokem +1

    I don't know why but I love the way Gov-Ben says "Excuse me??" 😭 I don't know if he says it like that in everyday life but something about it makes me smile
    Edit: Oh, hey, real Ben is here too! Glad I specified lol.

  • @EvilerOMEGA
    @EvilerOMEGA Před rokem +2

    Not sure how much room California has to talk about having an "on again off again" relationship with electricity.

  • @lorenburnham821
    @lorenburnham821 Před rokem

    I subscribed purely because of that excellent presentation on the loans

  • @agoffgrid640
    @agoffgrid640 Před rokem

    I was already going to give u a like, but the army joke earned you a comment and share

  • @arrw8186
    @arrw8186 Před rokem

    Aside from just brilliantly funny, the output from yourself and your team is amazingly topical and pointed. Reminds me of Jon Stewart a bit.

  • @Disgruntled1990
    @Disgruntled1990 Před rokem

    Your Corporal joke was much appreciated 🤣
    Making the mafia proud

  • @roryqpotter8242
    @roryqpotter8242 Před rokem +4

    These receipts do not lie and I’m here for them.

  • @PokefreakMaster333
    @PokefreakMaster333 Před rokem

    Very well written

  • @r2crowseye
    @r2crowseye Před rokem +2

    The corporal joke was great! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @darakwhitson3933
    @darakwhitson3933 Před rokem

    nice E4 NCO humor! crushed it!

  • @broomcheese6444
    @broomcheese6444 Před rokem +1

    This one wasn’t even a skit this just actually happened

  • @erinwalsh7124
    @erinwalsh7124 Před rokem

    Thank you for being couth.

  • @patriciakellyadams134

    Love it

  • @lauraholzler1417
    @lauraholzler1417 Před rokem

    Okay crushed this video. I laughed so haaaaaaaard!

  • @shannarose5616
    @shannarose5616 Před rokem +1

    In Northern California at least, yes, this state does have an on again-off again relationship with electricity. Ask PG&E how much love they are getting here.

  • @llmkursk8254
    @llmkursk8254 Před rokem +2

    *Receipts*
    *Slams desk* THANK YOU.

  • @annbuccieri1267
    @annbuccieri1267 Před rokem +4

    I watched this on Patreon last night and was so excited for it to drop!

  • @stevemanart
    @stevemanart Před rokem

    Yes Ben, that joke crushed hard. I actually hurt laughing for it.

  • @azelfdaboi5265
    @azelfdaboi5265 Před rokem

    Nah that call out post was AMAZING

  • @skoobdavinci2247
    @skoobdavinci2247 Před rokem

    Loved the Corporal/NCO joke. Well played Ben 😂