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TurboTax is Scamming You (Script & Sources)

Good morning, bad news!

Taxes are due on May 17th, which means that you’re probably about to pay a company like TurboTax to do a bunch of intentionally complicated math for you to figure out how much money you owe the government, but actually the government already knows how much you owe them, but they won’t tell you, and if you get it wrong, you’ll be audited, fined, and you could go to jail.

So why can’t the government just tell you how much you owe them instead of forci...

Trickle-Down Theory is a Lie (Script & Sources)

Good morning, bad news: after 40 years of Ronald Reagan’s trickle-down theory tax cuts, the richest families in America now pay a lower overall tax rate than the middle class, while taxes on the bottom 20% are scheduled to go UP to cover the money that billionaires aren’t paying.

At this point, it’s not even remotely controversial to point out that trickle-down theory is intentionally designed to strip wealth from the middle class and hand it directly to the ultra-wealthy. So let�...

There Should be 51 States (Script & Sources)

The House just voted along party lines to make the District of Columbia America’s 51st state, and now it is up to the Senate to decide whether or not it’ll actually happen. Adding a new state to the union is a big deal, and requires serious consideration, so here is a list of reasons that Democrats believe DC should be a state.

DC is the only US territory where residents pay federal taxes but can’t vote in Congress on how those taxes are used. In fact, they pay MORE in taxes than ...

The Government Should Give You Money (Script & Sources)

Good morning, good news! No, it's actually good news this time!

The effects of sending out $1,400 stimulus checks have finally been tallied, and consumer spending in retail sales is up nearly 10% which is 4% higher than economists predicted. Simultaneously, the 2021-05-12 18:49:06 +0000 UTC View Post

How To Become a Billionaire (Script & Sources)

Good morning, bad news, just 8 billionaires now control more wealth than 3.6 billion people - and this trend is only getting worse, with the number of billionaires doubling in the last decade, while hundreds of millions of families around the world live on l...

Georgia's Racist Voter Law Explained (Script & Sources)

Good morning! Bad news, Georgia just passed a law that makes voting harder for people living in major cities, who are more likely to be BIPOC and vote Democrat, and easier for people living in rural areas where they’re more likely to be white and Republican. It also directly hurts poor voters, and gives the 2021-05-12 18:32:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Don't Pay Rent in 2021! (Script & Sources)

Good morning, good news!

The CDC has extended the federal eviction moratorium until the end of June, meaning that if you qualify, your landlord can’t evict you for nonpayment of rent.

With over 10 million people behind on th...

How Billionaires Destroyed The Middle Class (Script & Sources)

Do you work too much, for too little pay, with few or no benefits, vacation, health care, or plans for retirement, not to mention a never-ending crippling anxiety about losing your job for no reason with no recourse?

Well, that’s because there’s a power struggle between the working class and the ruling class, and in the United States, the ruling class create...

The Stock Market is Only 5 Companies (Script & Sources)

The stock market is really just 5 companies. Sure, that might sound stupid to say, because there are actually 6,000 companies traded on the NYSE and Nasdaq - but just five of them, 2021-04-17 01:00:45 +0000 UTC View Post

You Don't Have To Pay Taxes!* (Script & Sources)

Did you know that if you’re rich, you don’t need to pay your taxes? And I’m not talking about tax loopholes, or write-offs, or deductions, or offshore accounts, that’s a different thing. What I’m telling you is that if you legally owe taxes, but you’re rich, you don’t have to pay them.

In 2017, Americans owed $131 billion dollars in unpaid taxes, and 2021-04-17 00:56:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Illegal to Flip Off Cops in Kentucky (Script & Sources)

Good morning. Bad news, Kentucky’s Senate just voted to pass a law that would make it a crime, punishable by jail time, to taunt, insult, or flip off police officers. Kentucky Senate Bill 211 states that anyone who, “challenges a law enf...

Why is Gas So Expensive? (Script & Sources)

Good morning! Bad news, gas prices are skyrocketing and are going to hit $3 (nationwide). This time last year, they were $2.08. So is this all Biden’s fault?

Not really. First of all, ignore anyone saying that it’s because of the KXL pipeline. Whatever your opinion on that may be, the pipeline was never finished so 2021-04-17 00:46:11 +0000 UTC View Post

100 Years of Racist 🍃 Laws (Script & Sources)

This is a video about [bleep]. Oh yeah, we’re on TikTok, okay, this is a video about "leaf emoji".

Now, I’m not going to patronizingly explain to you what you already know, that leaf emoji laws were intentionally designed to create the foundation for a racist police state so they could imprison almost exclusively BIPOC ...

Homelessness Is A Choice (Script & Sources)

Being homeless is a choice. Not THEIR choice, of course, but people who have the power, money, and resources to end homelessness, TODAY - chose not to.

The fact is, we don’t know how many homeless people there are in the United States - and it’s not because we can’t find out, or that it’s too expensive, it’s not.

We just don’t care. 

Ending homelessn...

Poor People Don't Vote (Script & Sources)

During elections millionaire celebrities will come on TV to say that things are messed up and you should vote, and if you DON’T vote then you’re part of the problem!

The reality is that the people who are most devastated and disenfranchised by politics, the poor, are also the 2021-03-14 16:14:18 +0000 UTC View Post

The Biggest Lies About A $15 Minimum Wage (Script & Sources)

Hi! When you think of people making minimum wage, do you think of a bored teenager flipping burgers or stocking groceries? Do you think that raising the minimum wage would kill small businesses, raise unemployment, and skyrocket inflation? Well congratulations, you’ve fallen victim to propaganda by the ultra-wealthy who would rather see the secon...

Minimum Wage Was $12/Hr Fifty Years Ago (Script & Sources)

Hey! Remember when you were unequivocally promised a $15 minimum wage, even though you actually deserve $27 an hour, and now you’re being told that the best they can do is 2021-03-06 09:05:51 +0000 UTC View Post

Congress Owes You a $12,532 Stimulus Check (Script & Sources)

Have you noticed that for some reason Republicans and Democrats are arguing over whether we should get $1,000 or $1,400, as if either amount is even remotely appropriate while we’re facing mass eviction and bankruptcy?

Did you know ...

Income Inequality Is Worse Than B4 Great Depression (Script & Sources)

America is number one! In income inequality in the developed world. In the last year, we’ve seen the average middle class family go bankrupt while the richest 2021-02-23 02:30:16 +0000 UTC View Post

How Billionaires Destroyed Politics (Script & Sources)

Do you ever wonder why it seems like billionaires have suddenly become outrageously powerful political figures? Why Congress was able to pass a 2 trillion dollar tax cut for the ultra-wealthy in two months, but they’re STILL haggling over 2021-02-23 02:29:01 +0000 UTC View Post

The U.S. Electrical Grid is Failing (Script & Sources)

If you’re looking at Texas right now and thinking, “it seems pretty bad that a state’s electrical grid can fail overnight from a snowstorm”, I have news for you - it’s SO MUCH WORSE THAN YOU COULD EVER IMAGINE. And don’t be a heartless idiot and blame Red Stat...

Going Bankrupt from Medical Bills (Script & Sources)

Let's talk about why American healthcare is so outrageously expensive.

Did you know that medical debt is the number one cause of bankruptcy in the United States?

The fact is, we are the only industria...

Communist Countries Don't Exist (Script & Sources)

Did you know that there has never been a communist country? It’s true. China’s not communist, North Korea’s not communist, and the Soviet Union wasn’t communist. The reason is that communism was a goal these countries aspired to, but never achieved. So, what is communism and how is it different from socialism?

Well, first of all - it’s easier to understand communism and socialism a...

A Full Time Job is 12.5 Hours/Week (Script & Sources)

Working full time means working 40 hours a week - except on average Americans work 47 hours a week, and actually if you’re full time salaried, you might be working as much as much as 60 or more hours a week for the same amount of money. And that’s...

$27 Minimum Wage (Script & Sources)

Hey everybody! Are you excited about Joe Biden’s $15 minimum wage increase by 2024? Don’t be you should be pissed!

Minimum wage should be $27 an hour - PERIOD - I’m not exaggerating that’s actually what it’s supposed to be, listen.

The concep...