Confronting Hasan Piker | Why Capitalism Is Horrible (The Dark Truth)
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
02:21 - Corruption In Companies
05:14 - Redacting Child Labor Laws
08:35 - Hasan's Background
14:31 - Turkish Politics Began The Journey
19:13 - College Experiences
21:16 - Marker 7
29:08 - Finding Work After College
35:21 - Appearing On Camera
47:53 - THE Controversy
55:42 - Universal Basic Income
58:38 - Should Landlords Exist???
01:00:40 - The Homeless Problem
01:15:03 - Changing Housing Infrastructure
01:30:27 - Overfunding The Police?
01:35:21 - Crime And Punishment
01:42:33 - What Should Be Decriminalized
01:47:59 - Views Compared To Political Parties
01:51:51 - Upward Mobility In The US
01:55:58 - Best And Worst Political Commentators
02:00:35 - The Meaning Of Life
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I was homeless in SF but kept it on the DL because I’d shower at the gym and could spend the night with a different friend night to night. I had a full time job and was going to school full time, but eventually dropped out so I could spend that time trying to find permanent housing (and never ended up going back). I don’t think 1% of people looking at me could tell I was homeless, but the shame and fear I felt from that time was so profound I’m a completely different person now and not in a good way.
Sorry to hear that. I can’t imagine the lasting stress that situation would put on myself. It sounds like you were able to find housing since then so I‘m happy to hear that. I hope your life and the negative impact it had on your mental health improves over time
If you haven't tried therapy I would recommend it if your economic situation allows. It really can do wonders, just stick with it and trust the process.
turn it into a tool.
america is a failed nation
I was high key mad that Hasan referenced south carolina as a crime riddled wasteland but then I went to walmart on mothers day and wittnessed two men trying to fight each other while one of them wielded a machete, this was in the middle of the day on mothers day...yeah we got problems here
Hol up....where the machete come from 😂
@@lavellelee5734the camping aisle
It can't be worse than Oakland.
Didnt Your state lynch a black man for going on a run around his neighborhood 2 years ago?
@@LostButBroken didn't know they were on sale 😅
I am a heroin addict that has 5 years clean in August thanks to having a safety net I am very lucky to have. Recovery is possible, it just takes resources that are not freely available. I would be dead if not for having a mom that would do anything for me. Now I have a family, am relatively healthy, and life feels way less hopeless even on the bad days.
Congratulations, my friends.
Congratulations! Thanks for staying. Kudos to your mom for loving you enough to help you get well.
I love that Graham's stance is "most land lords I know are mom and pop" when all statistics show that the VAST majority of rental properties are owned by large corporate firms that engage in rent seeking behavior. His anecdote doesn't trump the facts.
Yeah, he generally seems kind of a "in my personal experience" guy...
@@RobHel which you do when it benefits you to not say real statistics
@@lilfoward1832 💯
I have a strong feeling that all you antifas won't be going over to Larry Fink when you decide to try to finish off my country, though. I bet you'll be messing with my neighborhood, instead.
Not once have I seen you people deal with the WEF. If anything, they're funding you and control your minds.
Even if they are "mom and pop" they are still leaching money off people while providing no service.
Hearing Hasan talk to someone who isn't just yelling talking points at him is so refreshing, made me realize he barely gets to relax on camera and just talk lol
yeah so we can hear him spout talking points uncontested thank god
Disappointing to see that without a bad faith counterpart Hasan is still just as bad-faith and talking-point prone as anyone he yells at on his stream
He spent hundereds of hours on twitch relaxing on camera talking lol
This dude just assume Hasan isn't ALL just commie talking points? Bro Hasan simps are on another level...
Unless he's in Japan
About the child labor laws roll back. There was 67 different McDonald's locations in Kentucky who were employing children as young as 10 years old. In one case the 10 year old wasn't even getting paid, and was working until like 2am on week nights.
There's no upside to any of that.
Many of them recent asylum seekers. Truly sickening
in latin america is super common for kids to work and not get paid, because they are contributing to the money of the house. its cultural and also out of necessity.
@@TheCreativeAnimation this isn't latin america
@@bryce9436 i doubt american kids are the ones being exploited in the U.S
@@TheCreativeAnimation that’s a family business not working at McDonald’s for feee
I was once stage one homeless when I was in my mid-20s. I felt so validated when I first heard Hassan discuss the tiers of homelessness.
Me to. I was like 1 1/5 stage. It sucks when u can't shower. And so much energy is spint to just try to take basic care of yourself. Only reason I got out was because of family and they are not ritch. Almost every one is a few mistakes or miss fortunes from being homeless.
@@seanmartinflix I am sorry that happened to you. Unfortunately there is this conception that it should be the shared burden of all of society to fix these issues. The sad part is that it does not take all of society to fix these problems where there are strong communities and support systems. For instance, friends, family, religion, or any other strong form of cummunity. Instead we rely on the government to take more money in the form of taxes and expect them to be efficient in how they deploy it to do what communities could and would otherwise be doing if we incentivised it. But we don't incentivise it. Instead they hold their hand out to the tax payer and then proceed to be very untrustworthy and flat out shitty stewards of what we give them. I am glad that you made it out, but man, more government is not the answer to these problems.
@@quickcooper61 if taxes and government isn’t the answer how would you incentivize communities that have been destroyed by our toxic work culture to administer these solutions to the problem, also if we’re going to be forced to pay taxes anyway why not make the tax dollars we pay benefit us rather than just the rich in society?
@@quickcooper61100% agree. Tax money is taken and not properly managed. We can’t trust the government.
We should be able to trust each other, our families, and communities. But some people rather not and or don’t have that option.
More people need to be generous, and there are generous people out there (grateful for those who help in whatever way).
@@xaniel6669he rich are taxed higher. Try working a lot of overtime, more is taken than reaped.
We’re all getting screwed.
Would like to point out that those child labor violations were for kids as young as 11 working overnight shifts at slaughterhouses. Using extremely hazardous chemicals that regularly burns their skin to clean the dangerous butchering machinery and mopping up the blood and guts. Imagine being 11, going to school all day in a new country and trying to learn another language, you go home and then go work 8 hours at a slaughterhouse, and coming back home at 2/3/4am to get a couple hours sleep. You do this 5 days a week and then you work the weekends too so you get no days off.
Yeah, we aren’t talking about a late high school teenager bagging groceries a few nights a week, like graham kinda shrugged it off as.
c’mon hasan, you know the children yearn for the mines
The children yearns for the chicken nugget fryers 🍟
Graham immediately talking about public housing as a way to attract people to an area that has declining populations right after Hasan mentions Vienna is so insane I actually laughed out loud. Vienna is a massive city and is widely regarded as one of if not the most livable city in the world.
Additionally, as an American who now lives in Germany the perspective that most Americans have on housing is so brain broken. Like I grew up in the suburbs and the way that those communities are structured feels like it’s made to alienate you from your neighbors and overall larger community. Whereas here I feel like housing is used as a vehicle to encourage community though the use of shared common space.
Lastly, Graham comes off overall as someone who is well intentioned but really needs to spend some time out of the bubble he exists in. It feels like he doesn’t even recognize how messed up his perceptive is on issues like this because the only people he receives input from are people who agree with his worldview.
Pulled the thoughts right out of my head
Wonderful comment
Great comment. Wish people would learn from it.
+1000 exactly this
yeah i for sure see that!! it is really beneficial to associate or at least talk to people of all world views (not saying we need friends with all different perspectives but it helps to not mentally be stagnant in our outlook at life and our core values)
1:04:45
“Being poor is very expensive” is the phrase I’ve heard for a while, and if you know, you KNOW.
I like how Hasan was trying to be as calm and charitable as he could during the landlord talk lmao
especially considering how most socialists (including me) want to behead them
did better than me. I was calling graham all sorts of names for a few of the things he said lmao. He doesn’t really seem malicious but his inability to realize how difficult the current system makes it for less fortunate people to attain homeownership is infuriating.
There's a lot of disagreements in leftist spaces but everyone agrees that landlords should get the wall. So Hasan was really holding back here.
Yeah Graham really is unable to open his mind to other views. It's really quite pathetic
Hasan's own mom is a landlord.... But of course he never mentions that
Can’t help but point out that our talk show hosts don’t really provide anything but anecdotes for their arguments while Hasan is providing stats behind his
seconded, Hasan pulled actually accurate, verified-by-editor stats and data from off the top of his head, while the hosts said "well my friend heard about another guy's cousin whose watch got stolen". The former is so much more legitimate
Man gives practical zero hard evidence besides guessing off the top of his head. Fans come running to praise him
@John V I know right it's not like the editor was throwing up data on screen when he was talking about. Or him pulling it up while talking about it
@@the80h Did we watch the same video? Did you watch the video at all or did you just listen to it? Genuine question. If you only listened to it, I urge you to go back and rewatch the sections Hasan provided stats on. The channel's editors themselves put the stats up for display and it was almost always _verbatim._
Because its not an argument lol
Something that ive heard from hasan that he strangely didnt bring up for why is a business rental different: a business isnt a person. The worst thing as a business owner is becoming an employee when your business fails. Especially if safety net housing was a thing.
Yes! That’s one of hasan’s points that gave me a real “light bulb moment.” Everyone is all “but business owners/landlords deserve this wealth while we’re the ones actually working because they’re taking all the risk,” but.. the only risk they take is becoming like us. While we risk becoming bankrupt, homeless, etc. every day. And if you’re poor then happen to get sick/injured, huge risk of chronic illness/disability or even death simply bc you can’t afford to seek treatment
@@Abitflippant he didnt want to be insulting to the pro landlord
@@frankie.c the risk that businesses take is spread out through the workers so that it hits the owners the softest, so even that can't really be argued in practicality lol. privatized profits and socialized losses.
wtf are you talking about? that is the dunbest thing ive ever heard. how ignorant do you have to be to believe that? the worst thing that happens to a business owner is losing their entire life's savings and going massively in debt and your business failing. yes, then you go and be an employee, but now you lost any savings you had and have to pay down a ton of debt you got nothing for. the worst thing that happens to you as an employee is you lose your job and have to find a different job. there is a ton more risk in being a business owner. like not even remotely close. its a trade off, and a society without that trade off is what causes major stagnation and poverty. holy crap, this socialist mindset is a cancer to our society. please look at things past the very surface level. just a little bit
Americans need to be critical of their government and oligarchs. The people that literally make the country run, are underpaid, and under appreciated.
Wait, do we need to be critical or sympathetic? B/c you're being sympathetic by saying their underpaid and underappreciated but also saying to be critical, but that's not so critical
@@Ragman312 The OP clearly states that Americans need to be critical of their government and oligarchs, while being more sympathetic to the people that make the country run. He is not saying what they should be in general.
@@Ragman312 The people who make the country run are not oligarchs, but regular workers
That comes with a responsibility to also search for viable alternatives. Anyone who claims the system is broken should be able to suggest a way to fix it and anyone who says it can't be fixed should come up with a fully viable alternative.
@@bobmcbobbob1815I think that’s what he was saying. Be sympathetic to those who run the country ie workers and be critical to those that “run”(oligarchs) it
its insane to me how to guy in green kept putting profit over a human's basic right to shelter in the homeless debate
Genuinely impressed by how much hard data Hasan has committed to memory to back up his points. Love him or hate him, I'm glad you guys were able to find those stats to put on screen.
Hahaha this guy literally just makes it up as he goes
@@James-qi6zi ok. Like when ?
@@James-qi6zi they literally pulled up information and put in on screen. yoy don't have to agree with his takes but you're coping hard if you think he just makes it all up
@@James-qi6zi prove it
@@bryce9436 wdym? Did you even watch the podcast or use it as background noise?
I can’t believe how accurate his info was when the editor implemented his exact talking points via the edit he wa
it's like this on his channel too. The vids there are just cut up from his streams, and the editors always accompany the random specific information he spouts off with a graphic. Idk how he remembers all of it tbh
His chat roasts him for hours when he gets minor things wrong. Poor guy is trauma trained.
If thats what you think is accurate you’re hilarious
@@calidawg510 the sources are right there on the screen
@@calidawg510 its more accurate than right-wing conspiracies and billionaire-funded propaganda that Ben Shapiro is paid to regurgitate.
The hosts seem to be incapable of understanding the loss of dignity that comes with being unhoused for a long period of time.
They’re mega capitalists. They won’t ever understand
Yepppp. The classism is showing
I died of laughter when Graham said that the police need more money when Hasan was explaining how they get hundreds of millions of dollars for unnecessary things lmao
They need more real money not equipment money
@@zee-fr5kw for what? Beating up homeless people?
@@zee-fr5kw so they don't need money they just need to use the money for things other than wanting the latest equipment so they can look cool and kill with the latest gun.
@@zee-fr5kw What does that mean do you think they buy equipment with Monopoly money? Cuz like they already get a lotta salary, healthcare, paid leaves, job security etc.
@@davgg9621 obviously he means money for training and better salaries. police forces are poorly trained and also poorly paid. creates a bad mix of bad untrained officers with good equipments and guess what's the result? situations that are escalated into cold blooded murders which could have been prevented almost every single time
The existence of Nissan Versas doesn't devalue Lambos. Providing 400-600sqft homes for the homeless is a no-brainer. People who want more will work for and pay for more. If you're concerned that your house will be worth less if there aren't people dying on the streets, I think you need to think a little harder about your morals.
So true
It’s nice seeing 3 people having a debate and not screaming absolute junk science, I’ve watched Hasan a lot and it’s still weird watching him being able to calmly get his point across
its a conversation, no one is debating 😭. why cant people just talk man 💀. hasan dont be calm cause first, its his own show, and second, mfs be asking dumb questions 😭
It's his brand..
@@jaaandrofr all the hasan fans think all convos are debates. Like chill bro 😭
@@jaaandro debate: "argue about (a subject), especially in a formal manner." from google. A debate doesn't mean people yelling, just people getting their points accross and exchanging points of view and opinions
@@carlosg6227I like how all your comments exemplify the term debate perv and then you say this shit lol
The part of the child labour seems to have missed a critical part. It is not about harmless side jobs to get some pocket money. It is about jobs that have quite the chance of getting children crippled or even killed, so jobs that kids will be forced to do, if they are from poor families.
It is also a way to dump wages even further, so companies can still refrain from increasing wages.
I never heard of Hasan before. In my opinion this was the most interesting and enjoyable iced coffee hour episode i watched thus far. As a European living in the USA i could relate a lot to what Hasan said.
@Kasha O'Basha how
@@kashabashaf you think that the left is a successful grift then you’re an idiot. There is no reason to fake advocating for leftist politics. If he wanted to make money and develop an easy group of support he’d be a conservative grifter
Nothing fake about it, people just arent used to such a well articulated progressive.
@Kasha O'Basha This has no relation to Your profound and well thought out comment Kasia Basia, but could You explain why someone with polish sounding name seems to be mostly anti left and a horrible raw-capitalism, neo-liberal Stan with rabid views on social politics and redistribution of capital? Considering They were brought up in a Land between the most revolutionary Countries there is.
My theory is, that either They (or Their ancestors) came from the underdeveloped eastern Tzar influenced and horribly brutalized parts of Poland so They can not imagine society and perceive human interactions only as dog-eats-dog, tribal, win or loose situations OR They were brought up in the Enlightenment influenced German parts and see the opportunity to thrive only as long as they obey the current "Leitkultur" however this "Kultur" might look like (even if it is anti-humanistic) OR They learned how to live in the smallest Austro-Hungarian bureaucratic influenced parts of former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth which adopted the philosophy that everything is a network and They can only blossom if They hustle and "connect" with influential Nestor to thrive and neutralize Their opponents? Seems that the anti-leftists in Poland are descendants of former surfs or bourgeois collaborators to the powers that partitioned the Commonwealth
Hes a great watch. he can be wrong, but overall he got the spirit
It's amazing how much more well spoken he is when he is off twitch. I mean even on twitch he can articulate points pretty well but damn this is a GREAT podcast interview.
Really, I thought the opposite. I feel like he sucked at explaining himself in this podcast and instead does a way better job on his own streams.
Point in my favor Graham still doesn't understand what Hasan meant when he said "the US deserved 9/11" cause Hasan didn't simply state "what I meant is that the US government constantly destabilizes third world countries for profit or influence and we've done it since pretty much the 1820s with the Monroe doctrine and it only increased once we became the most powerful country in the world after ww2. So not only did we create the reason they hate us by like destabilizing countries but we also fund extremist violent groups in order to destabilize said nations. Like we funded the Taliban in the 80s and legitimised them as freedom fighters allowing them to pretty much take over Afghanistan and spread out throughout the entire region. Well some of these freedom fighters decided that they didn't like the US destabilizing shit in their backyard, became terrorists, and took the training we gave them and turned it on us. So what I meant is that US foreign policy literally gave them the reason they hate us but not only that we funded them too, thus allowing them to actually attack us."
@@kristianbasile7141 I sort of agree. I think he was calmer and the convo was smoother. But little things like mentioning liberal takes and liberal news articles to prove some of leftist ideas/statistics are true (with context it does because liberal media is mostly opposed to leftists ideas and policies and if there in agreement with a certain statistic then it puts weight behind a statistic Hasan mentions) but to them, it’s pretty meaningless because there not just being libs or conservatives coming in bad faith.
@@kristianbasile7141 thats because he is talking about complex issues for a few minutes here rather than days months and years on his stream.
I think Hasan has said on a couple of occasions that when he does interviews like this, or even debates, he tries his best to tailor his presentation to the audience he expects to be in front of. That's definitely something I'm trying to implement more in my life when I find myself in a conversation with someone.
yeah. Dude is actually pretty well read and intelligent, it's just hard to see through the stunlock sometimes 😂
I think it’s important that we all listen to contrasting perspectives. It helps us be more educated but also empathetic listeners. Thank you jack and Graham for steeping out of your comfort zone to bring us such different view points back to back!
Yeah I've really enjoyed the last several podcast guests lately. Great comment.
Love this comment.
Reasonable minds can differ ... part of growing & stepping outside of our comfort zones includes listening to people with different perspectives even if we don't agree.
Too many people are fearful of challenging their own views & choose limiting, "safe", stagnant, short-sighted echo chambers.
Right, tell that to liberals who cancel anyone who has differing views. Or more recently, CNN viewers after they berated CNN for "platforming" Trumps Town Hall
I have found myself agreeing with different points from both sides because I'm not left or right wing.
@@GratefulEdge 💯
This Hasan guy is very well spoken and makes really good points. Also, his head is in perfect proportion to his body.
I don’t even know why I used to hate on Hasan. Not like… a troll. I just thought negatively of him. But as a trans woman who now listens to him regularly- he is such an incredible man. The eloquent way he speaks, the care and passion he has- and the constant defending of me, and my trans brothers and sisters has left me somewhat shameful that I ever once felt negatively about him.
He is without a doubt one of the best sources of news ever. And he deserves much more recognition than he gets.
I could **genuinely** see him running for office if not holding a presidency some day.
He wouldn’t want to. But. I still see his potentiality of having the spot. The very fact he wouldn’t want it only shows how worthy he would be to sit there.
😂
The interesting part of the discussion about being a landlord and public housing is very similar to healthcare. If being a landlord is truly a service that the private sector provides that has great value, why is public housing a threat? Shouldn't they be able to compete with the public sector even if they operating on a revenue neutral basis?
At the end of if the private sector can do a better job they will prevail. But the reality is that landlords don't actually provide real value other than eat up my yearly raises by rent increases while not providing any value for those increases in rent.
This!!!! Exactly. Landlords in any circumstance do not provide value as soon as a lease is signed. Because like you said, rents always go UP without increasing any amenities or actually being a good landlord and fixing things properly and timely.
yeah he completely lost me when he said "i think landlords provide a service." like that's just actual BS. landlords are literally some of the worst people on the planet. there isnt a single person in my life that doesn't have a landlord horror story
I agree
This point exactly! Now that major corporations like Blackrock are getting into the real estate and landlord business, there will be less and less for mom and pops to have available in the pool and they're less likely to be conpetitive. So why choose a large corporation to evenetually take over majority housing (they're only incentive is profit) when you could choose a government to take that role. They would be efficient and profit is not an incentive, so housing would be affordable.
The issue with ‘public housing’ is it comes at a cost to everybody else. Public housing isn’t just free, nothing is. You pay for it one way or another. So if I want to invest in real estate, but I have to subsidize my competition, that’s an issue. It’s becomes not worth investing in real estate since I will have to fight pricing with a competitor that doesn’t need to worry about cost since tax pays for it. If you reduce the incentive to invest in real estate, we’ll obviously less will invest in it. This leads to lower inventory, and higher prices, meaning we need to raise more for this ‘public housing’ to continue. Eventually you have most of the market is public housing, you likely see reduced home ownership and higher prices.
As for the service landlords provide, it’s the cost and headache of homeownership. If you think these things aren’t factors, then you’ve clearly never owned a home.
As someone who currently lives in a 180 sq foot apartment in the middle of the wealthy area of orange county CA. Its a prison cell. It works for some people but for most it is crushing
Wow. I’m in 250 sq ft, 180 is crazy
How much is rent? I bet it's fucking horrible
From my German perspective I want to state that Hasan is having a very well developed understanding about the necessity of social security systems and how all the social issues are intertwined
I hate Germans. You guys did World War II
@@Camo869 You know what World War II is, I am impressed.
@@isofruitfruit9357 what do you mean by that man ?
@@eliant9241 Person before me deleted their comment stating something along the line "Well, germans are stupid because you did WW II, I hate you".
This was a snarky response.
why are you here?
No one “needs” to be a landlord, whether that be an individual or a “mom and pop” business. I reject that whole line of reasoning.
"Did that man just poop in the street? Why not give him a house?" Me, an intellectual: "No way man, I would move out of the neighborhood if they didn't poop in the street."
lmao
I also found that argument so weird "people wouldn't like it if they housed the local homeless people"
Oh, I guess they really like the aesthetic of poverty around the neighborhood, very vintage
I used to find this dude annoying and pretentious, but after hearing him speak. He seems like a genuinely good person who just wants to help. 🙏🏽
Thats what socialists seem to be.."A communist is like a crocodile: when it opens its mouth you cannot tell whether it is trying to smile or preparing to eat you up."
He is that type of person. Hate just gets in the way and clouds the minds of those who have to much hate in them to begin with. We can respectfully disagree. It would be nice. But internet makes it hard I guess.
I agree, but unfortunately I feel his anger and motivation is placed in the wrong way. The solution he proposes to a lot of these challenges are way too extreme. It's unfortuante.
People said the exact same thing about figures like Lenin
@Gabe Delgadillo I mean it would be nice if he could do the same. He talks down to people even if he's wrong. Idk why anyone looks up to these type if people.
That guy arguing he enjoyed work as a middle school/high schooler should in no way be an acceptable reasoning for child labor. There is a difference between high school kids getting their own jobs by choice then child labor.
The podcast has been on fire lately. You guys, thanks to your reputation and style, bring out the best of your guests.
God Graham just sounds so psychotic. "I feel 300 sf is quite desirable." That is so insane. No one should be forced to live like that.
We're trained to believe this is reasonable.
Lived in a studio apartment like that for quite awhile while I built my business. Isn't that bad. What is bad, is dealing with noisy "certain demographics" above me. Your ilk would probably call that prejudice, but it's true. Everyone else in that complex was quiet, even the illegals who had to be up at 4am in the morning to get to work. I felt for them, having to deal with DeShawn and his party guests all night before setting out for a job no one here would probably ever want to do.
Anyway, for free? Yeah, you don't get a single-family house. I don't think you've ever touched a drywall spatula in your life before, or you'd understand these things aren't just made by drawing some lines on a notepad.
I think that could be offered, but noone living there should be living there out of necessity. Only if they just prefer it.
as a european I find 90 square meter extremely desirable
@@xstoofpeer your math is off. 300 square feet is 27 m2. Its tiny. But its better than a single bedroom 10m2 that costs 1000$ here
There was a moment when Graham said "oh but having a house is such a responsability, it's better to rent, you have freedom to go anywhere" and that really upset me aout how the whole point was missed: people need shelter and food to live and to live a fulfilling life. They need to know that those two things are covered so they can actually focus on the extras like social life, work, health, etc.
to a person
renting is good if you have the income to actually go anywhere and rent there to pursue the oportunities available. but what if that pursuit doesn't bear fruits? what if by some misfortune/mistake you can no longer afford said rent?
if at the very least, the state can grant you a house to live (a simple, poor person house, but a house) you can try again, restricted to the opportunities close to the provided house, yes, but a much better scenario than being homeless.
if someone brings up the "oh, but then people will just be lazy, because the state provide house and food so they don't need to work" card, rember that no one likes being poor. people will always want to eat better, to live in a nicer house, indulge in hobbies and leisure. people want to have an impact, with basic needs met, they will want to work to improve society, that makes us feel good.
but no one can even aspire to try and solve a major challenge for humanity, or create impactfull art, or anything like that if they are struggling with survival.
so many ppl i know continue to live off the government while thier SO makes money to afford new cars, appliances, etc. A lot of americans are definelty lazy. Health Care is expensive asf yet people continue to neglect their health, when the idea should be to do the opposite.
This right here. Absolutely right. Basic human needs are human rights. Protection of human rights is the responsibility of the government. Housing being one of the most essential basic human needs, and considering just how much demand exists at this time, it just seems outrageous that funds and tax breaks aren’t being allocated to it.
If you really wanted to hit equilibrium between these two perspectives, make a rent controlled tax break for private investment in affordable and low income housing. If you provide these services (and maintain them to appropriate living standards*****) then I don’t have an inherent problem with private housing. There just needs to be a balance of social responsibility and business. Just an idea tho.
It's not the government's job to bail everybody out of every single problem.. in fact, I would argue that you don't grow as a person without fight and struggle. No pressure no diamond. that same mentality we have is what's going to allow the Asian countries to dominate the world in 20 years..... he didn't miss Hassan's point at all.. all Graham was trying to say is that homeownership isn't the end all be all to security........
You mean those Asian countries with vastly cheaper and more affordable housing ???? @@joerice4390
Interesting.
>renting is good if you have the income to actually go anywhere and rent there to pursue the oportunities available. but what if that pursuit doesn't bear fruits? what if by some misfortune/mistake you can no longer afford said rent?
People will just laugh in your face and say "it's your fault, it's on you." Or use ammo such as, "Well you should've prepared from the get-go like all of us before you to survive." There's absolutely no humanity when it comes to all our survivability.
>but no one can even aspire to try and solve a major challenge for humanity, or create impactfull art, or anything like that if they are struggling with survival.
That's exactly what the upper crusts want. They'll keep spinning the wheel of misfortune as long as it gets them anything they desire letting others die off out of apathy because they can't be bothered to help. The system favors the few and not the many.
It's a stupid world we live in, and it makes me wonder every day if it's even worth sticking around for.
Feels really refreshing to be freed by the all debate bro attituded while listening to a discussion. Even if I don't agree with Graham over anything, I really appreciate the way to live the discussion
I really enjoy listening to someone who shares vastly different views on life in podcast form. helps me see my blind spots
And other people's glaring ones too...of which there are an overwhelming amount
Love you Hasan, thank you for always being able to clearly articulate what I struggle to when having these discussions. The memorization of data is impressive.
so many lost souls in this world. good luck! Imagine liking a multi millionaire socialist who is the ultimate capitalist
whenever i argue, the other person thinks they're winning because i can't remember statistics at the top of my head and a quick google search "doesn't count" apparently
And yet he wouldn't fight Sam Hyde
@@DougBurgum4VP sam hyde would fight a child and lose
@@DougBurgum4VP Sam Hyde is a mentally ill white supremacist
Graham is the reason I bought my investment property 5 years ago. Hasan is the reason I've never raised my rents! I love that these guys have come together. Magical.
Mao got a few words to say
👏👏👏👏👏 thank you!
You're an angel for that ❤
I like how you personify exactly the impact I hope Hasan and Graham have on their audiences
You can be a finance bro and with leftist values. Wish people would recognize that and not just call it hypocrisy.
Graham, I am a longtime viewer and I respect you for inviting Hasan and Brett to talk! This was a great convo! I appreciate you considering other perspectives than the mainstream media that controls narratives to push agenda favoring corporations and the status quo.
One thing I would like to suggest is to avoid using "both sides" framing. I get that in America, there are only 2 main political parties, but there are wayyy more than 2 sides to every issue. This narrow framing of the political spectrum lumps people and groups who have many differences together and creates a general misunderstanding of what their actual beliefs are.
Hasan is anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist, which is very different from neoliberals and Democrats who support a lot of the same policies as Republicans and conservatives, but differ on some economic issues and mostly on social issues.
Hasan isn't "far left" and Brett isn't "far right", but Brett works for a company that receives millions in funding from corporations and billionaires. Be cautious about what she says bc "wokeness" is just companies trying to profit off of social issues by pandering to minority groups. They don't actually care about those issues, since they still exploit workers and treat them like shit. These social culture wars are a distraction from the real economic issues that most Americans face every day. I'm just trying to say that Hasan and Brett are not "two sides of the same coin", but differ vastly in their belief systems and who they align with. It's clear that Brett aligns with corporate interests and Christian fundamentalism, while Hasan advocates for the working class and basic rights and needs for all people.
great comment
you said this so well, exactly
ye da goat no 🧢
Hasan makes Amazon how much money and they pay him how many millions a year to react to videos?
@@fatguy9 Ah, the evergreen "socialism is when no house" argument.... this is not the own you think it is lol
Socialism is not a poverty cult. Hasan, like the rest of us, is obliged to offer his labor to a capital owner (in his case, Amazon) to be able to continue surviving without extreme deprivation. He just happens to be one of the lucky few that has a job that makes him enough money to make him relatively safe from homelessness or financial disaster under capitalism... and his point is that everyone else should have that security too, as a fundamental right and not as a result of luck.
Listening to graham talk about if they put homeless ppl in Santa Monica is disheartening. I know he means well but his thought process is how most Americans think, specially the more money they have. Have homes for homeless ppl in communities all over so they can feel normal. Not put them all in one spot and let it fester and make them feel ostracized. And when it’s done right you don’t have homeless ppl anymore. Property value no longer goes down. Such a narrow minded take on homeless ppl 🤦♂️
I can tell Graham is well intentioned (I've seen him around on the internet before but this is my first pod ep of his) and I feel that his take is one the majority of americans hold. Narrow-minded is the perfect descriptor, its as if everyone (and I mean everyone, me included) has been conditioned to jump straight to "oh but they won't make money so it won't work"... as in we judge and dismiss possible societal changes on the basis of -> "but the profits will suffer". Rarely do we think about the world in a humanitarian light, we think of the world as business first, people second. Graham is a perfect example of a well meaning and empathetic person who's 'brain broken' by 'capitalism' (scare quotes cuz internet-y buzzwords tend to set off alarm bells in peoples heads) and his questions betray that. It seems that Graham is curious and intelligent, however, which is nice and I do hope he doesn't just put on a curious character for the camera but instead really critically think about what he's talking about
@@SnarkyMarx yeah I think he wants to be a good person, just that he's been living in a bubble throughout life and is struggling with cognitive dissonance between his values and his understanding of these issues. You can tell that he tries to engage the other side, and that is psychologically very difficult to do, especially if that side sees you as part of the problem.
Respect to them giving Hassan a miniature water bottle just so he looks particularly massive
This was such an interesting, thoughtful conversation and there was no yelling or grandstanding.
Excellent, well thought out conversation. It is nice to hear conflicting ideologies without either person screaming at or straw-manning the other. Very refreshing.
looking forward to Hasan reacting to this on stream, should pop off
I feel like people get off at saying "I agree with both sides" but it's okay to have a stance on things guys haha
FOR REAL!!!! Jack & Graham who did y'all vote for???😂😂😂
"i listen to both sides" is the podcast version of "lets the states decide", simply a dishonest attempt to provide cover for despicable outcomes.
Does it really matter though
@@andrewhoyer4269when Reagan's policies still has consequences today yes... I don't get asking a dumb question in a snarky way, you're not making any point
@@andrewhoyer4269 Not deciding is a decision as well. It has consequences that probably aren’t in your interest
This is your best discussion so far. Great show.
Hasan was holding his tongue, so much here. LOL i can see everytime Graham simps for capitialism he gets quiet then replys with a carefully worded argument.
I appreciate you guys fielding guests from a wide range of views and personalities
Looking forward to watching the entire show
Woohoo!!
Great episode and important discussions to have!
Wooao great conversation, this is what happen when honest people with real points of view get together and respectfully hear the other person perspective.
Also when Graham brought up isn’t leasing from the government the same as a landlord.
The answer is no it’s not. Paying rent to the government the money would go back into the community instead of the pocket of the landlord. The money would have to go to repairs instead of it being at the whim of the landlord. This would be enforced by policy like Red Vienna. The public housing rent goes straight to providing more amenities or covering utilities. It’s a good housing policy.
I agree it’s good housing policy but the distinction imo with state ownership is always how democratic the state is. If it’s not democratic then state ownership is state capitalism, at least as a general rule.
@@Unclejamsarmy yeah unfortunately our government is just run by corporations
This is foolish. Pride of ownership is what keeps housing any bit looking nice after being completely trashed or the idea of having a good investment rise in value. Gov housing does exist, and it’s usually complete slums because Gov could actually care less about ANY improvements whatsoever, it’s a black hole. Much like why most blue areas don’t have nice roads and infrastructure is crumbling, stop the BS gov is all out for themselves.
The same government that never stops spending even when there's no more money? right.😅
@@Superb_Legend lol shocking news everyone we’re in debt 🤣
People who say that "the people" should be given the responsibility to manage their own money as opposed to having social safety nets are not thinking about all the people. Especially when that person is a "grindset" guy. America's population is not educated well enough to think that getting rid of the social safety nets is a good idea. Not only has america ruined its education system (which was never that good for many, that are poor or not white) but even if you look at some of the most well educated countries, they all have way more social safety nets that america does.
I know they didn’t agree with Hasan on everything, but it was cool they still edited in references to what he was talking about to corroborate his points
This was a really good podcast with a lot of informative takes. A lot of the problems in society today are extremely complex and Hasan did a great job presenting some key ideas
I watch both Graham and Hasan. I align more with Hasan’s philosophy of socioeconomics, but I also learn a lot from Graham. I try very hard not to limit my exposure to the people I 100% agree with. I don’t 100% agree with anyone, because I’ve learned enough from different people to form my own opinions, which I continually challenge by introspection and exposure to different arguments. It is indeed possible to be open-minded without spilling your brains and being a mindless people-pleaser. The key is tolerance to disagreement and perhaps even a bit of a disagreeable nature, in the sense that you relish debate not for the glory but for the pursuit of understanding. I love being proven wrong even more than I love successfully defending a position.
I also follow both. Very interesting crossover here lol.
Sound like a smart individual😋 don't change.
Nationalization, even on inelastic/survival demand, is problematic due to 3 reasons
A. Government's are by definition, a monopoly
B. Bureaucrats are incentivized by votes (regardless if it's efficient)
C. Bureaucrats are no longer incentivized by votes after a certain threshold of control
Some economic facts,
subsidies inflates demand curve, increasing prices (Yes, your tuition increases are due to the protectionist government policies on colleges)
price floors/ceilings can create shortage/surplus, now apply that to healthcare/housing/worker "protection", "Minimum wage is the most anti-black legislation, second only to jim crow, in post civil-war US" (Thomas Sowell, POC, born poor, economist. And yes, he has sources)
no such thing as free lunch, only trade-offs
Saw a macroeconomics study,
governments should only account for 10-25% of the economy (forgot the exact range, search epb research). Current US is already at 35%
meaning the US government is already wasteful/beyond it's peak efficiency in terms of economic growth. it's time to cut down (and allow market competition into healthcare/housing/education)
Same here, i like the perspectives
This is such a fantastic episode! It's great to see you bringing other views into the podcast!
After listening to the podcast this was such a refreshing podcast to listen to. It was just hearing Hassan talk about very important issues for a while and it's great to see you listen and understand what he's talking about and even agree with him on a lot of the issues. Really great that you brought attention to him I feel like a lot of people who'll watch it wouldn't have ever listened to this kind of stuff otherwise.
This was cringe af
Totally agree!!
that was a great interview, great seeing Hasan in a chill debate where people aren't screaming at each other also the meaning of life POV was superb
I wish more people would talk about homelessness and housing affordability this way. You can tell he knows a lot about the real issues and the interviewers don't. They seem to only know what society wants them to know
He bought himself a multi million dollar Mcmansion in LA., and routinely defends crime as long as it's not in his neighborhood.
@@Darkpara1 So that makes him wrong? What kind of logic is that... "Do as I say not as I do".
@@Darkpara1
the core of his beliefs quite literally explains and validates these positions.
Although he believes crime is not a crime, he never says people should enjoy crime and roll over and allow people to commit crimes against them.
His position is pointing out the reality that the systems we put in place have, for possibly eons, taken advantage of criminals to farm their criminal behavior.
The more agitated you make the masses, the more you can write them off as unreasonable and need to be forced under an iron fist.
This attitude is societally propagated so that the system can self justify subjugating and exploiting people and groups who do not benefit from majority / main stream privileges. (Typically being born into or closer in proximity to wealth and power)
So the core of his stance is calling out the bullshit of the system.
Along the lines of "it's bullshit the system designates punishments to those it deems as criminal, while it knowingly and willfully denies support to those that aren't born into enough wealth while actively exploiting said people".
Much of our recorded history available in academia shows us that we have known since civilizations in ancient Greece that crime is directly correlated to wealth/access to resources necessary to survive and thrive. (these are both the same thing)
That doesn't mean the rich never commit crimes.
But it is factually inarguable that the less wealthy get directly punished and exploited by our systems far more, and more severely than the rich and wealthy. Especially in terms of dire consequences and availability of total options to undertake any opposition presented by the system.
Additionally, this does not mean there aren't people who are too far gone or that the risks of rehabilitation far outweigh the chances of success.
Of course that is inevitable, but it is laughable to think that would be the majority of cases for people that need aid.
It is also inarguable that there is an unacceptably poor amount of avenues available for people so as to attempt to fix their lives.
Whatever social systems we have in place are severely underfunded, understaffed, and are held up with literal ticker tape like some kind of sick joke.
All while an egregious majority percentage of all tax income the government generates is perpetually "reinvested" into the military industrial complex. All while the government actively cuts funding for everything else people need to survive, develop into competent workers, and thrive. Education, healthcare, etc.
Said tax funding is "invested" so that the above mentioned military complex can fund R&D and, especially, "global operations for National Security".
(Which is categorically terrorism by definition.
When looking at the FBI, CIA, and military's own SELF reported publicly released declassified documents showing the death and destruction they cause in other countries. Including of course, economic destruction / turmoil. Which we all know that it is very likely the numbers they DECIDE to show, are definitely adjusted to be more "digestible". Or deemed "sufficiently acceptable given the nature of the circumstances".)
Why jump higher than your competition when you can just cut off their legs.
I had the privilege to not work until I graduated college. My parents told me that "my job right now is school" they made my education a priority and supported me.
However, I did get a good perspective of working a part-time job in high school to encourage me to not want to work a boring minimum wage job.
I think kids should get paid internships at companies/trades (very part time) and work part time minimum wage jobs to help them see what degree they should be going for in college. The lack of awareness either causes people to not go to college or go to college and get a useless degree.
Yes, and hasan agrees.
Yeah I hear this often, your parents a little misguided on that thinking.
@@Unclejamsarmy Hasan does not agree, he literally said he thinks no children should work, period. Did you even watch the video? It was Graham saying he thinks its a good thing for children to work a little and get experience, Hasan was completely against it.
@@brandtc.7991 he said a bit of part time work was fine, but children should not have to work so the family can sustain itself
@@brandtc.7991 bruhhhhh ur braindead. his whole point is children shouldn't have to work to help the family, a child should only ever work for themselves. ik its not realistic in this world but does that make it a bad take?? to say we should live in a world where kids shouldnt have to help pay the bills? 😭 if thats how u feel u probably just a bad person 💀
I’m subbing because after watching both the episode of Brett and the one on Hasan, I see how unusually mature and reasonable you hosts are. Amazing ❤
Been saying this Graham is the king
This is the collab I had no idea I needed but am so excited for!!
I forgot that people still had the ability to have normal conversations on youtube. Great discussions
This comment section shows exactly what's wrong with the polarization of politics in America. For gods sake, get off the high horse and just listen. This is a great and healthy conversation that causes us to look inward and rethink how we look at the world regardless whether we agree or disagree.
Nah
I haven't listened to the whole thing but rarely do I hear these guys debate. They listen and interject with, "eh, I don't trust china". Thats not debating. They let people share their story/side of things
@@benjaminrankin9065 That's a fair statement, agreed it's not debating. People are not willing to hear out the otherside which is what I was frustrated with at the time. Looking back at my comment, a little cringy
i think after some times passed it might have gotten a lot more calm and level headed? I'm not denying the other comments existence just thought you might appreciate it more now
Your algorithm must be dredging that stuff up, the whole comment section for me is just about how great this interview was.
Hasan realizing he has to explain in baby steps when they asked why privatizing water is bad lol
Ahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Just go read on the Aral Sea. Nothing even comparable has ever happened in a capitalist nation.
Light blue shirt guy is basically just arguing "Not in my back yard," in regards to homelessness.
Yep. 1000% NIMBY
Hindsight is 20/20 so i dont blame the podcast hosts for not knowing this: 1:00:00
80-90% of the people experiencing homelessness in California became homeless while living in the state.
Great video, loved hearing differing talking points civily talk and explain their viewpoints
idk the upward mobility argument from Graham seemed kinda silly. Talking about would you rather be rich or have the motivation to one day be rich. Obviously one of those is a sure thing and no real person given that choice would turn down the sure thing. It's easy for people like Gary Vee to say they'd rather be poor because of the motivation but he doesn't have to be poor, he already won. So he can say it all he wants but it holds no weight.
Really good show crossover! Really want in to their personalities and lives and really brings an insightful perspective on their different styles of podcasting and social media!
This is so enlightening, he’s also very well spoken I want to hear more of his ideas
Read Lenin & Gramsci. Hasan recommends them all the time. As a Marxist Leninist I’ll recommend Michael Parenti and Friedrich Engels
@@noellethomas2589 Parenti is the best. He's easy to read and actually quite funny.
Very nice video! I learned a lot! I enjoyed watching! A lot of great points!
love that you talk to both sides! really refreshing!
Amazing episode! Great to see Hasan on a different platform explaining his views
Mr. Piker is one heaping helping hunk of a man. I'm not ashamed of saying that, at all.
Haven't listened yet, but you have no idea how excited I am for this. I would love more "healthy debates" (if it ends up that way, lol)
It’s crazy. I first looked at the runtime for this podcast and thought, “wow this is much longer than the rest, I can’t watch this”. I’m thankful I did thought because I have a friend who preaches to me like Hassan and I partially listen. This Iced Coffee Hour was super insightful
Listen to your friend more!
I've noticed something when it comes to Hasan people will get mad at him for stuff he didn't even say. Which is kind of crazy because if he isn't on your side politically there's a ton of stuff that he actually says that you don't agree with so just attack that.
Yay, I like listening to different opinions without it becoming a shouting match.
Fr!
I'm genuinely shocked this podcast happened. Really interesting.
"Renting is actually cheaper than owning" implies landlords are suffering losses in the aggregate.
This was a great episode and I had to watch this after watching the Brett Cooper to see the opposite perspective on the political spectrum. There are many points for and against the topics covered in the video. It would be cool to see Graham and Jack go around the country and interview random people/fans on a traveling ICH.
Never expected this crossover, but I love it
Honestly, this was one of my favorites, keep it up boys.
Great conversation!
this is really awesome never thought i'd see this collab
These are the conversations that need to happen. Respect for having Hasan on and being cool and mostly agreeing with what he has to say because he's objectively correct on most everything.
Being cool isnt going to lead us to beat china
@@MisterHeroman lmao you really just have to lie to feel better about your hatred towards him. How shameful.
Saying someone is objectively correct on most everything is the most subjective and biased take anyone could have.
@@Ser_Jorah ua-cam.com/video/9kbn9L_jDQ8/v-deo.html He's pretty condescending to be honest. ua-cam.com/video/5Hoa3pLdK50/v-deo.html
@@darkdrake13 I mean, he is objectively correct on a lot of political issues.
Graham and Jack were so mature and responsible in this episode. They really are such great hosts who try to understand their guests and have an adult conversation
Not much to understand, hissan is a moron who hasn't learned from USSR.
They didn’t really seem to grasp the concepts very well but they were mature.
The constantly countered Hasan's factual data with personal anecdotes. although yes they were respectful, I don't think they were well prepared. but I'm glad they let him talk so much because it ended up being a good interview because of that.
@@SkidMcmarxx "countered Hasan's factual data" BRUH if you cherry pick your research and recite it that doesn't make your position stronger, it makes your position WEAKER.
Did MARX use factual data in his analysis? 🤣When was the last time any communist unironically tried using stats.
Hasan looked like he was a cherry pick andy who intentionally tries to make his side look stronger just by memorizing some cherry picked research he found, and this makes him look worse not better.
Keep using your tired old excuse of "oh but its research so it can't be wrong or misrepresented or taken out of context or somebody can't run with it", when I can literally find you statistics today that prove anything to be true, that feudalism was better than capitalism, that capitalism is wonderful and all this crap.
TL;DR don't ask who memorized 1 article or who didn't, ask who is correct and who is incorrect. You're too caught up with how people argue vs what they argue and are they correct or not.
I mean they’re polite, which I guess is a lot today. Their views are still pretty abhorrent. The fact Hasan should have to spend two hours explaining that people who are homeless shouldn’t be summarily executed and children shouldn’t be working in mines and slaughterhouses and them still not getting it and saying they had fun while sipping a protein shake in their several million dollar home is disgusting. I’m glad they’re nice but I still hope they get vaporized along with the rest of us.
The collab I didn't know I wanted, but that I needed. Good shit
I appreciate this conversation and hearing Hassan’s views on different topics.
This was a fantastic episode
When I worked as a server for AMC a lot of the staff were younger teens as you'd expect and they most definitely would swipe a fry or popcorn off of someone's order on the way out. I wouldn't put it past a dumb kid to try to take a sip of alcohol if given the opportunity and because they're under 18 I'd have to imagine that means they cannot be held personally responsible, hence why they can't server alcohol themselves.
I think people also forget how shitty alcohol shops are to be in. I have a young family member in it and she had to deal with drunks, assault, people stealing, and robbing the place multiple times a month. No security. Literally a 17 year old woman
I was able to serve alcohol at my job when I turned 18 even though I couldn't drink it until 21. The laws around alcohol are just weird. And no, nobody is going to sneak a drink from someone's class. It's impossible to not leave a clear indicator on the glass.
Fellow AMC (former) employee here as well! Oh man, I swiped tons of free food in my years of working there, but not off of someone's order, just the spare chicken tenders, fries, etc. lol. Popcorn, we got for free anyways, not really any point "stealing" it
Honestly, I just wish they would reduce the age of alcohol consumption to either 18 or 19. 21 has never made sense
Yeah, my state has pretty strict alcohol laws but you only have to be 18 to serve. I think that’s the reason, and it makes sense. Allowing
"If rising costs for everything continue, doesn't that mean they need more money?" Can we PLEASE have THIS conversation be broadened to more than the perspectives of Police Officers and Landlords? Costs rising for everyone without wage growth leads to the economic conditions that Hasan mentions. Why can't a McDonald's worker get overtime or benefits at a similar guarantee to a Police Officer, when they both provide a daily service to the public? (Note: Most McDonald's restaurants do not allow overtime to be scheduled and reserve the right to punitive actions against an employee that does work past 40 hrs/week without specific permission beforehand) The public becomes liable for a persistent increase in their own costs as well as a decrease in the realized benefits of where tax money is spent. Mismanaged funds in Police Departments or inflated budgets would never get scrutinized if there was no need for argumentation on why or how much a department's budget should be addressed. There is a lack of empathy for the individual, those people the Police are supposed to be 'serving and protecting' instead of being glorified asset/property bodyguards and ticket revenue machines for their state. Who is making a bigger difference on the community they participate in between the fast food worker and the officer? Who is more important, the workers or the business owners? If everything is for profit, where do you draw moral lines? Lastly, why would is be so difficult to address how much struggle is happening across demographics/geological areas with collective action instead of relying on those same people to harness a strong sense of individuality and fix it themselves, can substantial assistance programs be implemented in a way that eliminates the causes poverty/homelessness instead of exacerbating the symptoms?
Nice sane convos with two differing sides are always nice
I feel like this is the first time in awhile where Graham seems geniuely engaged in the conversation.
It's cause Hasan is a teacher by nature. I mean this in a respectful and non-arrogant way, Graham is going to philosophy class right now. Graham focuses on single stats and wants to split hairs and Hasan is trying to get him to a bigger picture. It's a matter of view point vs a larger picture of the painting
Hasan's landlord take here is very mild. You can tell he's toning it down significantly for the audience. I think Graham's point of "Landlords are providing a service because they tend to fix up properties that no one wants to live in" loses validity when you don't immediately sell the property after "fixing it up".
But really the anti-landlord movement is about how you have a good that is necessary for survival, that people have turned into a way to make money (commodification). Because capital is needed to purchase a home, long-term rental homes are just a way for capital owners to siphon more money away from people who have less than them. Then as people start buying up multiple homes, supply dwindles raising the prices of the housing market making it that much more difficult to purchase your first home. Seeing how rents across the nation have gone up roughly 60-80% nationwide over the past 12 years "just cause" is a real problem that needs to be addressed.
Unrelated, but I think Hasan needs to clean up his "America Deserved 9/11" talking point. It's obviously going to come up in every interview but I still don't think he does a great job of explaining it. Just saying "I stand by it in principle as long as I elaborate what the intention behind why I said it" doesn't really get his point across. He really needs to talk about it like "I want to be clear, I don't think that the people who died in 9/11 deserved it. What I meant by this comment is that the US Government has a long-standing history of destabilizing foreign countries as a means to either have access to their natural resource, or commonly as a way to halt the influence of the soviet union in the 80s and 90s. The US Government was directly involved in creating the Taliban and funding the Mujahideen when it it was a way to benefit our own interests. However over the years those same groups began to resent the US for what we did in that region, and retaliated against us"