@@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
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 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.
@@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.
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 😵😵😵
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
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.
@@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.
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?
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.
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.
@@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.
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
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.
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
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.
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? 😇
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.
@@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.
@@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.
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
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
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.
@@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?
@@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.
@@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
@@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.
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 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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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
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 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
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.
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.
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?
@@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
@@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.
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. 🤣
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
@@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.
@@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.
@@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.
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.
@@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. 💀⚰🪦
@@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.
Part of the reason for higher college cost is the govt making funding for it too accessible. That effected supply and demand, which caused colleges to increase prices. Another reason is because of bs amenities that colleges add that really aren’t needed (like a video game room or kitchens in every dorm)
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.
Last I checked, California's electric grid could barely handle the electric vehicles they already have. In fact, they have started telling electric car owners to not charge their cars.
California may want to rethink that on-again/off-again comment. Rolling blackouts are already a thing in California and will get worse without some major improvements to their power generation & transmission infrastructure.
Why do people have such difficulty differentiating between PPP loans, which were designed to be forgiven based on certain conditions, and student loans? Plus the PPP loans were given BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT SHUT BUSINESSES DOWN. There is a pretty massive difference between the two.
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.
I think I’m too obsessed with these. I saw a UA-cam 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!” 😂😂😂😂
If you're going to name people who had PPP loans forgiven you should also mention that the government forced people to shut down small business while large businesses stayed open and no one is forced to go to college.
1:25 - Startlingly enough, a Democrat took the special election up here. Native Alaskan woman by the name of Peltola. Sad thing is, we'll have to have a *regular* election here in not too long, once the remainder of the current term is up, but it's at least a start. Hopefully she's got some staying power and we can see what she can get done in a proper full term.
I was listening to Canadian radio today while doing other things (so some details might be wrong), but they were saying that California has too many people charging EVs at the same time and they might have to implement rolling black outs for the first time since 2020. Yes all cars should be EVs, but the demand for car trips needs to be displaced by easy access to high quality pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure and public transit. Trains, buses, barges, ferries and trucks should whenever possible be powered via overhead lines.
The corporal/NCO joke did crush with the very specific audience. Well done.
No clue what it meant but glad you liked it 😃
@@TheLocomono9 military thing
@@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
@@TheLocomono9 Corporal is the first NCO rank in the army. It's like being an assistant manager but worse.
Thank you for explaining everyone :)
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
That is someone harnessing their ADHD to hyper-fixate effectively. ;)
i’m mean the white house posted it on twitter wasn’t that hard…
@@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
@@JellyJam1115 precisely, and it is a LOT harder than it looks!
@@sklaWlivE while I don’t have ADHD, I am autistic and I have the same feature😂
"Dark Brandon is... real?"
One of my favorite lines you've ever uttered. The Dark Brandon meme is really funny to me.
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
Can you explain it? I haven't been paying attention.
@@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.
@@DeathProductions200 I don’t quite understand it and I keep seeing it over Reddit but I like that he referenced it so 🫐
@@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.
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
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 😵😵😵
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
Best part is that's what the actual white house did.
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.
@@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.
@@valilucifer9356 because it’s crushing on peoples finances and limits their opportunities to start to massively contribute money into the economy
I love how ben can change his personality. it legit looks like a bunch of different people
It took me a few videos to catch on.
I agree. Talent and research tied together with quality editing. I look forward to each episode.
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?
The mix of postures, accents, and outfits, really do help.
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.
Finally, he fights back and it’s against the states who ABSOLUTELY deserved it
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.
Seek actual news sources.
@@kypcole Can you point out where I am wrong?
@@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.
I think this is the first time the Gov cheacter actually got to be on the higher ground aboce the others this time.
It's quite literally a thing that happened on Twitter.
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
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.
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
College only costs that much because the government subsidizes it with those loans. This is just making the problem worse.
@@johntmekjian are you sure paying the football coach a million dollars a year doesn't have anything to do with it
@@cleverusernamenexttime2779 Tell me more about your community college football team and how you didn’t apply for financial aid
@@cleverusernamenexttime2779 football programs pay for themselves and every other sport on campus.
Love how you explained how to apply for the loan forgiveness. Your content is amazing dude 🙌
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.
Geaux Tigers
@@Questfinder1 Geaux Tigers
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? 😇
@@thomasmoeller3446 the South doesn't want them. I consider anything above Virginia and Kentucky to be the North
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
The ending is brutal, love it
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.
@@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.
@@josuebalderas2075 except culture and the job market DOES force people to get a college degree. Keep being a corporate bootlicker.
@@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.
Really putting the Brain in Brainard this time, Ben
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
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
@@TheMariusDarkwolf Also Also Cali: Literally is powered by coal and gas power plants in Red States.
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
California changed its relationship status with Electricity to It's Complicated
I *LOVED* the Government going Dark Brandon calling out the PPP loan hypocrisy. The shade is *REAL!* 😎
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.
@@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?
@@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.
@@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
@@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.
Oh god the receipts part was hilarious to see both on Twitter when it happened and here lmao
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.
@@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
@@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.
@@josuebalderas2075 it is a joke and fact. Stop being a corporate bootlicker
@@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.
Now you need a follow up video about Alaska voting in the first Native Alaskan Congresswoman, Mary Peltola, over Sara Palin.
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.
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.
Ex-military Floridian here. I feel like your videos are made for me
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
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..."
But when an alligator gets old with you, does it turn CROC-ity?
Birds best emotional support. They can even talk, sort of
@@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
I want an emotional support honey badger. :)
I am a simple UA-cam viewer. Every time I see PA in a 'welcome to the table' sketch, I hit like.
I’m a simpler viewer. Every time I see a ‘welcome to the table’ sketch, I hit like 😃
i’m the simplest viewer. every time i see Ben Brainard has uploaded a video, i hit like
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.
He's in the reserves
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
I love it that there are emotional support alligators. Even gators deserve to go for their dreams.
They cannot develop emotional attachment. Think again
@@insmoniacwithoutplans4252 Way to make alligators cry insomniac without plans. Are you always this insensitive? [;-)]
I am the audience that the Corporal joke crushed for lol Semper Fi!
"Electricity, mostly. Not all of us have an off again, on again relationship with that one"
Damn, Cali... Damn.
BEST EVER. Thanks for reading out that list of shame, I SO wanted someone to point all that out!
I was staffing a convention in Philly this past weekend and the emotional support gator was a thing. 😆
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.
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?
@@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
@@Starphoenix Actually, he does call out CA a couple of times. The "Rough Week for Democracy" Video is one example
@@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.
The receipts blew my mind 🤯
This is the only news I watch
Same.
"Because I have receipts" is the greatest line in youtube history
I so love this one Ben!
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. 🤣
This needs to be updated with how CA told people to stop charging their electric vehicles during the day... when they'd be used.
Fuck, I need to pay attention to local news more often!
-a concerned high-schooler from MO
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
@@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.
@@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.
@@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.
Love this! Saw the first part on tick tock a few moments ago and rushed here when the notification came on my phone XD
Thank you for shoving the receipts in Texas’ face
Thanks Ben for all the info and the laughs. Your channel is the only way I get my news now haha
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.
Dude. Like... I just might have to patron you dude! This is FANTASTIC STUFF!!!
That last bit though holy shit. I'm kinda glad I haven't gone to college yet.
At least those who are going to go will now will have some protection against the parasite student loan sharks.
@@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 the problem is the schools themselves
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.
@@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. 💀⚰🪦
@@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.
When I saw the Recipts on Reddit I was certain I'd see it here, and you didn't disappoint!
Part of the reason for higher college cost is the govt making funding for it too accessible. That effected supply and demand, which caused colleges to increase prices. Another reason is because of bs amenities that colleges add that really aren’t needed (like a video game room or kitchens in every dorm)
Didnt expect an episode today lol i was just watching california joins the table then i check my notifications and saw this
Not sure how much room California has to talk about having an "on again off again" relationship with electricity.
I hope you can get Drew aka CDC to do another one. You two are great!
I love watching All these videos
Bringing the receipts, love it.
Yes!!!! Bringing the receipts
Wow and honestly I love how he just reads it out as if he just had enough
As someone from that very specific audience thank you sir
0:58 This Corporal Punishment joke took me embarrassingly long to get being a servicemember!
It's easily one of my favorite jokes on the channel now.
*Receipts*
*Slams desk* THANK YOU.
DAMN Ben!!! You hella called 'em all out!!!!
I love the table. I hope to see Wisconsin and Illinois go at it
3:15 thru 3:59 - Bravo on getting all that in a continuous take!
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.
I showed the Army joke to my supervisor who did two tours and he could not stop laughing
These videos are the only way I keep up on current events.
Thank you for the NCO bit!!
"Isn't just being a corporal punishment enough?" Enough that the swiss army has trouble recruiting officers.
I watched this on Patreon last night and was so excited for it to drop!
This has been the hardest I’ve laughed in a long time. Thanks.
Last I checked, California's electric grid could barely handle the electric vehicles they already have. In fact, they have started telling electric car owners to not charge their cars.
Alligators can make you feel joy by destroying your enemies
then they turn on you and make a whole army
If your dog can’t death roll your enemies you have the wrong dogs
The corporal joke was great! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
That ending was *chefs kiss* perfect!
California may want to rethink that on-again/off-again comment. Rolling blackouts are already a thing in California and will get worse without some major improvements to their power generation & transmission infrastructure.
I got that Corporal reference!
I got that reference....
Aside from just brilliantly funny, the output from yourself and your team is amazingly topical and pointed. Reminds me of Jon Stewart a bit.
I love this channel!❤
Another Great video!
LOL "Dark Brandon is real?" damn that got me
1:00 First, good one, that is actually funny.
Second, [speaks New York] you.
That's my favorite part of student loan forgiveness is the receipts on every govt official with the PPP issues
Why do people have such difficulty differentiating between PPP loans, which were designed to be forgiven based on certain conditions, and student loans? Plus the PPP loans were given BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT SHUT BUSINESSES DOWN. There is a pretty massive difference between the two.
0:58-1:10
My dad’s in the Military(Air Force), and he just explained this to me, now I think it’s hilarious🤣
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.
I think I’m too obsessed with these. I saw a UA-cam 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!” 😂😂😂😂
Your Corporal joke was much appreciated 🤣
Making the mafia proud
I subscribed purely because of that excellent presentation on the loans
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That list at the end was fantastic!
0:10 wow, that is a BOLD start
Beautiful!!!!
Thank you for being couth.
The receipts were everything 😊
Your videos are always there when I feel low! Which is a lot.
This one wasn’t even a skit this just actually happened
Yes Ben, that joke crushed hard. I actually hurt laughing for it.
nice E4 NCO humor! crushed it!
If you're going to name people who had PPP loans forgiven you should also mention that the government forced people to shut down small business while large businesses stayed open and no one is forced to go to college.
1:25 - Startlingly enough, a Democrat took the special election up here. Native Alaskan woman by the name of Peltola.
Sad thing is, we'll have to have a *regular* election here in not too long, once the remainder of the current term is up, but it's at least a start. Hopefully she's got some staying power and we can see what she can get done in a proper full term.
The receipts had me cheering!!!
Government shut Florida up....man....that's amazing
These receipts do not lie and I’m here for them.
That corporal joke is more than a joke. That one hit closer to home because I've seen how corporals in the army get treated.
I was listening to Canadian radio today while doing other things (so some details might be wrong), but they were saying that California has too many people charging EVs at the same time and they might have to implement rolling black outs for the first time since 2020.
Yes all cars should be EVs, but the demand for car trips needs to be displaced by easy access to high quality pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure and public transit. Trains, buses, barges, ferries and trucks should whenever possible be powered via overhead lines.