Back to episode — Episode 1360 Scott Adams - Biden Speech, Senator Tim Scott's Rebuttal Through the Persuasion Filter
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y words that'll get me kicked off. But wouldn't you agree an actual insurrection that involved the most well-armed citizens on the planet, you don't think it would be a little bit louder, if you know what I mean? There'd be a little bit more noise. So look for that. If you're wondering if the conservatives have decided to stage a revolution, it'll be a lot louder. A lot louder. All right. I had a…
← Previous segment →d it? The moment I heard this, I thought, well, maybe they didn't have justification before, but you certainly just gave it to them. Immediately after seeing Biden say I have no reason to have a hundred rounds, immediately I thought to myself, how can I get more ammo? Did anybody think that? How many of you thought to yourself, my God, how can I get more guns and more weapons because he's talking this way? I bet a lot of you did. You have seen the yeses in the comments.
So Biden's also going to raise my taxes and other rich people's. He says it's time for corporate America and the wealthiest 1% Americans to pay their fair share. What do you think about that? Do you think that wealthy Americans should pay their fair share? Why not, right? I think wealthy Americans should pay their fair share. Who would disagree with that statement? Nobody, right? So it's good persuasion. So you start with the thing everybody agrees with. It's time for corporate America and the wealthiest 1% to pay their fair share. Who argues against paying your fair share? Nobody. So it's good persuasion. He starts with pacing and then it gets weird.
He said a recent study shows that 55% of the nation's biggest corporations paid zero in federal income tax last year. I need some permission to curse. Permission to curse. There will be swearing. It's coming up. If you've got children, send them away. Cursing is coming up.
So yes. So after saying that rich people should pay their fair share, he says 55% of the big corporations paid zero income tax. Let me put a little context on this, Joe Biden. I'm not one of the 55 largest corporations. I'm not. And do you know why? So first of all, I work seven days a week and I only get paid for the value that I produce. It's like a direct thing. I produce more value, more people watch me on YouTube, more people will buy my comic. That's it. I work seven days a week, probably 60 hours a week on average. I'm not a big corporation, Joe Biden. You are trying to take my money. I'm paying my fair share, well over 50% for most of my career. Yeah, most of it.
And conflating me with Amazon.com is just — it's really just you. I worked for my money. Don't compare me to Amazon.com. He's yours, right? He's yours. Amazon.com is yours. That's your problem, not mine. Solve your problem, your proble
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m, Joe Biden. I work for a living. I don't make billions of dollars because I started a company successfully. And conflating me and all the people who are, let's say, doctors or lawyers, consultants, entrepreneurs, we're not the ones who make this whole country work? No, obviously you need everybody working. But you couldn't take away this group of Americans, the ones who are individuals just exce…
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