The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Between the Scenes - Betsy DeVos's Cayman Islands Boat

Episode Date: August 25, 2018

Trevor wonders why Republicans rail against immigrants who use public benefits but have no problem with Betsy DeVos dodging the taxes on her $2.5 million yacht. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to Comedy Central. John Stewart here. Unbelievably exciting news. My new podcast, The Weekly Show. We're going to be talking about the election, economics, ingredient to bread ratio on sandwiches. Listen to the weekly show with John Stewart, wherever you get your podcast. Here's what I find interesting about the conversation in and around who's a burden,

right? People will say, oh, this person took a tax incentive. Isn't that what Republicans always preach? That's exactly what they say. They say, like, hey, we don't want to make this a money issue for you, so we're going to give you tax cuts. You can take your tax cuts and your tax incentive, and now it's like, wait, so if the people, so if the people, so if the people, so if the people, so if th. So if th. So, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's thi. that's what thi. thi. that's what thi. that's what that's what thii. that's what that's what that's what that's what that's what that's what that's what thi. the people did get a tax incentive, now those people won't be able to renew their status in the United States. People who, by the way, may have started families, businesses, everything, like you may not be able to stay because they're just like, yeah, you did the thing that we said you could do. Yeah. And it's always interesting how they bring up like the food stamps and all that they'd be like, these people, you don't want immigrants who are here, who are a burden on the system. And I get, look, I don't agree, but I get the argument when they go like undocumented immigrants,

but when it's a person who's here, legally, and they may have used any type of system that's part of the country, it makes sense. And then you look at someone like Betsy DeVos, who, I don't th, I th, I th, I th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, their, their, th, look, look, look, look, look, their, their, their, their, their, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, their, their, their, I their, I their, I their, I their, I their, I their, I their, I their, I their, I their, I their, I their, I th, I th, I th, th, th. tho, th. And, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, I's family has one of their yachts, one of their yachts, where they've saved in the region of $2.5 million in taxes on. They were supposed to pay the $2.5 million in taxes, but the way they've avoided that is by claiming that the boat is not an American boat. And they've the boat, they're their th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi, their, their, their, their, their, and their, and their, and their, they're their, and their, and their, and their their their they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're th, and th, and th, and th, and th, and the, the, the, their their tha, their, their tha, tha, tha, tha, tha, tha.ea. tha. tha'a'a'a'a. their their tha. their their their tha, and tha the boat is from the Cayman Islands, it's a Cayman Islands boat. Even though they own it as Americans, they're like, yeah, it's not an American boat. It's like, I mean, it's going to be parked in America most of the time and we're going to get on the boat, but it's a Cayman boatthinking about all the tax implications. So you tell me who's mooching more on the system, someone who's not paying the tax they should be paying, finding ways to not pay at 2.4 million dollars or someone who's using Obamacare or a tax incentive because they earn $50,000 a year. I don't know. You tell me.

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