Neal Brennan Quotes
I get that money is important, and it's scary to think that you won't have enough. At the same time, we can set up reasonable social safety nets and take care of everybody.
Brennan, Neal. "I am Neal Brennan, co-creator of Chappelle's Show. AMA." Reddit, 14 Mar. 2014.
He later claimed that he misspoke. He was particularly damaged by this statement as he was personally very wealthy, was supported by most large corporations, and had been accused of only worrying about the rich and business.
What makes this a noteworthy political quotation is that when he made the statement, his party had lurched to the radical right and almost no one else in the Republican party would publicly say that the Federal Government had any legitimate role that involved social services, food distribution, welfare or health care. Also the Republican Presidential candidate the day before had been discovered writing off the poorest 43 percent of the country. Heller however, was up for reelection in a state what was hit much harder than most in the Great Recession and without Federal Assistance many state residents would be in terrible circumstances and Heller would not fare well in the election if he took the then required Republican ideology. Also, Heller came from a blue collar family and had a much different outlook than most Republicans of that particular time.
This is an amazing quotation that many conservatives who quote Mill often,do not know of its extence. Mill not only advocated a minimum welfare payment to the destittue to prevent abject poverty, just he actually proposed that there be no criterion as to whether the welfare recepient deserved the welfare of not. This is an idea taht was tought to sell even in the 21st century in most democracies.
Neal Brennan is an American comedian, writer, producer, director, and podcaster.
