When I was really little, I loved this song. I had no idea what it was about of course, I just liked it. Today I listened to it again for the first time in a long time and let me tell you, it's crystal clear now.
Me too as crestons wife I am like dad I don't want higher education I want to blue collar work my mom and dad did too at first my dad was not happy but he ended being proud of me but his brother never got over that he went to college and was a CPA and I saw him stressed out workaholic and he had no time for anything else he was not happy but like my dad I worked hard and played hard unfortunately my uncle retired as soon as he retired he was told you are dying he thought when I retire I'm gonna have time to live and nope he built his life on the wrong ladder and he never got what he thought would happen
I totally agree with you on that statement but I would change one part of your comment and that would be this " I think this song isn't just for the working men in this great country I'd say it's for all the hard working folks across this great nation who every day go out and live,work and continue to believe in the American dream even though most do not anymore and it's sad. It's the working folks who make this country function and help keep it great for future generations of Americans and for those who come here looking for the American dream or the freedoms that we hold dear to our hearts
Yes I know my dad worked at Henry Ford hospital they cut his pension at 50 lied to him you are sick they forced him into early retirement that was in late 70s yet even though he was sick the whole time he was working for them they said nothing until he was 50 my dad didn't say anything about his health to them either my dad didn't complain about his health he worked and said nothing he got 100$ a month for his pension and they cut him out of his full benefits greedy CEOs thank goodness he had social security but he wanted to keep working but they didn't give him a say on that liars they have been doing it long before this song then he couldn't work for 10 years because of forced early retirement because they don't let you work social security if you are retired until you are 62 then my dad now finally I can go back to work somewhere and he did my dad was a hard worker yep they been doing for a long time forcing people into early retirement so they don't have to give them their full pension so the CEOs can steal it from them put it in their pockets sounds like our DC they do it to us all the time they are not much different my dad knew right away that Ford hospital was lying to him he knew that they were taking his full pension and putting it in their own pockets he was really nice about it I couldn't be I'm glad I was a little girl when it happened because if I was older when it happened I would have told ford off for what they did to my dad
@@scavenger_mi8760 Any economist would tell you that what you are saying "trickle down economics" if a complete joke. It's true that in a society some people (not someone that's communism) are going to have to be rich, but there shouldn't be as much difference in the how much money each has when both are working hard, and one doesn't have enough money to live on.
Let me say this, I don't believe corporations should be taxed as much as they were because they provide jobs and could leave if taxed too much, but on the other hand I believe the rich need to be taxed more not less, because the 35% of a rich man's income is lot a more than just his living expenses, like how it is for someone in the middle class.
If corporate offices and companies get taxed higher, they’re just going to increase the cost of their product to cover those taxes. They don’t pay those taxes. Us customers do.
When you tax a corporation, or its owner more, they have to jack the price of their goods and services to cover it. All taxes fall on us. Be happy about the cuts.
Easily one of the top 15 songs of all time alongside He Gets That From Me, Troubadour, Matches, Rest Of Our Life, and Walking In Memphis EASILY EASILY EASILY EASILY EASILY EASILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No working man can afford to run for president, I'd rather have a rich business man who inherited wealth from parents and then added to it through businesses, 5hen a politician who made his money off of tax dollars
@@henryhurst1443 Yes politicians are corrupt but that isn't how they are corrupt. They are corrupt through stocks and campaign contributions. Not that government waste isn't a problem and politicians don't intentionally cause that waste but they normally cause it at the beste of corporations.
As crestons wife you corporate companies and higher education don't you ever forget it was the common man and that made America great not you higher education and degrees that never made America great we had something you never had that's family dinners parents who loved not feeling guilty parents who never had time for their kids and giving them everything fancy stuff feeling guilty because you don't have time to spend with your kids fancy vacations that's not love we had something better love family dinners rich parents don't have time for that they don't make time for that my dad got 100$ pension a month at least he had social security 100$ a month for pension from Ford hospital I would have shoved it in their face and said you can keep you greedy theives because of your CEOs keep your 100$ a month
The only farmers for is the small farmers ones who have a lot of acres like 1200 or more they are millionaires look it up your self my uncle was one of them sickening his son in-law has it now it's public information small farmers are not millionaire I don't trust only the small farmers those ones with big acres the govt pays them at times they get govt benefits not small farmers they care the other ones are about their pocket book
+Ty Olson Because he is against all the power the companies have over the government. He wants to redistribute the wealth and help out those who need government assistance so they can live life. Basically he's against a corrupt capitalist bank owned America
More to the point, what should have happened (Bankers getting a haircut, Execs going to jail, new regulations enacted etc.) as happened in other countries with similar problems didn't. Now we are dealing with that legacy 8 years on.
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When I was really little, I loved this song. I had no idea what it was about of course, I just liked it. Today I listened to it again for the first time in a long time and let me tell you, it's crystal clear now.
Same here crazy how clear the message is now
Fr, they’re not just shuttin Detroit down, they’re shuttin America down,
I think this song is for all the working man everywhere across our great country and I'm proud to say I'm one of em
And God bless the rest of you who work hard
Me too as crestons wife I am like dad I don't want higher education I want to blue collar work my mom and dad did too at first my dad was not happy but he ended being proud of me but his brother never got over that he went to college and was a CPA and I saw him stressed out workaholic and he had no time for anything else he was not happy but like my dad I worked hard and played hard unfortunately my uncle retired as soon as he retired he was told you are dying he thought when I retire I'm gonna have time to live and nope he built his life on the wrong ladder and he never got what he thought would happen
I totally agree with you on that statement but I would change one part of your comment and that would be this " I think this song isn't just for the working men in this great country I'd say it's for all the hard working folks across this great nation who every day go out and live,work and continue to believe in the American dream even though most do not anymore and it's sad. It's the working folks who make this country function and help keep it great for future generations of Americans and for those who come here looking for the American dream or the freedoms that we hold dear to our hearts
If you grew up in Southeast Michigan like me, you know exactly what this song was about.
My whole family lost their job still gives me chills every time I listen to it
Yes I know my dad worked at Henry Ford hospital they cut his pension at 50 lied to him you are sick they forced him into early retirement that was in late 70s yet even though he was sick the whole time he was working for them they said nothing until he was 50 my dad didn't say anything about his health to them either my dad didn't complain about his health he worked and said nothing he got 100$ a month for his pension and they cut him out of his full benefits greedy CEOs thank goodness he had social security but he wanted to keep working but they didn't give him a say on that liars they have been doing it long before this song then he couldn't work for 10 years because of forced early retirement because they don't let you work social security if you are retired until you are 62 then my dad now finally I can go back to work somewhere and he did my dad was a hard worker yep they been doing for a long time forcing people into early retirement so they don't have to give them their full pension so the CEOs can steal it from them put it in their pockets sounds like our DC they do it to us all the time they are not much different my dad knew right away that Ford hospital was lying to him he knew that they were taking his full pension and putting it in their own pockets he was really nice about it I couldn't be I'm glad I was a little girl when it happened because if I was older when it happened I would have told ford off for what they did to my dad
Sadly Michigan is just that way we all wish I was different they’d rather get rid of the older people working to save money
The realest song ever recorded.
Ok
This song means more today in 2021 then it did when it was written
Your the man John 👊 💪 this guy sings about the real bullshit that goes on
For all of you saying Trump gonna fix this country uhhh bro no he won’t. Vote for The Rock! End the two party reign and let’s get this country moving.
Well it's 2021 and this song is the real world again. We the people need to drain the swamp.
amen
All those people that lost their jobs when they closed the plant at Detroit where are they now.
AND WE JUST GAVE THEM TAX BREAKS...
AGAIN!!!
@@scavenger_mi8760 Any economist would tell you that what you are saying "trickle down economics" if a complete joke. It's true that in a society some people (not someone that's communism) are going to have to be rich, but there shouldn't be as much difference in the how much money each has when both are working hard, and one doesn't have enough money to live on.
Let me say this, I don't believe corporations should be taxed as much as they were because they provide jobs and could leave if taxed too much, but on the other hand I believe the rich need to be taxed more not less, because the 35% of a rich man's income is lot a more than just his living expenses, like how it is for someone in the middle class.
If corporate offices and companies get taxed higher, they’re just going to increase the cost of their product to cover those taxes. They don’t pay those taxes. Us customers do.
When you tax a corporation, or its owner more, they have to jack the price of their goods and services to cover it. All taxes fall on us. Be happy about the cuts.
Trump gave them rich guys a pay raise.
love this song
I love this sogs
I love this sogs too.
It is awesome
When county artists sang about real issues not trucks and beer
Easily one of the top 15 songs of all time alongside He Gets That From Me, Troubadour, Matches, Rest Of Our Life, and Walking In Memphis EASILY EASILY EASILY EASILY EASILY EASILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love that Kris Kristofferson is in the video
epic song 2021
put the politicians on minimum wage and then see how quick things change
Here in the real world their shuttin America down 😔
And to think some idiotic music critic claimed that the song "spends too much time attacking bankers."
Who can tell me what is the theme if this song ???
Hes talking about red wings right?
You know its bad when a song that shows anger towards rich men that live in New York City, helps elect a rich man from New York City.
Brendan Wissinger when that man is fighting for those against the rich men in New York it’s worth supporting.
No working man can afford to run for president, I'd rather have a rich business man who inherited wealth from parents and then added to it through businesses, 5hen a politician who made his money off of tax dollars
@@henryhurst1443 and donates all of his money he earns to charity
@@henryhurst1443 Yes politicians are corrupt but that isn't how they are corrupt. They are corrupt through stocks and campaign contributions. Not that government waste isn't a problem and politicians don't intentionally cause that waste but they normally cause it at the beste of corporations.
I feel like its best to use a President's policies to figure out whether they'll make a good president not their personality.
202? theme?
*bonus
Anyone else see the countless spelling mistakes
yup i couldn't finish the song because of it but the song is amazing just this video is bad
*grammar Nazism intensifies* yes
Bonuos
No face book!!!!!¡
2 WORDS FOR THE CREATOR ... SPELL CHECK ..WOW
Sad
TRUMP 2016.
2020 Continue mankin' America great!
@@scavenger_mi8760 Hell yea!!!
if we want this country to b great again vote Trump
Elvis Presley Hillary Clinton is a communist. She works with the Russians she should be in jail right now
XxsniperElite 15 NO DONALD TRUMP IS ADOLF HITLER'S TWIN
Elvis Presley you can leave the country thank you thank you very much
Aps Army fucking liberal
Trump is a god dam nazi
Good song but you made a lot of typos I want quality not crap.
Type the lyrics yourself then
Yeah did you hear this song unions/Democrats?????? TRUMP 2020!!!!!!!!
My nigga 😂😁 trump 2020 mothafukas
I don't think he knows how to spell
As crestons wife you corporate companies and higher education don't you ever forget it was the common man and that made America great not you higher education and degrees that never made America great we had something you never had that's family dinners parents who loved not feeling guilty parents who never had time for their kids and giving them everything fancy stuff feeling guilty because you don't have time to spend with your kids fancy vacations that's not love we had something better love family dinners rich parents don't have time for that they don't make time for that my dad got 100$ pension a month at least he had social security 100$ a month for pension from Ford hospital I would have shoved it in their face and said you can keep you greedy theives because of your CEOs keep your 100$ a month
More comments about trump than the song
The only farmers for is the small farmers ones who have a lot of acres like 1200 or more they are millionaires look it up your self my uncle was one of them sickening his son in-law has it now it's public information small farmers are not millionaire I don't trust only the small farmers those ones with big acres the govt pays them at times they get govt benefits not small farmers they care the other ones are about their pocket book
BERNIE SANDERS 2016
can I ask you why bernie would make a good president?
+Ty Olson Because he is against all the power the companies have over the government.
He wants to redistribute the wealth and help out those who need government assistance so they can live life.
Basically he's against a corrupt capitalist bank owned America
More to the point, what should have happened (Bankers getting a haircut, Execs going to jail, new regulations enacted etc.) as happened in other countries with similar problems didn't. Now we are dealing with that legacy 8 years on.
dude was a complete sell out.
Jabber Mowe Feeling the Bern xD
Who ever fishen my fone quit I know who you are ok! Back off dude!