Bill Burr divides opinion after claiming billionaires 'need to be put down like rabid dogs' in fiery rant
Gerrard Kaonga
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Bill Burr has told us how he really feels about the state of America right now after laying into billionaires.
The comedian spoke earlier this week on his podcast about how he feels about billionaires in the US and he really didn’t feel like holding back...
And while some social media users said he's 'f**king right', others have called the comments 'completely misguided', with one writing: "There is a lot of work being done and Bill is doing none of it."
Burr said on his Monday Morning Podcast: “The amount of people who are struggling out there because of these f**king billionaires.
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“And they got us all arguing, liberal and conservative, we gotta stop doing that.
“Like I am so tired of hearing about people going to bed worried about what is going to happen next week.
“There is so much f**king money in this country and there is so much work being done, you know.
“And if you work a full f**king week at a job, you should be able to pay your f**king rent.
“You shouldn’t have to go out and get another f**king job and still be struggling.”
The comedian went on to justify his comments and then hit the people with the most controversial part of his rant.
He continued: “It’s bad for the country because then the kids don’t see their parents so they are not getting the upbringing that they need.
“These f**king billionaires, they need to be put down like rabid dogs, they are like rabid with f**king greed, just going out and dividing everybody.”
While most didn’t take Burr’s words to literally mean kill billionaires, many took issues with him being the mouthpiece for this sentiment, especially considering he is wealthy and is thought to be worth $20 million himself.
As you can imagine, this started fiery debates on social media with people weighing in on his comments.
One user commented: “Hey Bill, I don’t even have $200K to my name. Maybe donate to me if you feel like rich people need to help out… oh wait, you’re probably one of those 'as long as it’s not my money, it should be handed out freely' people huh.”
Another added: “It’s the politicians not the billionaires. Now some of them are evil. But, politicians make the laws that create this. Bill Burr biggest disappointment of the last couple years.”
However, on the flipside, another person sided with Burr and said: “Exactly. For years the rebuttal has been ‘work harder’, ‘get more skilled’, ‘they don’t deserve’ because of whatever reason and now we come to find out, they were just stealing it.
With another siding with him and adding: “I love Bill Burr because he talks the truth. The rich elite need to be brought down a peg or two.”