Wait...he was speaking against himself?
It was VERY funny. I have said all along that if you close your eyes Bernie Sanders sounds exactly like Larry David doing his George Steinbrenner on Seinfeld. It was a very funny segment.
The appropriate allegory is The Ant and the Grasshopper, except the grasshopper keeps insulting the ant even after the ant gives the grasshopper’s friends and family “free” healthcare, food and housing.