It is mentioned that a candidate can win the US presidential election popular vote but lose the presidency. This episode aired just days before the 2016 election in which Hillary Clinton won the popular vote but lost the election to Donald Trump, who won the electoral college.
One character says he took a business seminar taught by Wesley Snipes, where he learned about how to successfully avoid paying taxes. In 2010, Snipes went to prison for three years for tax evasion.