Ben Stein on the Economy: It's Not as Bad as You Think

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/01/24/Ben_Stein_on_How_Not_to_Ruin_Your_Life

Author, economist and TV celebrity Ben Stein argues that the current downturn in the U.S. economy will not last for as long or be as severe as many analysts are predicting.

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How Not to Ruin Your Life with Ben Stein.

You may know him best for his deadpan delivery in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, or his offbeat game show, "Win Ben Stein's Money." But this active thinker is also a major contributor to current discussions and understanding of business, ethical and social issues in the world of finance, and the political and social content of mass culture. Come hear this polymath speak about the many economic, political and social issues confronting us today - The Commonwealth Club of California

Ben Stein is a lawyer, economist, and commentator on finance (and a well-known actor and Hollywood personality).

Stein served as an economist at the U.S. Department of Commerce. He has been a longtime contributor to Barron's and a columnist and editorial writer for the Wall Street Journal. He has also written extensively about finance for New York magazine and the Washington Post.

In addition to writing for Yahoo! Finance, he currently writes a biweekly column on economics and finance for the New York Times and appears weekly on the Fox News network commenting on finance and economics.

He is the author of several personal finance books, including How to Ruin Your Financial Life, Moneypower: How to Make Inflation Make You Rich, Financial Passages, and - with Phil DeMuth - the best-sellers Yes, You Can Time the Market, Yes, You Can Be a Successful Income Investor, and the forthcoming Yes, You Can Still Retire Comfortably.

Stein is Honorary Chair of the National Retirement Planning Coalition, and lives in Los Angeles, Calif.

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[311Transistor311]

Stein called the subprime mortgage issue "T I N Y" on fox news, august 18, 2007...he's not a financial prophet, he's an idiot.

[bvwatcher]

Nice call Stein.

[bello770]

Scammed by Big corporate Thief’s once again!!! Everything's Propaganda!

[ISRAEL2017]

His Intelligence is so sexy!!

[Frankenpalin]

@Wonglow Charles Krauthammer , Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke, Rupert Murdoch.

I'll take "4 guys I'd like to see covered in scorpions" for $300 please, Alex .

[Frankenpalin]

"we have not yet figured out how to cure the business cycle"

how does sound banking and market driven interest rates sound, shit for brains ?

[Wonglow]

@2sedated Stein isn't actually an idiot. He / Krouthammer / Greenspan / Ben Bernanke / Rupert Murdoch are all highly intelligent . Its just that they want to push certain Ideals on people to garner various effects that suit their positions and generate profits for themselves. They use their influence to perpetuate their agendas and ideals. Granted Their Ideals are detrimental to any nation they might happen to inhabit but thats par for their kind . No conspiracy its their nature.

[Wonglow]

.Mind u all he would need to do is push for open borders and Social Programs To be loved by MSNBC and CNN , as thats the primary difference between Neo Cons and Democrats ..Neo Cons TALK about being Anti Social Programs for people who won't work . Neo cons also TALK about being anti open borders and TALK about being strong on border security. When in office They don't actually attempt to shut down bloated Social programs that are going bankrupt nor enforce Immigration laws tho haha.

[Wonglow]

@howierobbery He says what the producers /casting directors , advertisement execs .. Ceo's and owners of the Networks want people to hear. He is a pro Israel , Pro Federal Reserve , Pro Foreign intervention , Pro Big Government (Look past the bones he throws to "Fiscal conservatism" ) Neo Con. Fox is owned and operated by a pro Israel Neo Con . Ben will get as much airtime on Fox as he pleases indefinitely

[cricketttv]

if we a are richer than Japan why do we have to borrow money from them Ben, you ass.

[howierobbery]

how can this guy go back to work in the morning?