Saving Capitalism with Robert Reich

[@thegangvault2]

I'm as red as they come. I'm a Constitutional Conservative Christian from the middle of nowhere who literally makes his own bullets. I agree with everything this guy just said. Amazing.

[@AdEPTErik]

+thegangvault2 Truth has a way of permeating even the most galvanized of ideologies. It slaps in the face and stings temporarily, but re-directs focus and nurtures new energy. The fact that the last 20 years has seen the proliferation of the internet to the far reaches of the planet means that corporate hegemony, and quacky religions have about 10 more years tops before the leaders of even the least progressive and backward countries will have to deal with at least partially educated electorates. Good bye religion within 10 years, not because it was legislated to go away, but because no one will subscribe to it in mass numbers any longer...this has already happened in Europe. Jesus and Mohammad will meet Jupiter and Zeus in the annals of historical deities all of whom were assassinated by reality. It will be more difficult to get rid of monopolists like Bill Gates, and the multinational orgs they think deserve our respect; but once the public realizes there are other options to slavery, the hegemonists will be forced to adapt or be removed by force.

[@maxheadrom3088]

At first I thought you were as communist as they come ... but then I read a bit more. Interesting to get your opinion! I'm not from the US, but from what I've read, neither party represents the American people. Since I'm writing in 2020, I must say Biden might do a good job - time will tell. Thanks for your opinion!!!

[@Taylordessalines]

Of course you do. This saves this country built off of murder and theft with no real justice for it. Liberals and conservatives aint as far as y’all think. Yall all wanna save this evil system.

[@felipeyanez7786]

With the power of media corporations should be really an example in ethics in our Society, they have the power and the whole world is watching them

[@Velveteenvision]

Red is the color of communism all over the world, except for the US.

[@ThomasBahamas]

I've always had respect for this guy, ever since he walked away from Bill Clinton. He warned him not to repeal Glass-Steagall. Clinton did so anyway, and that's why he left the Clinton Administration. He knew what was up.

[@taej2754]

This guys has horrible ideas. Not only are they horrible they are not original. His ideas can be found in failed states.

[@atomicstyle7344]

This guy…….wow. Rude.

[@chandrapanchabhikesan7712]

(Pancha Chandra): Robert Reich is learned, exemplary & an excellent judge of character. Read his books and follow his films to admire his real talent. Honesyy is his name.

[@chandrapanchabhikesan7712]

(Pancha Chandra): Robert Reich writes from his heart. HONESTY IS HIS NAME.

[@abdullahalatrash8912]

I read the book. It is a masterpiece. Hats off.

[@xponen]

If I understood it correctly, what we must do is reform the rules of free market to favour the majority, leading to lower living costs, and thus more pocket money and less welfare. This sound good only if the rules just break oligopoly and create competition instead of punishing specific corporation, because we still want them to survive, especially local one.

[@maxheadrom3088]

31:20 "I had longer hair ... I was taller" ... and, in the edit room, someone thought "I doubt - let's cut to the open shot and show the size of the chairs". hahaha. Prof. Reich is a giant but not the tallest man.

[@clydeblair9622]

For years I dealt with a company in Australia who jobbed out to India until they were suddenly shut down. I saved a ton of $ and the drugs worked as advertised despite scare tactics.

[@maxheadrom3088]

Adam Smith - who is often blamed by things he never wrote - defended government intervention to keep markets free.

[@clydeblair9622]

Look what a similar frustration led to in you know where in 1933.

[@maxheadrom3088]

I like to joke ... but when I say Prof. Reich is a giant, I'm not joking. Hear him - because he was talking this in 2016 before the election.

[@calvinlong1265]

I'm going to repost this because it appears that my original post has been deleted. "Something that occurs to me, most of us, myself included, think that the government is corrupt because of the super rich and big corporations buying candidates. I just googled the current US population, which is 331 million. I just wonder, if each of us contributed $1, could we buy our government back? Or, at least, some of the politicians in it? Maybe start a "movement" in the right direction?"

[@kaylawatson5441]

The issue is that even a few of the super rich individually make more than a chunk of the remaining population, so idk of that’d work

[@calvinlong1265]

@@kaylawatson5441 it's got to work better than what we're doing.

[@kaylawatson5441]

@@calvinlong1265 agreed

[@tomdemeo2708]

Marxism been tried and killed millions

[@MrJonnyPepper]

Maybe we'd have more competition if it was easier to start a small business

[@tonyreimer6804]

100%. Barriers of entry are a massive problem in competition, innovation and contribute further to inequality. If you don’t have the capital to start a business, or the familial or relational connections to people with capital, it doesn’t really matter how good your idea is. This is true for someone who cooks good food and wants to start a food truck, or a potential technological innovator or inventor. When you add in the inequities in education and poverty, we are potentially missing out on huge societal gains by not tapping the best resource we have: people.

[@MrJonnyPepper]

@@tonyreimer6804 see I knew it. Im a genius

[@tonyreimer6804]

jonny pepperston haha I wouldn’t base that off anything I say. But if you’re watching and listening to Robert Reich, you’re alright by me

[@MrJonnyPepper]

@@tonyreimer6804 there was this lady selling tamales near where I live and the cops chased her off cause she didn't have a business license. I wonder if they should of just left her alone, but what do I know 🤷‍♀️

[@jdonohue17]

UC Berkeley cannot afford a better sound system?

[@pernus5856]

Our country's Tyrion Lannister.

[@clydeblair9622]

Ayn Rand took her SS :-)

[@jeannedouglas9912]

The true wealth of every nation always has been, still is and always will be the heart of her people. Not to be naive and taken for granted or to the corporations? Lol That heart use to be called a circumcised and consecrated heart. By God? Not man or perhaps you have your own opinion like everyone.

[@aniruddhhonde]

Nice

[@ebscoHOSTpub]

I wish Economics (and economists) were taken as serious as other sciences; bio, physics etc. People think its intuitive, demean any results that come out of studies simply because their gut drops after hearing something they emotionally believe so hard. My economics advisor once told me that he shouldve been a computer science major; wouldve made less money but wouldve been a whole lot happier lol

[@zeev]

there is no science of human behavior as a hard science. to the extent people 'want' economics to be perceived as a 'hard' science it is because they want to oversimplify the study of human behavior which is undeniable a messy thing, and no where near even as messy as humans and human behavior itself, one of the most complex things in the universe ( according to Einstein himself a greater mystery than the universe it that the universe can perceive itself....that we exist and perceive.)

[@LSUtiger607]

According to this guy, the big problem is corporate political power. And his solution to all this is.........more political power. Brilliant.

[@TheNotSoFakeNews]

No the big problem is corporations lobbying and bribing political officials, and the solution to this is taking the money out of politics.

[@MrJonnyPepper]

@@TheNotSoFakeNews I don't know. I use money every day I hardly ever use politics. Maybe we don't really need politics

[@TheNotSoFakeNews]

@@MrJonnyPepper you are aware politics is a necessary consequence of a functioning democracy, aren't you sir?

[@MrJonnyPepper]

@@TheNotSoFakeNews to do what?

[@TheNotSoFakeNews]

@@MrJonnyPepper to argue, to discus, to decide upon the correct course of action to take???? Do you kniw what politics is?

[@antonionalesnik1991]

There's no difference between robert reich and karl marx...period.

[@morgansmith9420]

Everything is corrupted and gridlocked, it's effecting everyone

[@marieazrak1951]

Honestly public service for me no ty no more

[@serkansavas8788]

💥🤙🍻

[@mariac2428]

Do you support outsourcing our American people's jobs and leaving Americans hunger dying without a living and earning a paying job? Does it contradict your theories? Is this the best for the American people?