Walter E Williams - The Wisdom Of Williams

[@larrywhite5893]

It stung when I heard he passed recently. I was introduced to Dr. Willaims when he was a Friday fill-in for Rush Limbaugh many years ago. He was a hoot! It was great getting his Twainish wit and wisdom. Dr. Williams, you are missed.

[@edgar11226]

FACTS

[@davidbspamboy]

How do you NOT love this guy? Nothing more precious than a truth teller.

[@erinmeggik391]

Welcome to 2022. Thanks for the $4+++ ⛽ Mr. Biden

[@jonathanfarley2023]

When he libels you, you can very easily not love this liar.

[@mikecoffee7548]

The wisdom and humor of this man is unparalleled!

[@spencerantoniomarlen-starr3069]

His prediction about social security was actually pretty spot on

[@smm95008]

Spencer Marlen-Starr cjhcdiudduuiffif

[@JudoLover71]

"Slave owners should pay slaves, for their injustices, but we're going to have to take care of that somewhere else, either heaven or hell." I've been trying to teach this for years!!! Reparations are VERY irresponsible!!!

[@patsirianni7984]

Amen Amen and AMEN!

[@joeiiiful]

A genius with extraordinary common sense and deep knowledge and understanding of sound economic principles. Dr. Williams is a treasure of the United States.

[@Top-Kek]

Why the hell did we get Obama instead of Williams or Thomas Sowell?

[@jdt2003]

I would love to opt out of Social Security. Let me plan my own retirement.

[@kev3d]

This is one of the best uploads so far. There is so much awesomeness packed into 15 minutes, I thought youtube might achieve critical mass.

[@randalldalton5475]

I love Walter E.... I wish we could clone him!

[@neilreynolds3858]

I miss him but I'm glad I got to hear him live talking with Dr. Sowell on the radio. They are and were both bright lights in an era of darkness.

[@patsirianni7984]

It has been an honor to have lived at the same time as Dr Williams

[@Loyal2Liberty]

At 3:12 he contradicts himself... He says the 2nd Amendment isn't there to protect us against criminals; It's there to protect us against Congress. I think CONgress is a great name for that bunch of criminals. :-) Williams is awesome.

[@wmlwatercamping]

What's the difference between protecting us from criminals and protecting us from Congress?

[@luderfriegen3188]

I've used that argument before and sometimes people don't understand it right away. The last time I've used it, after explaining it, I was told that I think weird after this person became angry. So, I'm going to call it a win!

[@sebek23b]

great channel, the wises man I ever heard!

[@TheLegalImmigrant05]

Nice. He actually walks people through the process of taxation and shows that at the end of it is a loaded gun pointed at your head.

[@argenta86]

Walter E Williams FTW!!!!!!!!

[@luderfriegen3188]

I love that he points out that fact! The penalty for not participating in paying for programs that kills and put people in cages is death.

[@prycelessly]

Let's make this go viral!

[@BluesHarpJammin]

My sentiments exactly!!!

[@kennethmorgan7957]

Mr. Williams is Deep..........

[@kimberHD45]

I have to say I generally agree. "Power corrupts..." this we know. The trick is to have the people hold the government in check, and since this was the design of the Founders who wrote our Constitution, which provides for limited government, I choose to fight for those goals.

[@peterponcedeleon3368]

Just great wisdom.

[@lukeguitarscrubs]

Bloody Brilliant

[@nuarBlack]

@Moonunit1980 Dr. Williams grew up prior to President Johnson's Great Society. In fact he was old enough to do a documentary on it. So the only social programs he could of benefited from were ones from the New Deal.

[@christophernstjohn20]

I wish I had the opportunity to meet Walter E. Williams or Thomas Sowell. Both remind me of my Grandfather.

[@kimberHD45]

You're right. I was listening to a very popular radio show the other day, and I listened in incredulous irritation at a caller who confessed voter regret, she voted for Obama based on his persuasive speech and promises. How stupid have we become? I remember thinking to myself, "didn't you EVER consider looking at his voting record?" I am mystified at how educated people can listen to a politician looking for votes, and not be moved to validate their claims.

[@slhines7]

Not too sure and you would have to ask him directly to find that out,

[@christophernstjohn20]

Totally agree with you. I just read the Fair Tax book a week ago and it is very enlightening. It fair for every american citizen.

[@Cj-yw8cs]

Now, how do we implement that kind of wisdom upon our society? Tired of talk, we need action before war breaks out

[@ItsMeFeu]

Actually, I wasn't trying to refute the idea that the minimum wage is harmful or whatever, I am against it. In fact, my question is more "philosophical" than economic. I just didn't buy the idea that if you have to force somebody to do something, it is bad for him. We have minimum wage in my country; if someone came here and ended it, I guess most people would be really pissed, you would have to force this decision - but that doesn't mean that they would be in a worse scenario.

[@ErwinSchrodinger64]

Give me Walter Williams twice in the beginning of the week, Thomas Sowell twice in the middle of the week, and both of them at the end of the week.

[@BarrySlisk]

I like this guy !!!

[@rrr574]

He should have been president. One smart man ! Wow !

[@MIT2004]

13:30 is where it's @

[@Ligeti43]

I see where you're coming from but that would depend on if the minimum wage itself is "moral". There is a lot of stuff out there that shows it is harmful in many ways. Honestly, I tink most people just hear "min. wage" and think about what it is for like 2 seconds and just say it sounds good and fair, most aren't going to bother and do the work to find out the real impact of it because people have lives and want to go to the movies instead. Oh well

[@slhines7]

EXACTLY!!!

[@zachjohnson637]

Is this full speech available?

[@steve0281]

Exactly! I warned people about Obama from the onset. I asked people what, exactly do they know about him? How do they know he can be trusted with absolutely no record to judge him by? Still, they went and voted for him anyway. All I can do is shake my head. I have one friend that denies she ever liked him at all, though I have a number of emails from her extolling his greatness. Lemmings.

[@Raiken3712]

Walter Williams certainly would have made a much better President.

[@captainhaire]

Fuckin' baller.

[@Platewarp]

I love this guy.

[@ERICGRIMEY1]

The man brilliant. .

[@arbmoneyful]

got to love him

[@driver8M3]

fantastic, as WW always is.

[@arcad1an292]

Liberals please watch or listen AT YOUR OWN RISK!

[@agaperion]

Mothafucka's on point.

[@kylepusey7753]

Rip.

[@zachjohnson637]

I think it's because they don't agree with his foreign policy, though I'd imagine they still supported him over the other candidates.

[@urbansuperhero]

Thank you!! DangerMan

[@SludgeSlinger]

Sadly, yes.

[@genetatortoise]

I was just thinking that. Damn my college chemistry education :P

[@Tyrant_13]

5:00 The chemical symbol for Magnesium is Mg, not Mn. Mn is Manganese.

[@joeiiiful]

Who cares? You completely miss the point. People like you live to be petty and dumb.

[@x1Ler]

What if the free market created a solution to your minimum wage by more prosperity bringing on better wages? o_O; I think the minimum wage which hardly ever moves with the actual cost of living (because of the conjured up consumer price index google zerohedge understanding understated inflation ) there would be better wages for everyone depending on the economy, but then again this would also require a simplified tax code, etc. etc.

[@Ridinwithpride]

We are the "sheeple"

[@bgfrugal]

Ron Paul is the exception!

[@shaneep7]

How old is Walter Williams in this Video? What year is this video? 1980-ish? He says Social Security will be completely bankrupt in 2012, did they know the exact year like 30 years ago?

[@oilhammer04]

Our state officials need to order the citizens to stop payments to the IRS of anything beyond income taxes, and, maybe gas tax. The Federal government needs starving.

[@johnwhitman708]

You mean reality? I'm not in love with it either, but you won't change much denying it.

[@PRINCECOUNTYBEATS]

what are you the real life meme of that guy from the office?

[@ItsMeFeu]

I think he's great, but when he talks about "arrogance of the elite" I had some doubts. If the majority of population were in favor of, let's say, the existence minimum wage and he was the president (he's against minimum wage, so he'd abolish it) wouldn't make him the "bad guy"?

[@MirzaAhmed89]

Magnesium is Mg, not Mn, and atomic number 13 is Aluminum.

[@drzendoom]

magnesium is Mg

[@deepvoodoo]

I'm just glad this reparations crap is old news. Maybe it just kind-of ran its course and people came to their senses, but I'd even be willing to allow that because we've elected an African-American we have nothing left to prove. In any rate, I'm glad it's done.

[@Darrell1019]

Are you kidding? It's no more "ran it's course" than anything else that the party has on their "menu" for the sorry! I've been hearing of this garbage for years and it gets play through various venues hear an there, esp. by the regime "that be"!

[@HypnoticHollywood]

Resparations is 'old news'? A few people out of millions talking about something doesn't make it news. You said "we've elected an African-American we have nothing left to prove." Who is 'we', are you referring to whites? I asked because all Americans ( not just European-Americans ) played a part in Obama's election...even Native-Americans, who this country was stolen from, played a part in Baracks election.

[@jatho7760]

This comment didn’t age well. :)

[@deepvoodoo]

@@jatho7760 :-(

[@cbranalli]

magnesium is Mg atomic number 12. (wikipedia is very useful) i love this man. obama OUT. Walter Williams IN. charles ranalli albuquerque

[@blackmanops3749]

Magnesium: Mg. atomic weight 12. Close, but no banana.

[@bza069]

so far 4 American Indians thumbed this down.

[@TheReapersSon]

You shouldn't really say things like that unless you can provide evidence. I'm not insulting you, I'm just re-iterating the fact that there is a lot of idiocy and misinformation on KZbin. Anyway, thanks for your input, regardless...

[@christophernstjohn20]

It is bankrupt. The federal Reserve if printing money that doesn't exist. We are 18 trillion dollars in debt. Can you or I print out money if we can't pay our bills? The answer is no.

[@patriciateel9099]

My husband and I would be happy if the government would just return to us what we paid in over the last 48 years. We are both 65 and have not signed up for SS yet.

[@VidkunQL]

The money you paid in is spent and gone. In order to repay you, the government would have to take that money out of the pockets of younger people. Knowing that, would you still be happy if they did it?

[@mefelix]

Rest in peace Williams, Rest in Peace .

[@jonathanfarley2023]

He is in a hot place.

[@JohnDoe-yc3sk]

genius

[@driver8M3]

1999

[@contentofcharacter]

Sometimes criminals and members of Congress or one in the same.

[@IowaKim]

Walter could always distill an issue down to its ridiculous conclusion.

[@Ligeti43]

He's an economist not a chemist. And this is a detail not even worth obsessing over concerning his story....seriously dude

[@joeiiiful]

Absolutely right. I am sure you know that people like this idiot are a dime a dozen.

[@TheReapersSon]

Why doesn't he?

[@johnwhitman708]

I agree with most of his ideas and appreciate his presentation, but his social security idea is wildly impractical on just about every level..

[@fzqlcs]

0:44

[@slhines7]

True, which is why he doesn't support Ron Paul.

[@kayakmanonthego]

Boy, he’s good. Hahahaha!

[@slhines7]

This man doesn't support Ron Paul for President since he is for the IMC.

[@mr.wrongthink.1325]

Greed is okay if checked and regulated. Greed was the reason for slavery, feudalism, fascism. Why don't you say that too? If you don't, you do not tell us the truth.

[@Ligeti43]

Checked and regulated by other greedy people. Makes sense

[@gentygenty]

Government was the facilitator of slavery, feudalism and fascism. Walter Williams refers to a greed in each persons private capacity. That form of greed leads to prosperity.

[@deepvoodoo]

We already know greed leads to bad things. We've already had that side of the story. Now, we are getting a different side of the story if that's okay with you.

[@gentygenty]

deepvoodoo Only speak for yourself, because i don't think we 'all' know greed leads to bad things. thank you

[@deepvoodoo]

gentygenty very well. I don't think "greed" was the reason for fascism unless you're talking about greed for power.

[@sukkeri]

Mn is not the chemical name for magnesium. xD

[@joeiiiful]

Who cares? You miss the point. He didn't pretend to be a Chemist and if you listened you would understand that. I am sure you are an expert in every area and never Express things in a similar way. Exercise your right to free speech and demonstrate your stupidity.

[@slhines7]

It's too bad that he doesn't like or support Ron Paul:(

[@luderfriegen3188]

Hahah. Yes, he did! hahah

[@simonpurist4499]

Williams doesn't know as much as he claims-- like most libertarians. They talk in one hand and shit in the other, because that fills up first. "Fair tax" is an oxymoron.

[@RockieRacoon]

Examples please.

[@simonpurist4499]

1RockieRacoon The chief example is that Williams claims that secession is Constitutional, simply because 1) James Madison rejected a proposal to allow the federal government to suppress a seceding state; and 2) because he ratification documents of Virginia, New York and Rhode Island explicitly said that they held the right to resume powers delegated. That's NOT why secession is Constitutional! It's because the Constitution is an INTERNATIONAL compact among sovereign states-- just like the UN Charter. Each state was originally sovereign; and none of them RELINQUISHED its sovereignty, but only DELEGATED sovereign powers to state and federal governments. Therefore they can secede-- just like states of the UN can secede, i.e. because sovereign states do NOT lose their sovereignty by forfeiture! They must EXPRESSLY RELINQUISH it-- i.e. they cannot do so by inference. This is the problem with libertarians, i.e. they're chiefly economists and historians, not men of law; and consequently they make substantive and quantitative arguments, not qualitative and legal ones based on the original intentions of the parties in these contexts. As a result, their arguments go around in circles like chasing a wild goose; for example, try watching Tom Woods try to explain the legality of secession, and it's like watching hand-to-hand combat between pre-schoolers since he doesn't have the legal tools to make his argument.

[@jonathanfarley2023]

He wasn't wise. He was a fool.