The Real Fiscal Cliff: How to Spot the Ledge | Peter Schiff

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  • @Lukeor
    @Lukeor 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The fuck are we talking about diets for? The speech Schiff just gave is the type of speech we should not be taking for granted. This is brilliant stuff. Spread it.

  • @DJAnthonyillWill
    @DJAnthonyillWill 12 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Mises Institute always keeps it classy. Always a great speech when it's coming from Peter.

  • @AmericaTops
    @AmericaTops 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you, Mises Institute! Peter Schiff is amazing, and it would make a great study to go back and analyze from recorded video data how Peter has been right, and the laughing stuffed shirts and blouses were so, so wrong. He knows the principles and economic laws involved, and thus has the ability to predict reliably!

  • @ailanto101
    @ailanto101 10 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I wish, I would very much like Peter Schiff for President.

    • @xsw882
      @xsw882 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hes merely an investor, he would be terrible for the working class

    • @jjmcwill1881
      @jjmcwill1881 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@xsw882
      K

    • @janstrotmann7686
      @janstrotmann7686 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@xsw882 the working class would Benefit from Falling Prieces.
      (Once the economy starts to resteucture and once people realisice that The government is not there to Feed them

    • @TheAdamAdy
      @TheAdamAdy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@janstrotmann7686Thats the case of Argentina now. Theyre going through pain, but will benefit in the long run

  • @ZerogunRivale
    @ZerogunRivale 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was there at the Metropolitan Club when they gave this. The day before this the Fed had announced QE3 which pretty much led to Peter Schiff exploding onto the scene in this speech. He's always full of energy and knowledge, but you could definitely tell that the previous day's announcement filled him with twice the vigor.

  • @bronsinxc
    @bronsinxc 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, I've been a listener of Peter for about three years. Only recently discovered Tom woods and mises u. Never thought I would see mises posting peter. The best crossover since the last spiderman movie

  • @MeZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZ
    @MeZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow. We must protect Peter schiff at all costs.

  • @MatrixDiscovery
    @MatrixDiscovery 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Keep up the great work Peter!

  • @79boatman
    @79boatman 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always good to hear you speak... you have so much knowledge...

  • @swirlcrop
    @swirlcrop 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Peter Schiff is a very smart speaker.

  • @JLuz34
    @JLuz34 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Schiff as always w/ no note cards - like a boss.

  • @resourcefulgirl
    @resourcefulgirl 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Also...a serious topic with a sense of humor added. I enjoyed listening very much.

  • @BradPitbull
    @BradPitbull 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Peter schiff is my NIGGA
    KEEPIN it 💯

  • @MrAnderson3
    @MrAnderson3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    11:40
    Crazy to think 11 years ago Peter asked what would happen if the interest on the national debt reached 1 trillion dollars
    In 2023 that actually happened haha... seemed crazy at the time but Peter was right

    • @TheAdamAdy
      @TheAdamAdy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Peter is always right when it comes to economics and bitcoin. I would ignore his gold and bitcoin arguments though

  • @Lanthana
    @Lanthana 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    like? He might have been off on timing... but his thinking is accurate and rational. Personally I appreciate his voice and perspective. It will help a lot of people prepare and avoid disaster.

  • @elbazart
    @elbazart 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    This guy is GREAT!
    Every word he says is true!

  • @jjenson2006
    @jjenson2006 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Because you say he never has new material and that's just not true. I've watched almost every video he's made and I listen to his radio show daily and he ALWAYS has new material. He is persistent because he sticks to his own convictions. He doesn't hide predictions he made that haven't come true like many others do. He repeats a lot of material because he always has a new audience and that's how you spread your message.

  • @panpiper
    @panpiper 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    He is referring to the demand 'curve', not the equilibrium point. And more to the point, when he says 'demand' he is very likely possibly referring to infinite 'needs' relative to finite means. He also says even in this video that people can only demand as much as they produce (which is true), so he's not 'wrong', it is merely that the language we use is imprecise.

  • @SuperSneakySteve
    @SuperSneakySteve 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    He talked so fast I feel like I got 2 hours worth of info in just 41min. Great stuff!

  • @macroorchidism
    @macroorchidism 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm glad I can watch him on youtubes

  • @U2GuitarTutorials
    @U2GuitarTutorials 11 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Peter Schiff and Jim Rickards "get it." They should be President and VP.

    • @112brandon
      @112brandon 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      That would be an interesting ticket!

  • @WordsPerMinute
    @WordsPerMinute 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    At 28:00 . Great statement about the relationship between freedom and jobs and the results of the last election.

  • @stillteachin
    @stillteachin 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    That crack on the wall behind him in the midst of all that hand made glory is extremely symbolic

  • @Samsgarden
    @Samsgarden 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome ambiance at this venue.

  • @TheJonasFrimodt
    @TheJonasFrimodt 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    mises institute has got some pretty awsome facalities, looks like they are getting alot more money in :) good to see

  • @gwho
    @gwho 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    following that bit of advice will do a ton of good and roll back a ton of problems.

  • @MrDonkov
    @MrDonkov 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Peter speaks truth.

  • @ultrapurebloodstacker3066
    @ultrapurebloodstacker3066 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    here we are 2022 and the fed raised rates .25 FINALLY! INFLATION is at 25% yearly and gas prices average 4$ across the country. Next comes economic collapse and a decade long depression

  • @davidsbeast1
    @davidsbeast1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Much truer today than then

  • @jannmutube
    @jannmutube 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Secretary Geithner did give an interview on C-Span where he said that medicare and medicaid were actually a fairly small percentage of the GDP and that the main contributor to the national debt was the Bush tax cuts. It is also true that the Senate already passed a tax package largely representing the Simpsons Boles plan but, as speaker, Boehner wouldn't even offer it up for a vote. As you have shown in a previous video, even Ronald Reagan said "social security has nothing to do with the debt."

  • @ForTehNguyen
    @ForTehNguyen 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    No teleprompter no notes all from the heart

  • @panpiper
    @panpiper 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you are preparing, you should tell no one that you are. If you have already told people, you should divide up your stash, one being a throw away that your 'friends' can loot, the other being the one only you know about.

  • @sirfinthetube
    @sirfinthetube 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Ludwig Von Mises Institute is great! If you found this video to be informative please support LVMI

  • @stetsonator
    @stetsonator 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well said Chaz.

  • @1998awest
    @1998awest 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I listen to Peter to learn about real economics... but he's worth listening to for the entertainment value alone. This guy can take someone with zero interest in economics and make it fun enough to want to learn it. I was a guy who had no interest in econ, but youtube vids from Schiff and Jim Rogers piqued my interest, and now I'm reading Rothbard, Mises, and Hazlett.

  • @PauLWaFFleZ
    @PauLWaFFleZ 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well said my friend. Very well said.

  • @libertyeconomics
    @libertyeconomics 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was almost 4 years ago Rick Santelli gave his rant. Hard to believe it was that long ago.

  • @csendeselme1957
    @csendeselme1957 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I enjoy the street wise economics of this guy. Just don't think that the only reason people work is to earn money and buy goods. I think work can have intrinsic value as well. It's part of a balanced life.

  • @UltimateBargains
    @UltimateBargains 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    The value of real estate is determined by the cost and structure of its financing relative to its cash flow. For a steady payment, the Present Value (PV) goes up as the periodic interest rate goes down, and vice versa. By setting artificially low interest rates, that props up the PV of real estate, especially commercial real estate. The intent is to avoid technical default (margin call) on commercial loans with strict loan-to-value ratios. Rates go up, PV goes down triggers a margin call on LTV.

  • @charltonblake9967
    @charltonblake9967 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I come from 2018 and the debt is now 21 trillion. I have no idea where it will end but the ledge has to be soon.

  • @Tsmith183
    @Tsmith183 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Schiff on point as usual.

  • @a.s.r.3661
    @a.s.r.3661 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes, I also wish Peter would run for our next President. I worry about my future finances and worry about what kind of financial life my children will have in 10 years.

  • @rumco
    @rumco 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    LOL. Schiff is so funny. He's like a DJ who comes to a gig and has no idea what he's going to play. Just pulls the cats out of the bag and makes it work. A Boss indeed.

  • @fargley001
    @fargley001 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    35:00 LOL!! Awesome.
    The dollar - "...Not even soft enough to have a legitimate use"

  • @Lanthana
    @Lanthana 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Diluting the currency diminishes its purchasing power. The debt appears to become easier to pay off, but this approach pushes the price of everything else you might want to bye higher. You attack the debt from a nominal angle by inflating your currency, but eventually you destroy your ability to get what you want/need.

  • @DavidByrne85
    @DavidByrne85 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    The stimulus did improve unemployment and gdp growth, the data is clear on that (and if we understand basic sectoral accounting balances & the conditions of deleveraging within the private sector we know what it's effects were going to be apriori, anyway). It was gravely insufficient but it was still a significant help. TARP is a completely different discussion. I'm sure we'd find much we agree on there.

  • @urbanelf
    @urbanelf 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jefferson!!! I want that report ON MY DESK first thing tomorrow, and if it's not there, you can kiss your job goodbye!

  • @epicpancho5459
    @epicpancho5459 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Here for a recap of the financial crisis. 2023

  • @TheMrTalliban
    @TheMrTalliban 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    very valuable speech !

  • @fountaincap
    @fountaincap 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    There's plenty of John Galts who try as much as possible to avoid the system (see agorism). Schiff chooses to continue fighting the war of ideas on the front lines. Don't know if he'll be successful, but at least we'll be able to say we told you so.

  • @43black17
    @43black17 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @martin kelly. Were you listening to what Peter Schiff was saying here?! We need to have the Fed STOP printing dollars, reduce the size of government, immediately back our dollars with something of true value (gold, diamonds, etc) and have the Fed at some time raise interest rates.

  • @43black17
    @43black17 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well said... But, one Important question? Now, who pays the HUGE bill that will have compounding interest in the stratosphere by the time my daughters are my age? That's unfortunately where I have to digress: Schiff is correct in saying "We will pay for it (the Wall Street debacle) now or we will pay ALOT more for it later AND it will be much more painful." The point is some companies should have bit the bullet to make room for others who were more adept and also more competent.

  • @BradPitbull
    @BradPitbull 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    September 2021
    We are about to fall faster than superman 🦸‍♂️ at magic mountain ⛰

  • @capgains
    @capgains 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    it's actually all relative. the US will still be the strongest currency compared to other currencies. that doesn't mean it will become worthless but "worth less"

  • @vendor72
    @vendor72 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think it will take longer than anyone thinks for the dollar to collapse but agree with Peter that it is coming and when it does it will happen very quickly. I also wonder how long the bond bubble can continue it's bull market.

  • @jay25443
    @jay25443 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I feel like this is another future "Peter Schiff Was Right" video in the making.

  • @JC-XL
    @JC-XL 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Watching this in June 2019 and the FED is still chasing its 2% inflation target 😂 😂
    However, dark clouds are now gathering on the horizon, people are starting to smell the storm already and it is going to be a big one!

    • @epicpancho5459
      @epicpancho5459 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wish I was into economics before the bad happened

    • @epicpancho5459
      @epicpancho5459 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      November 2021 it's at 10%

    • @saeed9932
      @saeed9932 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      February 2022 : CPI is 7.5%

  • @d4n4nable
    @d4n4nable 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    To illustrate this further:
    When the Fed and the gov. increase money supply and public spending, GDP goes up. Not just nominally, but "overall production" really increases, driven by more artificial demand.
    Otherwise there would be no such thing Austrians call "boom" and no business cycle at all. And since this is the case, demand can not be "infinite" ("human wants" or "desires" are).
    We don't need to deny this part of the equation, but to stress the other one, the inevitable bust.

  • @jannmutube
    @jannmutube 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you look at history, after the Great Depression of the 30's, spending was necessary to climb out of the financial disaster. President Carter cut spending due to a mild recession when he was in office. It finally came through after Reagan took office but people really suffered and thought Carter was disconnected. As long as the Bush tax cuts are taking money out of circulation by padding rich bank accounts, the only solution is to print more money.

  • @dnizzle18
    @dnizzle18 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Peter what about the over production of processed foods? The price of commodities is forcing processors to produce more before the truly extreme high spike in commodities(Q1-2013)

  • @probert2436
    @probert2436 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    keynes wanted savings in good years and spending in bad - that's still central planning which eventually fails outright or has to be "restructured". No bias for pointing out the obvious. And "no one could see it coming" is referring specifically to US Keynesians who either did not see it coming or refused to see it coming to their biases. Kudos to the Swedes for seeing it.

  • @888hoosier
    @888hoosier 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    my bank offered me a fixed rate mortgage that is lower than my current 6% rate. No closing costs, no fees. Not sure what the hook is but I am assuming they don't have all of the documentation and want to sell the "new"mortgage as soon as it's refinanced with no cash out. You are probably right about #2 but we are still just printing money that isn't backed up by gold.

  • @patrickt873
    @patrickt873 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Peter

  • @randclan4
    @randclan4 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Schiff makes a lot of sense.

  • @romancandlefight1144
    @romancandlefight1144 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    The debt is worn down by inflation in 'real' not nominal terms. Schiff says that this problem has to be solved with a long held-off crash with high unemployment..these people won't be buying anything more than the food on their tables. It makes sense to me that a better way around the problem would be to allow wages to depreciate through inflation and thereby reduce firms costs and make the unemployment shock a lot lower

  • @888hoosier
    @888hoosier 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's what I was thinking. I can't imagine that JP Morgan Chase would be benevolent. Malevolent yes.

  • @Lanthana
    @Lanthana 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    No one can tell you what the final "price" of gold will be in any given currency. An ounce of gold is an ounce of gold. Currency can be expanded or contracted. Gold is money. As a currency expands, the "price" expands. QE "Infinity" tells you that the "price" of gold will continue to expand over time, and if the USD does go into crisis, then you can be sure that gold will skyrocket.

  • @kurt6410
    @kurt6410 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    When was this speech done? Anyone know? Thanks

  • @ThinkBig500
    @ThinkBig500 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    There's a difference between saving/investing to cause growth and just squandering it away on useless goods.

  • @yinzjagoffs
    @yinzjagoffs 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'd say that as soon as an organization has to fund itself by force is the point that that institution has gone off the fiscal cliff.

  • @Attritive
    @Attritive 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    It helps if you study some basic economics. I'm really not trying to insult you, I think it would help. You don't see the three different types of spending: 1) spending which ends the chain of production (consumption, paying for something which you intend to use for its own sake); 2) spending which furthers production (paying employees, buying equipment, buying materials, investment to these ends); 3) spending by the government. When Schiff complains about spending, he's referring to 1 & 3.

  • @leobruski5953
    @leobruski5953 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    awesome speech the gov. needs to use this man and try to get things back in order but the big egos in gov. wouldnt alow it so clamp on your repel lines were going over the cliff !!!!!!!!

  • @plangetee
    @plangetee 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @PVBOG me too. Peter and RP I credit. I credit one of my former coworkers got me listening to PSchiff and it was my gateway into libertarian values.

  • @BarbaroAcosta
    @BarbaroAcosta 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @caseyrayz I misunderstood you. Thanks for the clarification.

  • @609guitarbill
    @609guitarbill 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dillon, just because gold supplies have increased for centuries does not mean it is not in demand! Spot gold have outperformed the gold miners, because it's cheaper to buy it then mime it! that means gold is still cheap, you cant look at gold in terms of its trading for 1730.00, you have to compare to the value of other assets, and its purchasing power. Peter said it best. if you have a quarter(pre-1965) you can buy a gallon a gas, fiat money loses, gold wins. They print, i will keep buying!

  • @Lanthana
    @Lanthana 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Increasing the "number" of "dollars" in relationship to the "number" of "debt-dollars" is a "nominal" approach. PAYING off the debt is the "real" approach. Inflation reveals the intrinsic value of a fiat currency. Zero. Make no mistake. The US people will have to PAY for this debt one way or another... In my opinion it will be paid with a currency crisis and a collapse in purchasing power. I'm moving my time/energy into precious metals, land, and family/friends.

  • @8TheManWithNoName8
    @8TheManWithNoName8 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    it relates to reality because vegetables become increasingly devoid of vitamins and minerals. They don't contain 1/100th of what they used to.

  • @UltimateBargains
    @UltimateBargains 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    European currency is flowing into US Treasuries (UST) and US Dollars (USD) as a temporary "deposit account" to avoid a european bank crash. They don't care about the yield on UST or the exchange rate on USD, because it's only a temporary store of currency. They aren't buying gold or silver to store purchasing power, because they want instant liquidity (not a long term store of purchasing power).

  • @ScientificChampion
    @ScientificChampion 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good lecture and yes i'm inspired to educate others
    Yes i'm capitalist and i will protect capitalism with life
    The government is guilty and i vow to never live for the sake of state and i will say no to collectivism

  • @georgesaxman1461
    @georgesaxman1461 11 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Money is too important to be left to government. Money is 1/2 of every transaction. Government, any government, is the greediest entity on earth and they supply inferior products and services.

    • @MeneTekelUpharsin
      @MeneTekelUpharsin 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Banks are not greedy at all, they are only interested in the common good.

  • @TheCrimson7272
    @TheCrimson7272 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    what available vegetables? a more accurate metaphor would be that there are vegetables but if you choose to eat vegetables you will end up starving because the value of the vegetables (dollars) is going down continuously almost persuading you into eating the pizza. but its a bad metaphor to begin with so excuse me for leaving some stuff out.

  • @phaedris
    @phaedris 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, thanks for the upload :-)

  • @christo930
    @christo930 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    You're link isn't working even with the spaces removed. If it's a YT video, just put everything after the first forward slash after the end of com

  • @Ayess2008
    @Ayess2008 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mises Circle in Manhattan "Central Banking, Deposit Insurance, and Economic Decline". September 14-14 2012

  • @jamiekloer6534
    @jamiekloer6534 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We will have Qe infinity. It will not stop. If it does the Depression will lead to complete political collapse. So they will keep going as long as they can.

  • @romancandlefight1144
    @romancandlefight1144 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    What you said is true, but it only looks at one effect of inflation. There are others too, like the one I mentioned. Inflation also impacts unemployment and the labour force size. If you want to understand these things, study some economics.

  • @Attritive
    @Attritive 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    They have good reason to think it's mystical or too complex: that's how everyone is taught about economics.

  • @romancandlefight1144
    @romancandlefight1144 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    If everyone takes a small hit (through inflation) then nobody has to take a big hit (becoming unemployed). It's also time saving on the return to growth because people who become unemployed for any real amount of time tend to not get back to their pre-unemployed level of productivity (ever). Opening with and finishing with insults doesn't make your point any less empty.

  • @Samsgarden
    @Samsgarden 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't think that's what he meant. He's saying that Keynesians are demand siders and they can create demand perpetually by lowering interest rates, buying up toxic assets, keeping interest rates low, selling banks govt bonds, printing money, stimulating etc.
    He actually followed that statement by saying we need more production, not spending so clearly he doesn't believe demand is infinite. He follows Austrian business cycle theory after all.

  • @Joe11Blue
    @Joe11Blue 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Human Action" by Ludwig von Mises. If you want to learn something start there.

  • @Golgafrinchamdent
    @Golgafrinchamdent 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Peter Schiff = John Galt. Only difference is that while Galt withdrew from the looter society, Schiff is doing his level best to save it.

  • @kmg501
    @kmg501 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Schiff, bang on as usual.
    -

  • @BarbaroAcosta
    @BarbaroAcosta 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    what's wrong with peter betting against the dollar and the US economy? yes, peter directly benefits from a weak dollar since he owns gold and other currencies, but he did not cause the problem. in all cases i give him props for telling everyone how bad the economy was, even though he might have a vested interest in a weaker dollar.

  • @DavidByrne85
    @DavidByrne85 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Like the Talking Heads song goes:
    'I'm still waiting...I'm still waiting...I'm still waiting...
    I'm still waiting...I'm still waiting...I'm still waiting...
    I'm still waiting...I'm still waiting...
    Now you take it Petey, sing! -
    "Facts are simple and facts are straight
    Facts are lazy and facts are late
    Facts all come with points of view
    Facts don't do what I want them to"

  • @609guitarbill
    @609guitarbill 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dillon, first off if the dollar lost 15% of its value, gold would be higher then 2000.00, but i got hear this.

  • @FredSlocombe
    @FredSlocombe 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    These are the same people who blame their child's obesity on the school cafeteria for having pizza every day as an alternative to the available vegetables.

  • @Worldslargestipod
    @Worldslargestipod 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    When peter asks at around 7:49 about where the money is going to go, couldn't one respond with. "It's going to go to pay off debts [whether the government wants it to or not] -- and so won't be inflationary"

  • @Attritive
    @Attritive 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you want greater clarification on any of my points, I'd be more than happy to answer a private message. It's tough with such limited space. If you think I just speak utter nonsense, we can just leave it at that. :)

  • @Attritive
    @Attritive 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well, I understand your point to a certain extent. But what does this have to do with the terminology of 'spending' in basic economics? My statements weren't intended to explain the entirety of economics, and they explained nothing about the problems in our current economy.

  • @WarmWeatherGuy
    @WarmWeatherGuy 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    If we could go back in time to 1970 and tax gasoline so it was as expensive as it was in Europe we would be in a much better place now.
    I am guessing you didn't watch the video. In the video Chris does not say explicitly that capitalism can fix the mess that we are in. He says that nothing can fix the mess that we are in. He makes a distinction between problems and predicaments. Problems have solutions, predicaments have outcomes.
    Please watch the video. We are in a predicament.