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

Description: Complete video at: fora.tv Author, economist and TV celebrity Ben Stein argues that the current downturn in the US economy will not last for as long or be as severe as many analysts are predicting. ----- 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 US 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