Ryan Grim: Today's Capital STRIKE And Labor Shortage Reveal The AUDACITY Of Big Business

Ryan Grim details the relationship between inflation and corporate profits.

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[JoexSay]

When are we going to admit that having a corporation with more resources than most countries is a threat to our nations security?

[spaceranger]

What else did people expect would happen after approximately three decades of barely enforcing our anti-monopoly laws? Big corporations have been merging, acquiring, and/or taking majority voting shares in so many former competitors that it's ridiculous to think anything but this was going to happen in the short term.

[crapOnYT]

Credit card usage increasing may be reflecting a rise in spending but it could just as well be indicating a lack of cash flow and an immediate, increasing, but unsustainable reliance on credit. The calm before the storm.

[KonigGustavAdolph]

It didn't help that the lockdowns crushed small businesses.

[politicsandbs]

This was one of your best radars. NO MORE CORPORATE BAILOUTS‼️

[TheGeronimojack]

I worked for Hertz rent a car before the Pandemic. I went back to see if I could get my job back, they have eliminated the driver and car prep jobs and hired a temp agency to do this work. Yet, many of the higher ups in Hertz have been given VERY big bonuses to remain working for them.

[angelgaraybravo]

Bravo Ryan!. Well said. Our government has been totally co-opted by private corporations, and the incentives no longer benefit "we the people". Its time we rise!

[bobmester]

The record profits are focused on too few companies as you said. These monopolies need to be broken up. Excellent video Ryan.

[paulharper]

Its a business's top responsibility to make as much profit as possible. Its the government's responsibility to ensure they are not doing it in unfair, damaging and corrupted way. Ryan points at the business's executing their top responsibility, while covering for the government that is not doing theirs.

[nickytorres]

I've always said that we should not bail out any companies. Let them fold starting with the car industry. Have you seen what they charge for used cars now? I've seen dealership asking 5 figure prices for cars with 100, 000 or more miles. That's insane and very greedy. I say we should start there

[russellhowes]

What? Shutting down small businesses has lead to an increase in power for big businesses? Who would have thought.

[fishmonger]

I couldn't agree more on this. Finally Ryan and I can agree on something. Let's just let these corporations die when they do badly. No more bail outs. No more buying laws.

[ProtectMyLiberty]

Just enforce existing anti-trust laws and you will take a serious bite out of the corporatocracy. Of course that will never happen because the G is in the pockets of the very corporations that need breaking up. Write your senator and representative and tell them if they want your vote they MUST enforce anti-trust laws. Break 'em up or they will eat us all. BTW: I am a moderate conservative and even I can see that this thing is completely out of control.

[socialanarchy]

If Americans had just a small amount of self-restraint, we could curb our consumerism and by withholding our dollars, force the companies to lower prices.

[dustinbaker]

This take is insightful! You wont hear any of this on MSNBC, Fox, CNN, or OAN. Why? Because they are all the same.

[xoferwalken]

I'm really shocked to see a segment from Ryan that I actually enjoyed for once. More monologues like this please.

[vizoredchris]

Everyone focuses on the 'fail' part of "too big to fail" maybe we we need to start focusing on the 'too big' portion

[jillybean]

Truly one of the most informative segs to date!

[jonscott]

Stop Paying Taxes, Stop Working For Them! Seize Public Land & Build Your House! Grow Your Own Food, Make Your Own Clothes! Let's Start Over & Cut These Clowns Off!

[oldmoviemusic]

absolutely top notch segment. genuinely very informative take on the current state of economics - Ryan, this is your wheelhouse! keep going with this, it's a needed deep dive.