Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Economist Peter Schiff Answers Redditors' Questions

Redditors recently asked American economic commentator, author, and possible senate candidate, Peter Schiff their questions, and he has answered the top 9 questions* from his NYC office. Schiff is a redditor himself and has even hinted that he'll be answering follow up questions on [economics]. Join the fun HERE. Watch his full 20+ min interview here.








Best known for his bearish views on the United States economy and for his prescient predictions of the economic crisis of 2008, including his book Crash Proof: How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse, published in 2007, he was also a recent guest on the Daily Show.

Schiff is a supporter of the Austrian School of Economics and the Ludwig von Mises Institute, and was an economic adviser for Ron Paul's campaign in the 2008 Republican Party primaries, through which Schiff also expressed support for sound money, limited government, and free market capitalism. You can also follow him on the facebook and the twitter.

Big thanks to Ian Caruth for camera skillz!

*Sorry, salvage. We had to cut your lengthy question due to time.
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