The video does not speak about software patents, but it contains little or no explanation to back the (probably false) assertion that investors cease to invent and people go poor without patents. What the video shows by all means is that patents have -- at least in some people's view -- become American's "intellectual monopolies" that people often refer to.
In addition to the USPTO there is also the EPO, which will hopefully remain more sane. Here is a video showing the EPO. ⬆
It's almost as if there's a coordinated effort to weed out and drive away people who are passionate about security for the users, as opposed to the financial security of companies like Google and Microsoft
Cash infusions by taxpayers can create "billionaires" who aren't "job creators" (see what happened to Twitter) and bring no benefits to these taxpayers, only poverty
