Azazello1313 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 worth finding half an hour to sit down and pay attention. agree or disagree, he makes a pretty clear, convincing argument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Flick Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 worth finding half an hour to sit down and pay attention. agree or disagree, he makes a pretty clear, convincing argument. Send the link to Bushco. Thanks in advance. [/snark] I'll listen away from work and respond later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Face Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 great. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 (edited) I teach a lot of Friedman stuff in my comparative economic systems course. Everyone should be exposed to his ideas--he is brilliant. (I will add that Paul Samuelson (also a Nobel Laureate) once said of Friedman: "I wish I was as sure of anything as he is about everything.") Edited June 28, 2006 by wiegie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 I like his liberal ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spain Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Sorry! I am not going to cut into my valuable tv time for that mindless noodling... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Sorry! I am not going to cut into my valuable tv time for that mindless noodling... You should, he is spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Friedman was on Ronald Reagan's Economic Policy board and was pretty big in the last 70's, early eighties. He was pretty famous about 25 years ago or so. I think I had a copy of Free to Choose which was a best seller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 You should, he is spot on. Pretty much tells me all I need to know. Thanks for saving me 30 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Pretty much tells me all I need to know. Thanks for saving me 30 minutes. You should listen to it, it might just enlighten you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubfoothead Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 I've got to watch Addicted to Oil a second time first. This'll be on my list. I'll consider it a refresher course in trickle down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 I've got to watch Addicted to Oil a second time first. This'll be on my list. I'll consider it a refresher course in trickle down. Friedman is for the legalization of drugs if that helps bumps this up on your viewing list any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Friedman is for the legalization of drugs if that helps bumps this up on your viewing list any. what was he doing with nacy reagan then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubfoothead Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Friedman is for the legalization of drugs if that helps bumps this up on your viewing list any. Makes me willing to put out. Still have to re-watch Addicted to Oil first but I've already saved it, I might watch it at lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 You should listen to it, it might just enlighten you. Actually, I will when I get the chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Misfit Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 So, lemme make sure I understand the modern Republican mind ... Economic Darwinism is way cool, even though there is no such creature as a "natural" economic system, and it's a social science theory that constantly changes -- Milt was a Keyensian as a young lad -- and there is absoutely no historical record of empirical data that proves its validity. Evolutionary Darwinism is evil, a vile lie used to spread the liberal agenda that the Christian God is dead to brainwash the children into not saying their prayers in school and taking someone of the same gender to the prom. Even though there's, like, fossils and stuff. That's super. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted June 29, 2006 Author Share Posted June 29, 2006 So, lemme make sure I understand the modern Republican mind ... Economic Darwinism is way cool, even though there is no such creature as a "natural" economic system, and it's a social science theory that constantly changes -- Milt was a Keyensian as a young lad -- and there is absoutely no historical record of empirical data that proves its validity. Evolutionary Darwinism is evil, a vile lie used to spread the liberal agenda that the Christian God is dead to brainwash the children into not saying their prayers in school and taking someone of the same gender to the prom. Even though there's, like, fossils and stuff. That's super. i knew you could be counted on to come in and grandstand with a puerile non-sequitur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 i knew you could be counted on to come in and grandstand with a puerile non-sequitur. A compliment indeed from the Non-Sequitur King himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Face Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 "One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results." - Milton Friedman. that insight alone deserves the Nobel Prize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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