Milton Friedman dies

Quote from Alex_in_Oz:

Milton Friedman advocated a diminishing role for governments while working for government departments and a government (taxpayer) funded university.

Judgement Day comes to us all, even the Nobel prize winners.

I suspect his net tax takings were significantly negative. There is no shame in trying to get back the loot that has been extorted from you by the government.
 
Quote from Cutten:

Trolling on a thread about someone's death - classy stuff Steve46!

Couple of things;

First, your concept of trolling needs updating..There are plenty of great examples on ET. This isn't one of them.

Second, I believe I over-reacted to Clay's post. My Dad knew Dr. Friedmann and thought highly of him. I think highly of him as well and I believe at the end of his life, people should remember him as a person of good will at the very least.

Sorry Clay. My bad.

Steve
 
Quote from Bernoulli:

On Book-TV (C-Span2), I remember seeing Brian Lamb (?) interview Friedman,
probably in connection with his and his wife's autobiography being published.
I just checked the Book-TV schedule and it appears that there is going to be a 3-hour slot called "In Depth: Milton Friedman,"
which may be a repeat of the program I saw several years ago. It is scheduled for noon on Sunday.
BookTV and its related C-SPAN are probably the least-watched (dry & prone to drone) on cable,
but at times they do draw other viewers than just the bookish and the political wonks:

http://www.booktv.org/schedule/

http://www.booktv.org/watch/

"In Depth: Milton Friedman
... [on] November 19, 2006
Milton Friedman sat down for a three hour In Depth program on September 3, 2000."
 
Quote from ACM Trader:

God, probably, does not exist.
Anytime I will see this kind of message from you, Mr "Moderator", this sign will show up. Totally unappropriate for a moderator. Stay neutral, please.

Being a moderator hardly requires him to stop being a human being and having his own opinion on matters. Get your head out of your ass.
 
Quote from Alex_in_Oz:

Milton Friedman advocated a diminishing role for governments while working for government departments and a government (taxpayer) funded university.




what better way to illicit change than working from within?


surf
 
Quote from Alex_in_Oz:

Milton Friedman advocated a diminishing role for governments while working for government departments and a government (taxpayer) funded university.

Judgement Day comes to us all, even the Nobel prize winners.

The University of Chicago is
a private college.

it is quite interesting or after a certain pt. not so interesting how people play with the facts to suit their own beliefs.
 
Actually the fact that it is private has nothing to do with its being government subsidized, as are all major research universities. Examples abound, try Google, or read the acknowledgements footnote on virtually any economics paper or check the fundings for any medical school.

If you are going to play with facts yourself you ought to at least do a little research to see if its relevant.
 
obviously nearly every college in the US accepts some funds from the US goverment. there still is a distinction between a tax funded school which refers usually to a public university and a private university like the university of chicago.
 
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