saigon68
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Thu Nov-16-06 12:24 PM
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| 1. Quick get the Mallet and THE WOODEN STAKE |
 Milton Friedman has passed |
Sammy Pepys |
Nov-16-06 12:20 PM |
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Quick get the Mallet and THE WOODEN STAKE |
saigon68 |
Nov-16-06 12:24 PM |
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I'm with you on that one! |
demnan |
Nov-16-06 02:17 PM |
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I generally agree except for one thing... |
DuaneBidoux |
Nov-17-06 10:58 AM |
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One other thing he did |
ripple |
Nov-17-06 01:30 PM |
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You sense a lot of Ayn Rand in his work. |
DuaneBidoux |
Nov-18-06 07:07 PM |
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lol |
arewenotdemo |
Nov-16-06 04:11 PM |
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milton |
Parche |
Nov-16-06 12:28 PM |
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The guy who played Red in the Shawshank Redemption.... |
Sammy Pepys |
Nov-16-06 12:29 PM |
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the economist the wing nuts love to align themselves with. |
chimpsrsmarter |
Nov-16-06 12:33 PM |
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Oh geez, I almost forgot. Thanks! |
Gregorian |
Nov-16-06 04:19 PM |
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Now hell will have a new ruler until Norquist follows |
Warpy |
Nov-16-06 12:30 PM |
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Friedman's monetarism ignores the black market/globalization |
EVDebs |
Nov-16-06 12:40 PM |
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Well said, Warpy. |
yellerpup |
Nov-16-06 01:21 PM |
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Shakespeare Said It Best |
Demeter |
Nov-16-06 07:15 PM |
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K & R for the hilarity |
PDittie |
Nov-16-06 12:31 PM |
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Can't say that makes me sad. nt |
Bassic |
Nov-16-06 12:32 PM |
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Does this mean he is dead? |
Benhurst |
Nov-16-06 12:36 PM |
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"passed" is gobbledeygook speeak for "dead" and/or "died" nt |
msongs |
Nov-16-06 12:56 PM |
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He has passed "GO" and gets to collect $200 from the bank. |
yellowcanine |
Nov-16-06 02:45 PM |
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Here's a send-off to the monetarist peeg from one of the greats - |
HughBeaumont |
Nov-16-06 12:36 PM |
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Oh, I LOVE Johnny Cash! |
Dinger |
Nov-16-06 12:38 PM |
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The Working Man's musician. |
HughBeaumont |
Nov-16-06 12:41 PM |
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Excellent!! |
chimpsrsmarter |
Nov-16-06 12:39 PM |
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That pic |
AnneD |
Nov-16-06 02:20 PM |
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Yeah! There You Go! LOL |
Anakin Skywalker |
Nov-16-06 07:26 PM |
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MSNBC: Nobel-winner Milton Friedman dead at 94 |
Eugene |
Nov-16-06 12:42 PM |
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"citing a source at the Cato Institute in Washington" |
HughBeaumont |
Nov-16-06 12:45 PM |
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Only the good die young. |
Benhurst |
Nov-16-06 12:47 PM |
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Not true. J.K. Galbraith lived to 98. |
Fenris |
Nov-16-06 12:49 PM |
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When did Galbraith die? |
merci_me |
Nov-16-06 12:55 PM |
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John Kenneth Galbraith died in April. |
Fenris |
Nov-16-06 12:59 PM |
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No I was thinking of John Kenneth |
merci_me |
Nov-16-06 01:39 PM |
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Generally true, except for centenarrians Eubie Blake and George Burns. |
HughBeaumont |
Nov-16-06 12:58 PM |
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Here's to a man who thought urban sanitation was an infringement on personal freedom. |
Fenris |
Nov-16-06 12:44 PM |
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If this is true, people in South America will be celebrating. . . |
DinahMoeHum |
Nov-16-06 12:50 PM |
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Wasn't he Mr. "Trickle Down" theory? nt |
LiberalEsto |
Nov-16-06 12:50 PM |
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In an ironic twist-I am actually eating a free lunch |
underpants |
Nov-16-06 12:56 PM |
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And perhaps the era of neo laisse-faire kleptocracy |
endarkenment |
Nov-16-06 01:05 PM |
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Leo Strauss, the other Chicago School of Self-Delusion icon..... |
EVDebs |
Nov-18-06 12:31 PM |
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RIP |
Jack Rabbit |
Nov-16-06 01:18 PM |
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Oh I disagree. |
endarkenment |
Nov-16-06 01:24 PM |
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Then feel free to critique his economic and political theories |
Jack Rabbit |
Nov-16-06 01:52 PM |
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I did. He provided the intellectual rationalization for |
endarkenment |
Nov-16-06 04:22 PM |
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OK, I don't think we have a big argument |
Jack Rabbit |
Nov-16-06 04:45 PM |
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Really? Then why don't you address me on it rather than sidestep confrontation? |
HughBeaumont |
Nov-16-06 07:15 PM |
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You're not the only offender |
Jack Rabbit |
Nov-16-06 09:49 PM |
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Read Much Management Theory Lately? |
Rage for Order |
Nov-16-06 11:27 PM |
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Could have fooled me. |
HughBeaumont |
Nov-17-06 06:21 AM |
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You are correct, though not entirely |
Rage for Order |
Nov-18-06 12:13 PM |
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speak ill of the dead |
saskatoon |
Nov-16-06 04:45 PM |
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True dat! |
Tight_rope |
Nov-16-06 04:49 PM |
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Speak of the Dead - They don't care |
PietVA |
Nov-18-06 02:09 AM |
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Uh, actually, that's an excellent reason. |
aquart |
Nov-16-06 05:06 PM |
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I don't think Friedman compares to Ted Bundy or Heinrich Himmler |
Jack Rabbit |
Nov-16-06 09:11 PM |
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I agree. n/t |
phusion |
Nov-16-06 09:55 PM |
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"Overseas, Friedman's work helped shape policies used in Chile and Argentina in the 1970s." |
eppur_se_muova |
Nov-16-06 01:27 PM |
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Milton Friedman was the grandfatherly-looking front man for |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Nov-16-06 01:40 PM |
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RIP - I still think he was wrong on economics, though |
LeftishBrit |
Nov-16-06 01:46 PM |
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He lived 95 years too long. (nt) |
Katzenjammer |
Nov-16-06 01:49 PM |
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He Wanted to Privitize All Public Education |
Yavin4 |
Nov-16-06 02:02 PM |
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"A tax cut that adds to the deficit today ..... |
coda |
Nov-16-06 02:14 PM |
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Economics: the secret of longevity. |
Heaven and Earth |
Nov-16-06 02:39 PM |
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But in the long run, we're all dead (J.M. Keynes). n/t |
daleo |
Nov-16-06 04:16 PM |
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I'm kind of disappointed in some of the responses here. |
Idioteque |
Nov-16-06 02:45 PM |
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"Flatten 'em all, let the market sort 'em out" |
HughBeaumont |
Nov-16-06 03:43 PM |
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I am also an Econ major, and |
bicentennial_baby |
Nov-17-06 06:44 AM |
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Good riddance to the most dismal of the dismal scientists |
mitchum |
Nov-16-06 03:30 PM |
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Good Riddance. |
Odin2005 |
Nov-16-06 03:33 PM |
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Read his letter to William Bennett |
MUSTANG_2004 |
Nov-16-06 06:35 PM |
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I hesistate to call him "evil" or dismiss him |
Amused Musings |
Nov-16-06 03:51 PM |
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And the oligarchs are stricken with grief |
JNelson6563 |
Nov-16-06 04:22 PM |
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GOOD! |
JVS |
Nov-16-06 05:33 PM |
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I'm no fan of Friedman and his comic book like briefs on capitalism |
David Zephyr |
Nov-16-06 05:56 PM |
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Buh Bye.... (nt) |
stepnw1f |
Nov-16-06 06:39 PM |
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He proposed a minimum income for every citizen. |
eallen |
Nov-16-06 07:08 PM |
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Hmmm, intersting. I guess he wasn't as bad as I thought. |
Odin2005 |
Nov-17-06 01:14 AM |
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Friedman would partly agree and partly dissent. |
eallen |
Nov-17-06 09:33 AM |
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Nicely said. n/t |
MUSTANG_2004 |
Nov-18-06 10:56 AM |
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Earned income Tax credit |
AngryAmish |
Nov-17-06 10:27 AM |
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Yep. But what Friedman proposed was more sweeping. |
eallen |
Nov-17-06 11:59 AM |
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Please don't confuse people with facts |
ItNerd4life |
Nov-17-06 01:36 PM |
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It's good to know that evil is not immortal. |
Zynx |
Nov-16-06 07:16 PM |
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Well, Trickle Your @$$ On Down to Hell! |
Anakin Skywalker |
Nov-16-06 07:24 PM |
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HA! Perfect! |
janesez |
Nov-17-06 01:32 PM |
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I'm all teary-eyed about this... |
progressoid |
Nov-16-06 07:35 PM |
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Good riddance |
Lasthorseman |
Nov-16-06 07:58 PM |
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the modern proto-type for tapeworms is permanently sucking dust. |
xchrom |
Nov-16-06 08:06 PM |
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I'm not familar with the man's work |
BlueStater |
Nov-16-06 08:16 PM |
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responsible for intellectual underpinnings for free market better than gvmt spending |
goodhue |
Nov-16-06 09:51 PM |
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I can't wait to trickle down on that motherfucker's grave |
mitchum |
Nov-16-06 10:38 PM |
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oooh, me too... I have already done so` |
WannaJumpMyScooter |
Nov-17-06 12:04 AM |
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You people are irreverent!! |
gtar100 |
Nov-16-06 11:12 PM |
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Now he will answer for enabling Pinochet |
Joe Bacon |
Nov-17-06 12:22 AM |
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'go, give 'im 200 dollars." |
sweetheart |
Nov-17-06 12:26 AM |
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Memo to Pinochet: Your buddy just went to hell and is waiting for you |
entanglement |
Nov-17-06 01:05 AM |
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Another inhabitant for the Hitler-Stalin-Bush Wing of Hell |
tom_paine |
Nov-17-06 06:39 AM |
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Learn more about him first |
MUSTANG_2004 |
Nov-17-06 12:00 PM |
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AGREED |
Sammy Pepys |
Nov-17-06 01:48 PM |
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I agree with you too, MUSTANG_2004 |
slackmaster |
Nov-18-06 11:14 AM |
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His anti-inflation stuff was only good when it was hybridized with Keynesianism. |
Odin2005 |
Nov-18-06 07:11 PM |
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True of many things |
MUSTANG_2004 |
Nov-18-06 07:27 PM |
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Milton said it's better to reign in hell, than serve in heaven. lol |
genieroze |
Nov-17-06 12:16 PM |
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Milton Friedman has passed... |
Bullshot |
Nov-18-06 02:31 PM |
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Watched a C-SPAN Rerun |
screenplaya |
Nov-18-06 03:12 PM |
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Well said. |
IntiRaymi |
Nov-18-06 03:59 PM |
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His WWII service |
MUSTANG_2004 |
Nov-18-06 04:26 PM |
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What? The bar exam? The MCATs? nt. |
Bonescrat |
Nov-18-06 09:25 PM |
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