Guest Flo Posted June 18, 2004 We should add his name on the 2005's list since he will be 93 then!! (he's a great economist for people who don't know) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Worthing Paul 3 Posted June 21, 2004 I didn't realise that Mr Moneterism was still alive and kicking. Well, he gotta be a contneder then. Along with his fan club - old Maggie's not looking too good. WP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Four Horsemen 26 Posted June 21, 2004 Well you say he'll be 93, but I think you'll find that after seasonal adjustment the figures actually make him 37....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Gaz Posted March 15, 2005 A great economist - are you for real? An obnoxious peddler of myths to justify the excesses of the rich. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Oates 21 Posted March 16, 2005 Economic Theory, like Political Theory, is an excellent thing in a controlled laboratory environment (ie nowhere that really exists for these subjects), but just add real live humans into the experiment, then any claim to Scientific Method is rendered laughable. Milton Friedman is a very bright bloke - but a historian and theoretician. It's up to the rest of us to make the real world tick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Josco 49 Posted March 16, 2005 It's up to the rest of us to make the real world tick. Could you carry on with out me for now, I've had enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest fawnes Posted March 23, 2005 The worst US ambassador we ever had in France. On the top of everything, he spoke french welle enough to make his bnons crap understandable... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerberus 304 Posted March 24, 2005 I once heard economics defined as "saying what everybody knows in language nobody can understand." As someone who twice failed A-level economics , I rather like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ibby Posted March 24, 2005 hi.. im very much a classical economist... altho throughout my undergrad yrs i have been taught solely keynesian economics. so id appreciat if ppl wudnt rip this dude.. his ideas r briliant.. for example he onc said he'd legalise drugs. as he doesnt mind if people wana kill themselves, they hav the right to.. PLUS the abus of drugs usually comes 'from' its illegality. com on u gota giv that sum credit?! plus this dude is against government intervention in markets.. and i personaly dnt lik Blair (nor Bush, altho i in UK) - so he got my vote! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lospalmas7 12 Posted March 24, 2005 hi.. im very much a classical economist... altho throughout my undergrad yrs i have been taught solely keynesian economics. so id appreciat if ppl wudnt rip this dude.. his ideas r briliant.. for example he onc said he'd legalise drugs. as he doesnt mind if people wana kill themselves, they hav the right to.. PLUS the abus of drugs usually comes 'from' its illegality. com on u gota giv that sum credit?! plus this dude is against government intervention in markets.. and i personaly dnt lik Blair (nor Bush, altho i in UK) - so he got my vote! It's the drug taking part of his economics that you are really into isn't it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted May 5, 2005 Ill make a risky guess an say atleast 1 of the economists will pass on by the years end. Milton Friedmen\ John Kenneth Gabrailth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sympathyforthedevil 11 Posted September 10, 2005 Milton Friedman has recently written an "addendum" to his online Nobel Prize biography (in, I think, May of this year). Previously, this biography only detailed his life up until the time he was awarded the prize, in 1976. I believe that he has updated this biography because he feels he hasn't got long left and wants to leave a complete account of his life before he goes. Just a thought, but maybe it means he'll be on his way out before the year is up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted December 1, 2005 A great economist - are you for real?An obnoxious peddler of myths to justify the excesses of the rich. You obviously don't know ANYTHING about Monetarism or Economics, Friedman's theory. Friedman is a really good economist. And his Monetarist theory is very interesting. I wished he wouldn't die just now. He needs to upgrade his theory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 149 Posted January 8, 2006 Stiglitz is my man, not Friedman, and this explains why: http://www.alternet.org/story/12652 Also Amartya Sen. Sen and Stiglitz's work together explain the damage caused by unbridled monetarism and globalisation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theyiddo 0 Posted January 31, 2006 watching Ferris Bueller always reminds me of my economics class in school....30 odd teenagers falling asleep or looking like zombies..,"anyone, anyone...voodoo economics..."!!!! Milton Friedman...long may you suffer in hell for what we suffered with macro and micro-economics! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted February 1, 2006 watching Ferris Bueller always reminds me of my economics class in school....30 odd teenagers falling asleep or looking like zombies..,"anyone, anyone...voodoo economics..."!!!! Milton Friedman...long may you suffer in hell for what we suffered with macro and micro-economics! As a Management Science major (which is basically just a souped up Econ major), I have a few words for you... ... you are completely right Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Life Begins at 5 o'clock 7 Posted February 24, 2006 I concur...and may his punishment be regulated by a large inefficient centralized planning department. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,206 Posted March 13, 2006 Long & excellent article about Friedman - then and now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 149 Posted April 30, 2006 Maybe the demise of Galbraith will trigger a run on economists, in which case Friedman must be next in line to the DL's benefit. If Friedman goes, the shock might be enough to kill off Maggie Thatcher, his star disciple. Applying my Deathlist Domino Theory, Thatcher's death would allow Michael Foot to rest in peace. Foot's death would make Patrick Moore the new world's worst dressed man, hastening a sudden departure from embarrassment. Moore dying would be too much for George Melly, saddened at this loss to music. After Melly not quite sure, although he does have an excellent Bacon rating of 2 through Miriam Margolyes who looks a little bit like Claire Rayner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest iain Posted May 2, 2006 Maybe the demise of Galbraith will trigger a run on economists, in which case Friedman must be next in line to the DL's benefit. If Friedman goes, the shock might be enough to kill off Maggie Thatcher, his star disciple. Applying my Deathlist Domino Theory, Thatcher's death would allow Michael Foot to rest in peace. Foot's death would make Patrick Moore the new world's worst dressed man, hastening a sudden departure from embarrassment. Moore dying would be too much for George Melly, saddened at this loss to music. After Melly not quite sure, although he does have an excellent Bacon rating of 2 through Miriam Margolyes who looks a little bit like Claire Rayner. if the current state of the Labour party doesnt finish off Michael Foot then nothing will.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,537 Posted May 8, 2006 Maybe the demise of Galbraith will trigger a run on economists, in which case Friedman must be next in line to the DL's benefit. If Friedman goes, the shock might be enough to kill off Maggie Thatcher, his star disciple. Applying my Deathlist Domino Theory, Thatcher's death would allow Michael Foot to rest in peace. Foot's death would make Patrick Moore the new world's worst dressed man, hastening a sudden departure from embarrassment. Moore dying would be too much for George Melly, saddened at this loss to music. After Melly not quite sure, although he does have an excellent Bacon rating of 2 through Miriam Margolyes who looks a little bit like Claire Rayner. if the current state of the Labour party doesnt finish off Michael Foot then nothing will.. I doubt even Blair in the current situation could do a worse job than Foot ever did Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,537 Posted September 8, 2006 It's not often you hear of Milton Friedman these days, but one I only just noticed was that he was interviewed by Russ Roberts last month There's no transcript of the interview on the Hoover Institution website just a passing mention and you have to call in or email them to obtain a copy of the interview Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,662 Posted September 8, 2006 Indeed, this thread is so dead that Iain's most recent post is only three from the end. C'mon Milt man, do summat! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sympathyforthedevil 11 Posted September 8, 2006 It's all a matter of demand and supply. If enough people demand Friedman's death, the price on his head will rise so much that an assassination is inevitable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
