Milton Friedman - DEAD

[Recyclerz]

<p>OK,&nbsp; maybe only me and newly-minted economics expert Frankenberry - OK&nbsp;probably only me - will care about this but one of the most influential economists of the last 50 years has drawn his last supply and demand curve - Milton Friedman has passed on at 94.</p><p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15750712/">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15750712/</a></p><p>Friedman was famous for being a firm believer in free markets, limited government, monetary policy as the tool for regulating the economy and for saying &quot;There is no free lunch.&quot;&nbsp; (I guess he never met Wicky.)&nbsp;&nbsp; He was probably as influential as Goldwater with the Conservative movement back when it really was conservative.&nbsp;</p><p>I didn't agree with some of his ideas but he was a great thinker and by all accounts a good guy.</p><p>Godspeed.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Recyclerz on 11-16-06 @ 11:48 PM</span>

[Bulldogcakes]

<p>Wow, I missed this thread. I thought <u><strong>I</strong></u> was the only one who cared about this. He is one of the people I cut my teeth on politically. Nobel prize winner, inspired the Goldwater/Reagan free market liberatrians who once upon a time ran the Republican party. Brilliant guy, will be missed. </p><p>Though unfortunately, not by many in this White House. </p>

[KennethC]

He was Alex P. Keaton's favorite economist.

[FezPaul]

<strong><font face="courier new,courier" size="2">I thought it was about the guy who played the psychiatrist on M*A*S*H.</font></strong>

[KennethC]

<strong>FezPaul</strong> wrote:<br /><strong><font face="courier new,courier" size="2">I thought it was about the guy who played the psychiatrist on M*A*S*H.</font></strong> <p>Thankfully, Allen Arbus is still A*L*I*V*E</p><p><img src="http://www.sixsquare.com/blog/images/0504/allan_arbus.jpg" border="0" width="325" height="244" /></p>

[sr71blackbird]

Wow, I didnt even know he was still alive up till this.&nbsp; Pretty amazing the stuff he helped make.&nbsp; Kinda cool when you think about it.&nbsp; RIP Milt

[scottinnj]

<img src="/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/clap.gif" border="0" width="28" height="30" /> <strong>Bulldogcakes</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Wow, I missed this thread. I thought <u><strong>I</strong></u> was the only one who cared about this. He is one of the people I cut my teeth on politically. Nobel prize winner, inspired the Goldwater/Reagan free market liberatrians who once upon a time ran the Republican party. Brilliant guy, will be missed. </p><p>Though unfortunately, not by many in this White House. </p><p>Quoted for Truth</p>