When I was lost in life this man helped me find my way

[HawkeyeHitman]

Milton Friedman is the greatest human being who ever lived.

 

[ThorneStockton]

What did Milton think about tariffs?

 

[dgordo]

what did Milton think about drug legalization?

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

An economist helped you find your way and is the greatest man to ever live?

I might have gone with Jesus or if you prefer a non-religious based answer someone who sacrificed themselves for a greater good or saved a lot of lives.

Nothing against economists but helping people find their way and being the greatest person to ever live seems above their pay grade.

 

[Aardvark86]

...and here I thought you were going to say Friederich Hayek.

 

[TC Nole OX]

 

[RileyHawk]

One of the major criticisms of Friedman’s influence is the deregulation of the financial sector, a hallmark of his free-market ideology. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, U.S. policymakers, inspired by Friedman’s views, rolled back many regulations that had been designed to protect the financial system. Notably:

• The repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act in 1999, which had separated commercial banking from investment banking, is seen as a key moment in deregulation. It allowed financial institutions to engage in riskier activities, such as trading in derivatives and mortgage-backed securities, which played a central role in the collapse.
• Deregulation also allowed banks to engage in highly leveraged activities, making them vulnerable to shocks in the housing and credit markets.

 

[bagdropper]

 

[SoProudNole]

@LunchBox50 is the greatest human being who ever lived.

 

[Ree4]

 

[Ree4]

Hate to break it to you, buuuut you're still lost

 

[hawkeyetraveler]

Milton Friedman is the greatest human being who ever lived.

What would Milton Friedman say about the idea of spending 10’s or even 100’s of millions building a new Mississippi River bridge so the 17,043 residents of Clayton County don’t have to drive the 10-20 miles up to Marquette to cross the Mississippi?

Your hero would call you a dumbass.

 

[mnole03]

what did Milton think about drug legalization?

Or abortion.

 

[jamesvanderwulf]

One of the major criticisms of Friedman’s influence is the deregulation of the financial sector, a hallmark of his free-market ideology. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, U.S. policymakers, inspired by Friedman’s views, rolled back many regulations that had been designed to protect the financial system. Notably:

• The repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act in 1999, which had separated commercial banking from investment banking, is seen as a key moment in deregulation. It allowed financial institutions to engage in riskier activities, such as trading in derivatives and mortgage-backed securities, which played a central role in the collapse.
• Deregulation also allowed banks to engage in highly leveraged activities, making them vulnerable to shocks in the housing and credit markets.

Thanks Rinos Jim Leach and Bill Clinton…

 

[Greenway4Prez]

What would Milton Friedman say about the idea of spending 10’s or even 100’s of millions building a new Mississippi River bridge so the 17,043 residents of Clayton County don’t have to drive the 10-20 miles up to Marquette to cross the Mississippi?

Your hero would call you a dumbass.

Damn, it’s down to that?

Oof. Growing up, there was always 20,000+ in Clayton County.

 

[hawkeyetraveler]

Damn, it’s down to that?

Oof. Growing up, there was always 20,000+ in Clayton County.

So says Google/wikipedia at least. If only they had that bridge 😂😂😂.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Milton Friedman is the greatest human being who ever lived.

When I was lost in life, this man helped me find a way: