milton friedman

[knabe]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6813529239937418232&

here's an old video interview with milton friedman


good intentions have the opposite effect of that desired.  ie voting against one's own interests actually IS in one's own interests.  this is usually a criticism  of those in the midwest.

i'm assuming brian williams, catie couric,  and charlie gibson would be lost interviewing this guy or anyone like him.

 

[Show Dad]

Gee, Knabe most people don't know who Milton Frieman is. Let alone know what he was talking about. I did a report on him in high school and my teacher gave me an A but said the next time I turned in a paper he couldn't comprehend I would get an F.

People just want to know what they just want to know. Then complain the government is taking care of them for the rest.

 

[Dusty]

Friedman was probably the greatest economist of modern times. Why society has such a hard time following and implementing the teachings of people like him is beyond me...

I did a report on him in high school and my teacher gave me an A but said the next time I turned in a paper he couldn't comprehend I would get an F.

That is sad, but it is very true.  A lot of teachers went to school to be a teacher because they only wanted to work 9 months a year, not because they had a genuine interest in advancing society's knowledge or challenging students to actually have lucid intelligent thoughts.