Milton Friedman on economics

As my brother said today on his show, today would have been Milton Friedman’s 100th birthday.  He passed away in 2006.  He won the Nobel Prize in economics for 1976, 200 years after our country began.  He believed firmly in the economic principles of our founding. 

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Higher taxes, reduced deficits and Milton Friedman

While Congress debates whether to increase taxes on the “rich” (yes, allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire is a tax increase), it it worth reflecting on the words of the late economist, Milton Friedman. Politicians will always spend every penny of tax raised and whatever else they can get away with. And, a study done…

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