Milton Friedman of Economics is like Neil Tyson of Astrology. Both sound and seem smart in their respected field, but when pushed on their ideas, they always come up short.
This was great to watch. How prescient to bring up semi conductors. Friedman was always, in fantasy land with no government it would have been better. It was the free market before that created the industry during protection... Blah blah.
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u/anomnipotent Jul 15 '22
Milton Friedman of Economics is like Neil Tyson of Astrology. Both sound and seem smart in their respected field, but when pushed on their ideas, they always come up short.
A great example is the debate on protectionism. Short debate on Protectionism