Rest in Peace: Milton Friedman

[Мастер]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Friedman

I never signed his petition to legalize marijuana. . .

[Heid the Ba]

I didn't know he was still alive, well he isn't, but you know what I mean. I must make an effort and catch up.

[umop ap!sdn]

Not sure I'd ever heard of him, but should have. :(

[Heid the Ba]

Not to be confused with Milton Keynes;

Or even Maynard Keynes

That seemed a lot funnier inside my head.

[Мастер]

Not sure I'd ever heard of him, but should have. :(

In a survey of economists a few years back, he was ranked the second most influential of the 20th century, just behind Maynard Keynes. His son is a well-known American libertarian, and Milt's political views were rather libertarian as well. After winning the Nobel prize in economics in 1976, made a notorious quip about how, in his opinion, the central bank that endowed the prize could be replaced by a computer program. Didn't want to give future Nobel laureate (1990, shared with Bill Sharpe and Merton Miller) Harry Markowitz his doctorate back in the 1950s. Sent KOS a petition to sign, in favor or legalization of marijuana.

Not to be confused with Milton Keynes;

Or even Maynard Keynes

That seemed a lot funnier inside my head.

The idiot banker in Yes. Minister had trouble keeping those two straight. . .

[Мастер]

I didn't know he was still alive, well he isn't, but you know what I mean. I must make an effort and catch up.

Well, he did retire from U. Chicago something like 30 years ago. The person who took over his course there won the Nobel prize in 1992. . .

[Enzo]

So the course must work.



Was he the guy in Driving Miss Daisy?

[Мастер]

So the course must work.

Well, I think the course was to educate the students, but whatever :P

Was he the guy in Driving Miss Daisy?

Might have been. Which character?

[Enzo]

The [strike]chauffure[/strike] [strike]showfer[/strike] [strike]chaufferre[/strike] driver.

[umop ap!sdn]

Chauffeur!

[Enzo]

GESUNDHEIT!!!




Oh, the old ones are the best.

[Мастер]

Oh, no, that's Morgan Freeman. But that's an easy mistake to make, they're pretty similar.

[Enzo]

And similarly pretty too, don't you think?

[Мастер]

Yep. I think Morgan Freeman did some work on business cycle theory before he got into acting. . .

[umop ap!sdn]

GESUNDHEIT!!!

Merci.

[Enzo]

work on business cycle

He rode his bike to work?