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In reply to the discussion: The Dark Age of Money: Milton Friedman and the Rise of Monetary Fascism [View all]laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)27. Friedman has been discredited in nearly every country but the US.
Here in Canadian business school, our texts talk about how that experiment failed in the 80's. So, maybe it's time to start telling the colleges and universities in the US to stop teaching that discredited crap. Keynes has worked very well for us in Canada, TYVM.
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The Dark Age of Money: Milton Friedman and the Rise of Monetary Fascism [View all]
Octafish
Oct 2012
OP
You're welcome; but, you deserve the credit in bringing this little reported fact - a life
byeya
Oct 2012
#9
David Stockman, Pruneface Budget Director, said the wealth transfer was political...
Octafish
Oct 2012
#42
For roughly 20 years after WWII this nation built up enormous equity. Over the next 30 years
Egalitarian Thug
Oct 2012
#15
This sentence, "...uses the powers of the state to put the interest of money and the financial class
Egalitarian Thug
Oct 2012
#12
this is why the EU is failing: They put the demands of the banks above the needs of people.
librechik
Oct 2012
#17
The EU also needs a treasury and the individual nations need to be able to adjust
byeya
Oct 2012
#20
Govts need to use the military to take over banks, before the banksters buy their military, too.
WinkyDink
Oct 2012
#26
This entire thread is MUST READ stuff! ... My thanks to all of the contributors.
Bozita
Oct 2012
#32