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2naSalit

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74. Milton Friedman was a capitalist economist
Tue Dec 4, 2012, 02:02 PM
Dec 2012

who pretty much designed and orchestrated the financial hegemony, (also known as disaster capitalism) that we practice and suffer from today. If you read Naomi Klein's book Shock Doctrine; The Rise of Disaster Capitalism you'll get a clear idea of what he was all about. Or you could watch this movie adaptation kindly posted a couple days ago by one our DUers...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101783779#post3

IMHO he was one of the most dangerous players of the 20th century who set us up for the debacle we are in the midst of today. He was able to seduce our government at a time when most of us weren't paying attention and those who had higher levels of education were fewer due to the cost of education. He should have been left to wallow in his own stench decades ago instead of being allowed to destroy what we once considered freedom. Unfortunately he lived a long life of entitlement at our expense and only finally died six years ago.

Given all of that, you will understand the post you made query about.

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K&R. Glad to hear it. Overseas Dec 2012 #1
More wealthy guys holding on to the Reagan mantle of greed. HughBeaumont Dec 2012 #2
Milt Friedman is no longer welcome here. AAO Dec 2012 #30
I don't understand your comment. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #45
crapitalist economist. pansypoo53219 Dec 2012 #60
I know who Friedman is ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #69
Milton Friedman was a capitalist economist 2naSalit Dec 2012 #74
When the history of the 20th century is written hifiguy Dec 2012 #81
All those 2naSalit Dec 2012 #89
Can't wait for these guys to fade into obscurity as dinosaur relics of the faded past. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #39
I'm never ordering from them again. Salviati Dec 2012 #3
Only did once and it sucked. Bad. AAO Dec 2012 #31
Almost every town of any size in the USA has a local pizza joint Bluzmann57 Dec 2012 #51
Yes, buy local when you can. It supports your community! sdfernando Dec 2012 #52
Pizza! RoccoRyg Dec 2012 #58
What I miss living in downtown Pittsburgh --- tabasco Dec 2012 #88
There's a great neighborhood pizza joint just a few hifiguy Dec 2012 #83
Their pizza is horrible (cardboard tastes better) but for some reason my son likes it. Arugula Latte Dec 2012 #59
Probably tastes like school pizza MurrayDelph Dec 2012 #68
That sounds bugus to me. BlueStreak Dec 2012 #4
It's a league game, Smokey DefenseLawyer Dec 2012 #33
Exactly. I have to call BS joeglow3 Dec 2012 #43
Have you participated in their surveys? 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #47
In that case, the OP headline is misleading BlueStreak Dec 2012 #72
I would tend to agree with you if... tex-wyo-dem Dec 2012 #94
I'll deal with the local pizza shop. Joe Bacon Dec 2012 #5
A Nation's moral center is not determined by how many of its citizens go to church, demwing Dec 2012 #6
I hope you don't mind my stealing that. Occulus Dec 2012 #64
thanks! demwing Dec 2012 #79
+1 Digital Puppy Dec 2012 #73
Never ordered their pizza in the first place Kelvin Mace Dec 2012 #7
Me too SummerSnow Dec 2012 #37
Papa who??? jonesgirl Dec 2012 #8
Particularly bothersome when by their estimates, insuring their employees politicaljunkie41910 Dec 2012 #23
Not me. jonesgirl Dec 2012 #53
He didn't pay to build the stadium. blackspade Dec 2012 #75
Yes, Seems a bit Ironic he can give away 2 million pizzas dballance Dec 2012 #29
he's such a hypocrite obama2terms Dec 2012 #50
and this is the guy who spect 250K on a car... nevetsbboc Dec 2012 #57
I got a coupon for a free pizza from PJ's in my email oliverrams1 Dec 2012 #62
He's losing money over his decision. SummerSnow Dec 2012 #38
Big Poppa alp227 Dec 2012 #78
Papa Putz. n/t griloco Dec 2012 #84
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out..... Bonhomme Richard Dec 2012 #9
This makes me very happy! City Lights Dec 2012 #10
Excellent. I'll never eat at any of these plethoro Dec 2012 #11
I hope it impacts their bottom line d_r Dec 2012 #12
Way off - If Peyton Manning was a smart investor - he should sell off the franchises ASAP Panasonic Dec 2012 #19
Good Tigress DEM Dec 2012 #13
They lost more than that with me liberal N proud Dec 2012 #14
PJ sold my email MissNostalgia Dec 2012 #15
Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of crap peddlers… Champion Jack Dec 2012 #16
We found a local pizza a long time ago, Panasonic Dec 2012 #17
Where in Colorado, what business? intheflow Dec 2012 #21
It's called I <3 NY Pizzeria Panasonic Dec 2012 #27
Is that in the same plaza as The Egg and I? intheflow Dec 2012 #41
Yes, same plaza. Right behind the Egg and I on the far side, to the left side. Panasonic Dec 2012 #61
I didn't get over there yesterday. intheflow Dec 2012 #99
I gotta add a "Me, too" to this opinions survey because ca3799 Dec 2012 #18
I do feel bad for the franchise owners who had nothing to do with these asshats. intheflow Dec 2012 #20
Keep your politics separate from your business. I was a regular customer of Papa Johns and Ed Suspicious Dec 2012 #22
Jimmy Johns? BainsBane Dec 2012 #82
Oh sorry. That's leftover angst from their anti-union stance from a couple years ago. n/t Ed Suspicious Dec 2012 #90
This indicates (IMO), that Americans are a Progressive society dotymed Dec 2012 #24
Pretty big disconnect Cosmocat Dec 2012 #36
So much of what Americans consider normal has only become the norm since reagan. dotymed Dec 2012 #102
I have to question what posts that proclaim things to the effect of "I wouldn't eat their cardboard Ed Suspicious Dec 2012 #25
Words have consequences! Rambis Dec 2012 #26
I think these business owners end up with their perceptions being skewed harun Dec 2012 #28
i feel for people who are stuck with these terrible food options. La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2012 #32
good heaven05 Dec 2012 #34
The People have moved on while half of Congress still represents only a handful of oligarchs. Scuba Dec 2012 #35
I went to my local pizzeria yesterday HockeyMom Dec 2012 #40
Really is amazing RedstDem Dec 2012 #42
There is a new Papa Johns near me...I will never go there..nt Stuart G Dec 2012 #44
Better Options jRus61 Dec 2012 #46
No surprise there. Arrogance has its price. NC_Nurse Dec 2012 #48
Schnatter was more interested in making a political statement... kjackson227 Dec 2012 #49
Glad to hear that. santamargarita Dec 2012 #54
I usually have to wait till 9 pm for Best Thing of the Day lobodons Dec 2012 #55
Bad food just FULL of chemicals 4 more years Dec 2012 #56
Lots Of Other Places To Get Much Better Pizza. (nt) Paladin Dec 2012 #63
Survey says..... kwvining Dec 2012 #65
Fantastic! GatorLarry Dec 2012 #66
proof that their hatred of Obama exceeds their love of money. nt Mosby Dec 2012 #67
Their pizza sucks but... jayfish Dec 2012 #70
+1 SunSeeker Dec 2012 #77
I prefer Papa Murphy's demwing Dec 2012 #71
They should have kept their mouths shut Doctor_J Dec 2012 #76
So big papa and the other whiners thought romney was going to win and everything Cha Dec 2012 #80
Crappa Johns Dont call me Shirley Dec 2012 #85
greedy repukelicanism has consequences! BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2012 #86
I look forward to their next earnings report. JudyM Dec 2012 #87
"Opposition to health care law hurts Olive Garden parent" Cha Dec 2012 #91
I hope Schnatter is arrogant enough to keep appearing in his own commercials. Pryderi Dec 2012 #92
I'm glad to see someone is paying attention to the consequences these companies are facing davidpdx Dec 2012 #93
To wealthy one percenters who don't understand, let me explain this in simple terms: STFU! Kennah Dec 2012 #95
Used to work for a smaller chain by the name of "Peter Piper" back in the day..... AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #96
I don't... Vestigial_Sister Dec 2012 #97
the pictures of his palace didn't help. Tunkamerica Dec 2012 #98
The Problem with Buffoons Like Schnatter Iggy Dec 2012 #100
I unsubscribed from their email list when he said that and haven't ordered since Blandocyte Dec 2012 #101
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