[Las Vegas Ron]

Walter Williams

Thomas Sowell

JMO

[Migraine]

Wayne Allen Root

[abb]

There is no precise equivalent.

Like Reagan, Friedman had that cheerful optimism, that faith in the Free Markets and the American people that hasn’t been duplicated since.

I had the good fortune to meet him once, in 1981 at a reception during the week of Reagan’s inaugural. Got my picture taken with him, and he autographed “Free to Choose” for me.

[loveliberty2]

For discussions about the President's newest tool for dividing Americans--something he calls, "income inequality," perhaps Economics Professor Dr. Walter E. Williams's common-sense, and economically sound, advice might be helpful.

That advice may be found here. Essays on other subjects, such as government-controlled minimum wage levels, also are available at the site.

Williams introduces the "income inequality" matter in this paragraph:

"Democrats plan to demagogue income inequality and the wealth gap for political gain in this year's elections. Most of what’s said about income inequality is stupid or, at best, ill-informed. Much to their disgrace, economists focusing on measures of income inequality bring little light to the issue. Let’s look at it." - Walter E. Williams

In the paragraphs which follow, he does just that! Too bad we didn't have honest and articulate politicians in both Parties in Washington who would be as straight with American citizens as is Dr. Williams.

[Da Coyote]

Folks already have identified modern Friedmans.

How about an ant-Friedman...that is, one who has demonstrated an almost clownish lack of understanding of basic economic principles?

I nominate our king of idiocies, that winner of the laughable Nobel Prize for Economics, Paul Krugman.

In the world of science, we call him an econ major.

[Paladin2]

Paul Krugman

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[all the best]

Milton Friedman is the devil who devised the payroll withholding scheme for the government. Without that hellish device people would have to fork over the entire amount on April 15 and would not be too thrilled at the prospect. Friedman’s scheme allows people to actually think a refund is some sort of windfall. You can keep Miltie.

[Daveinyork]

Not very many people. Perhaps Walter Williams and Thomas Sowell.

[mjp]

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPITALISM: A Treatise on Economics

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George Reisman

The Clearest and Most Comprehensive Contemporary Defense of the Capitalist Economic System Available

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Is there one? In any field, there are moments of great activity with different scholars spurring each other on, moments when new ideas abound, and other times when the implications of yesterday's ideas have already been worked out, and there isn't much new ground being broken. That second kind of era sounds like ours.

Something similar was said about William F. Buckley (by William F. Buckley, if I'm not mistaken). Saying markets are a good thing and should be freer isn't going to look like a strikingly novel idea right now. It's already been said too often by too many people and been argued and debated for too long a time. So there isn't a William F. Buckley (or a Milton Friedman) today.

[Rock Eye Jack]

Thomas Sowell

[MosesKnows]

Who is the modern Milton Friedman?

There is none.

However, a very wise man exists who will serve the position well. Thomas Sowell's observations provide the correct vision for the economy of a free people. While his mind remains razor sharp, he is aging and I suggest the search continue.

[BfloGuy]

In his final years, Friedman became the freedom-loving capitalist we all remember today.

But let's not forget that he is the very man who invented the withholding tax [and sold it to the Roosevelt administration] and fully supported the idea [to his death] that government must remain in charge of the supply of money and increase it annually to maintain economic growth.

I don't dislike the old guy at all, but he wasn't as freedom-loving in practice as he sounds on those Youtube videos.