Posted on 05/01/2019 7:22:27 AM PDT by GOP Congress
Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by Milton Friedman. Click image (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle. Friedman was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in economics, specifically for "his achievements in the field of consumption analysis, monetary history and theory, and for his demonstration of the complexity of stabilization policy." All hints, along with the answer, are provided in the first reply comment below, using filtered font to prevent accidential spoilers. Please refrain from disclosing the full answer in comments to prevent spoilers. To solve the puzzle: For more detailed instructions and techniques, go here: How to solve Quotefall Puzzles.
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Word Hint 1: DESERT
Word Hint 2: CHARGE
Word Hint 3: FEDERAL
First 4 words: IF YOU PUT THE
ANSWER: IF YOU PUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN CHARGE OF THE SAHARA DESERT, IN FIVE YEARS THERE'D BE A SHORTAGE OF SAND.
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