How'd he do compared to you? LOL!
“How’d he do compared to you? LOL!”
Economist spout their theories as if they should be the ONLY guide in forming policy in the US. There are other considerations, always have been and always will be. When Friedman or any other economists make their pronouncements without taking into account other factors that must be considered in a democracy, they come off sounding like nitwits at times, as do their followers.
And you can always find an economist with an alternative theory.
BZZZZT. Ad hominem bullshit.
I didn't see that Will88 was claiming to be a great economist, but he was pointing out (factually or not) that Friedman was wrong about enough things that bending the rules to allow "argument by authority" wouldn't fly in Friedman's case.
Answer the charge about Friedman, and show why his successful predictions are RELEVANT to the issues discussed here. :-)
Cheers!