tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805515354485238513.post8870491019266310941..comments2023-11-03T08:20:30.660-04:00Comments on The Morning Meeting: In Memory of Milton FriedmanThe CEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132181032041726978noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805515354485238513.post-22667284955326440142006-11-19T10:33:00.000-05:002006-11-19T10:33:00.000-05:00The micro bank concept has been around and impleme...The micro bank concept has been around and implemented for years. It took one genius to save his country by turning a bank into a lender to bootstrap operations of $200 and less in a developing country. The default rate was minuscule, less than 2%, and the people started developing their own economy, and enormous self-satisfaction. Thanks EM! Economics are welcome here.The CEOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132181032041726978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805515354485238513.post-47123207188379720712006-11-19T02:48:00.000-05:002006-11-19T02:48:00.000-05:00You know what's interesting ...and weird sort of.....You know what's interesting ...and weird sort of...this years' Nobel Peace Prize Winner is also an Economics genius. He won for creating a bank that has nearly pulled his country out of poverty. Fascinating man and story. <br /><br />RIP Mr. Friedman...your work is being carried on by great minds like yours :)Echomousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940320361755051172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805515354485238513.post-35818152260178308052006-11-17T10:28:00.000-05:002006-11-17T10:28:00.000-05:00excellent tribute.excellent tribute.cmhlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794651670716752863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805515354485238513.post-1556317149583346282006-11-17T07:14:00.000-05:002006-11-17T07:14:00.000-05:00Puss- That would be his view on taxes, which was t...Puss- That would be his view on taxes, which was that they should be eliminated. The less money you took in taxes, the more economic activity, and the more employment. The Conservatives bought it first. Now, so do the Liberals.<br /><br />Margaret Thatcher is an elderly stateswoman long retired from the public view. She was to Ronald Reagan what Tony Blair has been to both Bill Clinton and GeorgeThe CEOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132181032041726978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805515354485238513.post-32429768307405681682006-11-17T05:15:00.000-05:002006-11-17T05:15:00.000-05:00Interesting analysis. In this morning's (UK) press...Interesting analysis. In this morning's (UK) press he's billed as the bloke who gave Reagan and Thatcher their ideas. All I could think was 'Well that means it must be getting near Thatcher's time, too. Result!' <br /><br />There'll be dancing in the streets when that evil harridan goes. If she ever does - there's a rumour she's not even human...<br /><br />PussGlamourpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450175254756849062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805515354485238513.post-58890256324395441402006-11-16T21:21:00.000-05:002006-11-16T21:21:00.000-05:00Mist- We won't have another 30's style depression....Mist- We won't have another 30's style depression. We had the opportunity already and we never came close. Not even a little.The CEOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132181032041726978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805515354485238513.post-33979290023745940272006-11-16T21:10:00.000-05:002006-11-16T21:10:00.000-05:00You mean I lost all that sleep worring about anoth...You mean I lost all that sleep worring about another Depression for nothing?<br /><br />Nice tribute.mist1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15225983360910803121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805515354485238513.post-80827757704153284142006-11-16T18:07:00.000-05:002006-11-16T18:07:00.000-05:00Fred- You're in for some of the most interesting e...Fred- You're in for some of the most interesting economics you have ever read.<br /><br />Matt- he just died. I got it off of CNBC. It'll be in the Post tomorrow. I'm assuming you read the Washington Post.The CEOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132181032041726978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805515354485238513.post-41128846878986851442006-11-16T17:54:00.000-05:002006-11-16T17:54:00.000-05:00It's too bad that I didn't seen anything in the pa...It's too bad that I didn't seen anything in the paper about his passing. Interesting blog.M@https://www.blogger.com/profile/11907796642043083093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805515354485238513.post-33490296215360411962006-11-16T17:46:00.000-05:002006-11-16T17:46:00.000-05:00That's a shame. I literally just started reading a...That's a shame. I literally just started reading about his work in my political science class.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com