Milton Friedman, 94, died Thursday “of heart failure after being taken to hospital near his home in San Francisco,” according to the Wall Street Journal. Subscription required. (Image from http://www.ideachannel.com/Friedman.htm.)
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One of my two majors in college was in economics. (That’s how I was going to get rich! Ah, to be on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors . . . . )
Anyway, whether one agreed with Friedman or not, you can’t argue his legendary status as an influential economist.
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