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A man who hated government

Conservative economic guru and liberal nemesis Milton Friedman hated intervention of any sort, whether in the market or in recreational drug use.
By Brad DeLong

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  • Friday, November 17, 2006 04:27 PM

    I'm just saying

    Anyone who hold the view that "once enough babies had died the company would go bankrupt and the product [an unsafe crib] would be taken off the market" assumes your child won't be the one who dies from an unsafe product.

    —poeslygeia

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