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Friday, November 17, 2006 12:00 AM

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.

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  • Friday, November 17, 2006 08:13 PM

    He should have died 40 years ago

    That gives a little run-up time to September 11, 1973, so there wouldn't be a government of University of Chicago ("The university built on a hell-mouth!*") fascists pre-fabbed and ready to take over after the Nixonian fascists achieved their coup in Chile.

    And people like him love government, as long as all its functions are punitive instead of positive, and as long as all of them benefit the rich and powerful. Now and again they'll rail against something like the pot laws. That they hate government is the Big Lie this misguided article feeds. They simply hate good government.

    *http://www.counterpunch.org/boyle08022003.html

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