Milton Friedman on Economic Inflation
Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman advocated for free market principles in the 1980 public TV series “Free to Choose.” Episode nine was titled “How to Cure Inflation.”
Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman advocated for free market principles in the 1980 public TV series “Free to Choose.” Episode nine was titled “How to Cure Inflation.”
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1,538 viewsNobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman advocated for free market principles in the 1980 public TV series “Free to Choose.” Episode ten was titled “How to Stay Free.”
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