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Milton and rose friedman5/20/2023 ![]() Bernanke, said in a statement that “Friedman had no peer” among economic scholars. “He had been a fixture in my life both professionally and personally for half a century,” former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said in a statement Thursday. Though some of his teachings about money lost influence over time, he ultimately attained the status of a capitalist icon through the purity and force of his broader world view. Taxes should be cut and simplified, he said, and society would benefit when personal choice reigned supreme. With confidence and a professor’s logic, he sought to demolish the conventional belief after World War II that government should play a sweeping role in people’s lives. ![]() He became an economist-celebrity, promoting his passionate beliefs in books, magazines and television appearances. Yet Friedman’s influence extended far beyond the ivory tower. ![]()
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