who are you?

[rodo]

you are indeed right i don`t have to read it but i was personally affected by the lovely mrs t`s policies and get wound up when people try to educate you over something they have probably never experienced, not having a pot too piss in for months is not a nice experience and something nobody in the 20th century should have to go through but it happened and i for one will afford myself a little smile when she crokes it end of

[paulcooper4]

Kick his head in if it isn't.

[paulcooper4]

you are indeed right i don`t have to read it but i was personally affected by the lovely mrs t`s policies and get wound up when people try to educate you over something they have probably never experienced, not having a pot too piss in for months is not a nice experience and something nobody in the 20th century should have to go through but it happened and i for one will afford myself a little smile when she crokes it end of

eloquently put
not a jar of glue wether I spelt that right tho

[disco]

you are indeed right i don`t have to read it but i was personally affected by the lovely mrs t`s policies and get wound up when people try to educate you over something they have probably never experienced, not having a pot too piss in for months is not a nice experience and something nobody in the 20th century should have to go through but it happened and i for one will afford myself a little smile when she crokes it end of

Fair enough mate.

To be fair, Univ doesn't know that much about Thatcher (although I can see how saying 'she made the economy what it is today' could be a bit annoying )

[paulcooper4]

no but something of yours that would be strangled with if you used arguements like that in the alehouses my my house

[rodo]

my name is ben elton goodnight

[univofchicago]

Er, don't know. Been winging most of this, as it's been a good 7-8 years since I had to think about it

I'll take a guess at 'both'!

I've read your reply again. I think I know what you mean now.

Milton Friedman's view on Monetary Policy is an extreme version of supply-side economics. I advocate the use of supply side economics but not to the extent that Friedman proposes. Again, read my response to Le Chacal when he presents me with the problems of the national railway system.

I believe that government SHOULD intervene on Urban Development and Transportation and events in the UK has shown that privatization of assets in these areas have failed. That is why services in certain areas have deteriorated and prices have increased. But ON THE WHOLE, the economy has become more efficient and UK has been able to control inflation (of course, prices ARE higher but when you take out the effect of inflation and measure it in real terms, price of goods has been quite stable).

"Richer getting Richer, poorer getting poorer" - Again, it goes back to my negative income tax argument...

[Red_Polo]

Kick his head in if it isn't.

I read it recently and was disappointed. Large sections of the book were devoted to making just a few, glaringly obvious points. Worth reading for a handful of interesting and topical thoughts but there's nothing particularly eye-opening about it IMO.

[disco]

I've read your reply again. I think I know what you mean now.

Milton Friedman's view on Monetary Policy is an extreme version of supply-side economics. I advocate the use of supply side economics but not to the extent that Friedman proposes. Again, read my response to Le Chacal when he presents me with the problems of the national railway system.

I believe that government SHOULD intervene on Urban Development and Transportation and events in the UK has shown that privatization of assets in these areas have failed. That is why services in certain areas have deteriorated and prices have increased. But ON THE WHOLE, the economy has become more efficient and UK has been able to control inflation (of course, prices ARE higher but when you take out the effect of inflation and measure it in real terms, price of goods has been quite stable).

"Richer getting Richer, poorer getting poorer" - Again, it goes back to my negative income tax argument...

So, are you saying that the UK ****ed up the whole thing by forgetting to reduce tax to 20%, one of the key aspects of the whole theory?

[rodo]

what the **** is milton friedmans view on a flat back four

[Rich]

I shall read it with an open mind!

I also purchased the World according to Clarkson.....

[Bob]

I hope somebody's enjoying this thread.

[univofchicago]

P.S. Uni, I purchased Freakonomics yesterday, so it better be good....

[The Glove]

what the **** is milton friedmans view on a flat back four

And would he chant 'Who the ****in ell are you' or 'Who are ya'?

[ronan]

god damn micro macro shove it up yer arse economics boring mind numbing pile of cat scutter being discussed by 2 people who ,no offense but, are either too young or from thousands of miles awayto have any idea about what went on in a region over 20 years ago.





















and breathe..................aaah that feels bit better