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Title: Milton Friedman- Welfare
Post by: Confederate Kahanist on November 10, 2012, 01:02:27 AM
He sure was a brilliant Economist who exposed the downfalls of welfare:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZlsR3tNI_c&feature=watch-vrec
Title: Re: Milton Friedman- Welfare
Post by: Rubystars on November 11, 2012, 06:46:51 AM
I have so much respect for that father of the disabled child who still goes to work and stays and cares for his wife and children. What year was this made? It looks like the 70s.
Title: Re: Milton Friedman- Welfare
Post by: cjd on November 11, 2012, 07:15:45 AM
The video is quite old possibly the 70's for sure... Still it goes a long way in showing just how long term the problem really is... Sadly liberals have made a system of generational welfare where children follow in their parents footsteps...  Worse still the sickness is creeping into the lives of people who normally work... Programs like SNAP (food stamps) and endless unemployment are making people less reluctant to take jobs they normally might if programs like this were not so generous.
Title: Re: Milton Friedman- Welfare
Post by: Secularbeliever on November 11, 2012, 11:25:42 AM
Quote from: cjd on November 11, 2012, 07:15:45 AM
The video is quite old possibly the 70's for sure... Still it goes a long way in showing just how long term the problem really is... Sadly liberals have made a system of generational welfare where children follow in their parents footsteps...  Worse still the sickness is creeping into the lives of people who normally work... Programs like SNAP (food stamps) and endless unemployment are making people less reluctant to take jobs they normally might if programs like this were not so generous.

That is from the Free To Choose series.  It came out on PBS in 1980 or so.  I read the book.  No other book influenced my thinking as much .
Title: Re: Milton Friedman- Welfare
Post by: Harzel on November 11, 2012, 11:41:45 AM
Quote from: Rubystars on November 11, 2012, 06:46:51 AM
I have so much respect for that father of the disabled child who still goes to work and stays and cares for his wife and children. What year was this made? It looks like the 70s.
I think it was made in 1980 by PBS can you believe it ! And 10 years later in 1990 they added several more chapters to the series. It is called "Free to choose".

http://miltonfriedman.blogspot.co.il/
Title: Re: Milton Friedman- Welfare
Post by: drlmg on November 11, 2012, 12:24:12 PM
No matter how old the information is it is still very relevant. Wisdom never gets old or outdated.

I bet PBS is so ashamed they made this "blasphemous" series.