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50 years ago Milton Friedman told us greed was good. He was half right

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW
50 years ago Milton Friedman told us greed was good. He was half rightHoover Institution

The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed – for lack of a better word – is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms – greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge – has marked the upward surge of...

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