Murphy: “I’m pleased that the world has come round to my view: it’s taken them a while to do so.”
RichardT
No, because Murphy is so ignorant of economics that he has no conception that other people have thought of his ideas before (and, often, having thought of them, rejected them for good reasons).
To him, like a child in fairyland, everything is new and exciting.
Indeed. However, Tim already has series for the Guardian and the Observer.
Rob
I expect that once someone makes the Tuber aware of who Friedman is, he’ll claim Friedman stole his ideas.
Diogenes
Is it just a misconception of mine or is Snippa thudding out the blog posts faster than ever? How long can the barrel of his brain withstand the scraping?
RichardT
Diogenes said:
“How long can the barrel of his brain withstand the scraping?”
I thought Murphy’s thoughts came out of a different barrel.
Ironman
In answer to your question Tim: no he doesn’t. He seriously believes monetarism is only about not expanding the money supply.
I’d like to say something witty about that, but it’s just plain pitiful.
The real question is whether he knows who Friedman is.
Time for a new category? “Timmy’s questions that we know the answer to”?
@Surreptitious Evil
Surely it’s a special case of Betteridge’s law of headlines?
The only Friedman Dick Tater is likely channeling is Thomas Friedman.
Wortstall: “D’ye think Ritchie realises he’s channelling Friedman?”
Murphy: “I’m pleased that the world has come round to my view: it’s taken them a while to do so.”
No, because Murphy is so ignorant of economics that he has no conception that other people have thought of his ideas before (and, often, having thought of them, rejected them for good reasons).
To him, like a child in fairyland, everything is new and exciting.
Arthur,
Indeed. However, Tim already has series for the Guardian and the Observer.
I expect that once someone makes the Tuber aware of who Friedman is, he’ll claim Friedman stole his ideas.
Is it just a misconception of mine or is Snippa thudding out the blog posts faster than ever? How long can the barrel of his brain withstand the scraping?
Diogenes said:
“How long can the barrel of his brain withstand the scraping?”
I thought Murphy’s thoughts came out of a different barrel.
In answer to your question Tim: no he doesn’t. He seriously believes monetarism is only about not expanding the money supply.
I’d like to say something witty about that, but it’s just plain pitiful.