We Can All Become Job Creators

Re:We Can All Become Job Creators by achompas on Wednesday October 19, 2011 @06:16PM (#3132366)

If you're going to listen to a Friedman talk about economics, make it Milton. Quoting Thomas Friedman is an exercise in pop sociology and buzzword-dropping.

Invention is not a necessary or sufficient condition for prosperity. You can arrive there via many paths (thriftiness or wise investment, service provision, etc.).

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Re:We Can All Become Job Creators by cjy on Wednesday October 19, 2011 @07:14PM (#3132563)

I don't like Thomas Friedman either. But, that is a good quote that I think Milton would agree with. He doesn't say that invention is a necessary condition for prosperity. He said it is a necessary condition for prosperity GROWTH.

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Re:We Can All Become Job Creators by achompas on Wednesday October 19, 2011 @09:15PM (#3132935)

I'm shocked that you inferred as much from his quote. He's notoriously vague (because he's not actually saying anything), and after re-reading the quote I'm not sure where you got the "growth" part from.

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