Tag: The Fed

  • Milton Friedman Caused The Great Depression

    Yes, yes, I know he was only 17 when the market crashed. But still. As Friedman pointed out quite accurately, inept (excessively tight) monetary policy caused the downturn to go much deeper and last much longer than it should have. Pretty much everyone will stipulate to that. And hence–here's his logical non sequitur–government and the…