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Milton Friedman: what does “created equal” mean?

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Milton Friedman: what does "created equal" mean?

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    6 comments:

    1. AnonymousWednesday, August 2, 2023 at 12:54:00 AM EDT

      I wasn't sure,I didn't think he was still around.He'd have to be older than Henry Kissinger(but not by much),so I took a look(deceased 2006).

      Economists come and go,but like meteorologists,neither have any impact on the economy or the weather.

      --GRA

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    2. AnonymousWednesday, August 2, 2023 at 1:53:00 AM EDT

      Jack Smith for President.

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    3. AnonymousWednesday, August 2, 2023 at 3:21:00 AM EDT

      Of China.

      --GRA

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    4. AnonymousWednesday, August 2, 2023 at 7:23:00 PM EDT

      Friedman identifies three categories of equal none of which was on the mind of Jefferson. Jefferson identified created equal in the eyes of the law. As concerning the practice in England at the time of nobility having unequal and preferential rights over the other mass of the citizenry.

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    5. AnonymousWednesday, August 2, 2023 at 7:24:00 PM EDT

      "Jack Smith for President."

      He probably wouldn't be a whole worse than what we already have.

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    6. AnonymousWednesday, August 2, 2023 at 10:47:00 PM EDT

      Someone is an optimist.Me,I'd just go get fitted for my prison uniform because of having voted for Trump twice.

      "20 years,Jerry--when you're hot--you're hot."
      --Jerry Reed
      --GRA

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