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3. What Would the World Look Like if Economists Were in Charge?

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How Did Milton Friedman's Free Markets Work?

Estonia's Prime Minister Mart-Larr channeled one of the most renowned economists in history. Milton Friedman was a University of Chicago economist and advocate of free markets. Larr: "Most of the ideas were simple, they were clear and they looked to work" The flat tax he got on his first meeting with Margaret Thatcher ' Quit this big eyes and said, you are one'

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