It’s never existed, nor is anyone saying it should. Your solution inevitably leads to thugs controlling everything. Friedman also said “where do we find such angels?”

Milton Friedman never advocated for UBI. That’s ridiculous.

The moral value is lost. When there's no morality, there is no religion. It shocks me to see so many politicians & leaders in the US preach their strong faith (Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism,..) as their moral guidance while at the same time "worshiping" Capitalism. /1

That’s quite enough truth out of you for one day, @marwilliamson … … the robber barons, neolibs, & Wall St can only handle so much honesty in a single day. It hurts their feelings. 😊

Simply, the cronies should be widened, to everyone.

Milton Friedman was an unprincipled opportunist. He knew that many corporate leaders and wealthy communities hated the New Deal. He provided them with pseudo-intellectual cover to push for the policies they wanted

And that's what "Unfettered Capitalism" is ... A small group of wealthy individuls live wonderful lives ... while the rest bearly get by ... State Colleges (back in the 60's and 70's) only cost a few hundred dollars with lots of grant money available!

No, "crony capitalism" is fascism by definition. You lefties like to defame capitalism by misrepresenting when it goes awry yet ironically are the ones who cause it

"within an ethical context" means "fair market capitalism". Fair markets improve as they strive for perfection. Free markets tend to unravel into chaos, & carelessness, which characterizes the slave market & the current market. For fair markets, free people & just trade works.

That's a very interesting point. We should hear more pols talking about this. Here's Friedman defending his idea in an interview with the snobby conservative William Buckley. youtube.com/xtpgkX588nM