This was a standard refrain of George Stigler and Milton Friedman, actually. Don't think they were trolling. cf. "The Suicidal Impulses of the Business Communi

This was a standard refrain of George Stigler and Milton Friedman, actually. Don't think they were trolling. cf. "The Suicidal Impulses of the Business Community": http://www.nabe.com/publib/friedman_adam_smith.html http://www.nabe.com/publib/friedman_adam_smith.html