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Milton Friedman Speaks: Money and Inflation (B1230) - Full Video

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What it is

An 86-minute Milton Friedman talk arguing that inflation is a monetary phenomenon caused by money supply growing faster than goods, and that the cure is less government spending and money printing.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Shared during inflation discussions as an accessible, layman-friendly statement of the monetarist view.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2022, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “I think is under rated talk which explains complex stuff in layman terms.”

    Underrated talk explaining complex monetary ideas in layman terms.

    yevpats, 2022-08 · Strong recommendation · in “What to read to understand how economists think”

  2. “Here is a good explanation of that”

    Explains inflation as a result of quantitative easing.

    _448, 2022-05 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What things in the world are increasing at the fastest rate?”

  3. “found it insightful on the topic of inflation”

    Insightful Friedman talk on inflation.

    Mertax, 2022-06 · Recommendation · in “How Inflation Works”

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Topics: milton friedman, inflation, money supply, monetarism, economics

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