Brad DeLong — Where Does the Use of “Takers” as in “Makers and Takers” and “A Nation of Takers” Come From?

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It appears to come from right-wing loon and goldbug Edmund Contoski: WCEG — The Equitablog Note to Self: Where Does the Use of "Takers" as in "Makers and Takers" and "A Nation of Takers" Come From? : It appears...Brad DeLong

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Mike Norman considers the following as important: economics and ideology, Edmund Contoski, makers and takers

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