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

It appears to come from right-wing loon and goldbug Edmund Contoski:

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Note to Self: Where Does the Use of "Takers" as in "Makers and Takers" and "A Nation of Takers" Come From? : It appears...
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