I highly recommend this to any intelligent person.

There are also much more counter arguments made after the publication which should make finding the balance relatively simple. The issues raised in this book are even more relevant than they were at the time of writing. His views are, in short, that in a free economic environment the poor have more chances to become wealthy and that social security should stem from the community rather than federal government. Friedman is not working to make corporations earn more or wishes to see poor people dying on the street. What is interesting, however, is that unlike many of his critics the ideas presented are not cold or corporism centric. Featuring more nuts and bolts, and less theoretical framework, Free to Choose by Milton and Rose Friedman further develops the philosophy presented in. They show us how our freedom has been eroded and our prosperity undermined through the explosion of laws, regulations. He is driving his agenda and criticism toward that must be sought elsewhere. Friedman was a great communicator - able to convince economists, politicians and general readers of the sense of his theories. In this powerful and persuasive book two distinguished economists, Milton Friedman and his wife, Rose, unravel the mysteries of economics for the man or woman in the street (Wall Street or Main Street). Friedman political views being what they are this is obviously not a balanced book. Previous theories and especially socialism/marxism and anything around those ideologies. These examples are easy to understand and they are being articulated very well. That quote from Milton and Rose Friedman is the essential reason why Free To Choose. Milton Friedman paints his vision for the future based on Classical Liberalism (close to libertarism for Americans) with detailed examples on how the society would function in a free market environment. Economic freedom is an essential requisite for political freedom. Regardless of your current political view, this information is important. This is the best political/economics book I have listed/read and should be on the wishlist of anyone thinking about politics, economics and future in general.

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