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Milton Friedman on What government is for

The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem and very often makes the problem worse.
Interview with Milton Friedman
Interview, 1973, Playboy
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  1. I think the government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem and very often makes the problem worse.
    The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem
    Book, 1975, p. 6
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  2. What is called a deficit is a form of taxation. It is a very bad form of taxation, but it is a form of taxation.
    Why Government Is the Problem
    Journal article, 1993, Hoover Institution Press, Essays in Public Policy no. 39, p. 16
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  3. I do not believe in the concept of a competitive advantage in the global economy. We are not harmed by other people improving their standard of living relative to ours; we are helped. The notion of competitiveness, of which so much is spoken, makes sense for an individual enterprise but it does not make any sense for a country.
    Why Government Is the Problem
    Journal article, 1993, Hoover Institution Press, Essays in Public Policy no. 39, p. 17
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