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Milton Friedman

A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.

Milton Friedman

Freedom

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Many people oppose a free economy because they believe certain groups should have specific desires or needs dictated for them. At the core of most criticisms against the free market is a distrust or rejection of individual freedom to make choices.

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