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Milton Friedman

Many people want the government to protect the consumer. A much more urgent problem is to protect the consumer from the government.

Milton Friedman

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Milton Friedman is saying that while people often ask the government to keep buyers safe from bad products or companies, the bigger danger is when the government itself harms or controls consumers unfairly. He believes government actions can sometimes limit freedom or cause problems that are more serious than those caused by businesses.

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