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Milton Friedman

If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand.

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Milton Friedman is criticizing the federal government's efficiency by suggesting that even in a place with an abundant resource like sand, government management would lead to scarcity. He implies that bureaucracy and mismanagement cause shortages, regardless of how plentiful the resource is.

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