Free to Choose: A Personal Statement

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Posted: Sep-13-2009

Thoughtful and insightful

It's probably not quite fair for me to write a review since I'm not quite finished reading the book. It won't be much longer until I reach The End though. Friedman understands and conveys that freedom and personal guarantees from cradle-to-grave simply do not go hand in hand. For those of us...

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Posted: Jul-04-2009

Lucent and cogent advocacy of economic and political freedom

This well written, fact based book presents a lucid and cogent argument for economic and political freedom and deals meaningfully with such topics as diverse as school voucher programs, consumer regulatory agencies and the role of the Federal Reserve in dictating inflation, among many other...

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Posted: Jun-24-2009

If you only read one book on economics & public policy this would be it

Everyone should read this book irregardless of thier political views if only to understand the arguments of the other side. Economics can be dry but this book is written in a relaxed style that is much more accessible then F.A. Hayek's academic prose and so it serves as a great introduction to...

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Posted: Jun-10-2009

Not for everyone...

I don't really have much to say about Free to Choose. It's a good book, a little boring. Friedman raises some good points about the economics of the country and our government. The book is not for everyone. If you are interested in economics and governmental deficiencies you will find this book...

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Posted: May-18-2009

Length in time will not change the past and the lessons we REFUSE to learn.

This book was written over 30 years ago and the events that led to many of the last economic downfalls, from the late 70's and early 30's, are again being repeated in the present. They are the very same mistakes of our previous generations and even foreign countries, yet we are so gracefully...

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Posted: May-02-2009

Brilliant and ahead of its time

The Friedman's support of the free market has no peer in its depth and eloquence. Their anticipation of arguments in favor of school vouchers, for example, show that their unerring support of basic principles can bear fruit and that only our political institutions stand in the way of our...

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Posted: Nov-09-2008

Free to Choose

This is an excellent book about the Free Market, and how people are free to choose their own path in life. Milton Freidman was one of the best economic thinkers of our time and will be sorely missed by those who believe in the free market.Friedman discusses how socialist societies eventually...

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Posted: Aug-05-2008

Number 1 book on basic economics

This is absolutely the best book on basic economic thinking. It is filled with sound logical arguments for free markets. This book should be the starting point for anyone interested in politics and politically economy.Milton Friedman is "way out there" for many, but his debating skills are solid....

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Posted: Aug-05-2008

Number 1 book on basic economics

This is absolutely the best book on basic economic thinking. It is filled with sound logical arguments for free markets. This book should be the starting point for anyone interested in politics and politically economy.Milton Friedman is "way out there" for many, but his debating skills are solid....

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Posted: Jun-11-2008

Willful myopia

Dr. Friedman is plainly an educated and articulate man and his arguments have a seductive veneer of logic to them. The tragedy is that his interpretations are extremely selective: he focuses exclusively on what he perceives to be the strengths of the free market, while completely disregarding...

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