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The provided passages do not offer specific evidence that the author uses to support their claims. Instead, they describe the book's general themes and arguments. The authors, Milton and Rose Friedman, assert that freedom has been eroded and prosperity undermined by an "explosion of laws, regulations, agencies, and spending in Washington" [1, 2]. They also state that "good intentions often produce deplorable results when government is the middleman" [1, 2].
The passages indicate that the book aims to explain how these issues have occurred and to provide "remedies for these ills" to expand freedom and promote prosperity [2]. The questions posed in the description, such as why individuals pay for others' pensions or why certain industries receive preferential treatment, suggest the types of issues the book addresses, but the evidence used to answer these questions is not detailed in these excerpts [1].
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Title: Free to choose by Milton Friedman, Rose D. Friedman Description: In this powerful and persuasive book two distinguished economists, Milton Friedman and his wife, Rose, unravel the mysteries of economics for the man or woman in the street (Wall Street or Main Street). They show us how our freedom has been eroded and our prosperity undermined through the explosion of laws, regulations, agencies, and spending in Washington, how good intentions often produce deplorable results when government is the middleman. And then they tell us what to do if we want to expand our freedom and promote…
in danger. Their analysis of what went wrong and how to correct it, so forcefully and clearly expressed in this book, is vital to America's future economic health. - Jacket flap. --- Google Books --- Title: Free to Choose by Milton Friedman Description: In this classic discussion about economics, freedom, and the relationship between the two, Milton and Rose Friedman explain how our freedom has been eroded and our prosperity undermined through the explosion of laws, regulations, agencies, and spending in Washington, and how good intentions often produce deplorable results when government…