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Capitalism and Freedom: a Critical Review

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Over-simplified 9

Pro-regulation 9

Pro-union 1

Utopian 2

Total 69

Definitions of Categories Agreement

One note identified issues with which I am mostly in agreement.

Anti-corporation

Two notes were best characterized as being critical of or "anti" corporations.

Anti-union

An anti-union theme pervades this book. I was surprised that only one note fell into this category. But others received labels of "incorrect" or "outdated."

Bigoted

I believe Dr. Friedman when he stated that he personally abhorred and did not practice racial discrimination. Yet a number of his positions go so far in the direction of excusing others who do discriminate, including characterization of discrimination as merely an issue of "taste," that I feel justified in assigning the title of "Bigoted" to this series.

Free market bias

Over and over again Dr. Friedman made comments that invoke an assumption that of course the free market is more efficient, more desirable, and more flexible than government programs can ever be. Particularly when no evidence is presented to show that the specific programs at issue have been operated in a superior way by private enterprises, I assigned them to this category.

Incorrect

When I found data or logic that contradicted the statements in the book, I assigned them to this category.

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