Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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From preserving the national defense to securing individual rights, the government has its own set of duties that only it can perform. However, because the government is doing more activities than necessary, it performs many of its functions poorly. That leads to inefficiency and the loss of economic freedom.

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Additional resources:

Listen to Milton Friedman’s Firing Line Debate with William F. Buckley Jr. Available here: hvr.co/3yMqPxo.

Read Milton Friedman’s essay “Why Government Is the Problem.” Available here: hvr.co/3fH8atX.

Watch as Milton Friedman discusses the role of government. Available here: bit.ly/3o02rS0.

Read “The Perils of Executive Power,” by Richard A. Epstein. Available here: hvr.co/2RRPmQK.

Watch “The High Cost of Good Intentions,” by John Cogan. Available here: bit.ly/3qzMwvx.

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