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Milton Friedman: Government Protection Sustains Monopolies

LibertyPen · Lecture · YouTube title: Milton Friedman - Monopoly
Why it's here

HN cites it in antitrust and regulation threads as Friedman's take on monopolies, sometimes approvingly and sometimes with skepticism.

What it covers

A short clip of Milton Friedman explaining his free-market view of monopoly, namely that monopolies persist mainly through government help. It is excerpted from the Milton Friedman Speaks series.