Milton Friedman on School Choice

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Milton Friedman spent his adult life advocating for choice and competition in a free market system. Schools were no different. In this video Milt advocates the use of School Vouchers because he assumes that

competition is a way in which both public and private schools can be required to satisfy their customers.

Why does he assume that? Because, as he states at the end of the video, “Competition is better than monopoly.”

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