Milton Friedman on the free-market case for taxing pollution

Why it was recommended

Even Mr. Free Market himself, Milton Friedman, thought a price on pollution was a good idea

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What it covers

A two-minute clip from a 1979 Phil Donahue interview in which Milton Friedman makes the free-market case for taxing pollution. He treats pollution as an externality that can. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

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Length

2 min 29 sec

Year

2017

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