Milton Friedman on the robber baron myth

January 7, 2013

Professor Friedman explodes the myth that America’s 19th century industrialists exploited the ordinary man. Besides this video, I recommend this video by Burton Folsom and The Truth About the “Robber Barons” by Thomas J. DiLorenzo.

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