455K views · Mar 12, 2019 · 57:48 · 2 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2023–2024
The first episode of Milton Friedman's 1980 Free To Choose series, on how markets and voluntary exchange organize economic activity and the price system. It includes visits to Hong Kong, the U.S. and Scotland and a panel discussion with critics.
Why Hacker News points people here: Commenters say it made market economics click for them and find it an interesting documentary relevant to welfare and UBI debates.
“What really made it click was Milton Friedman's”HN comment, 2023
“What really made it click was Milton Friedman's”
Made market economics click for the commenter
It took me a long time to grasp market economics. I knew it worked somehow but I didn't quite understand why. What really made it click was Milton Friedman's "Free to Choose" TV series[0]. [0] this video
“to be really interesting”
Interesting documentary related to UBI and welfare bureaucracy
That is also a fantastic comparison point. The same ideal is part of the idea behind UBI replacing the social welfare bureaucracy. I found this documentary "Freedom to choose" to be really interesting: this video
“I first heard him debate when watching Milton Friedman's”
Where commenter first encountered Sowell debating
"There are no solutions, only trade-offs" 100% based Sowell. I first heard him debate when watching Milton Friedman's "Free to Choose" series (found here: this video ) and immediately got his books.
