Robert McKenzie
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Political scientist and psephologist who worked on the BBC.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Adult: No
Birthday: September 11, 1917
Age: 107 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: October 12, 1981
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The Tyranny of Control
Overview: Government planning and detailed control of economic activity lessens productive innovation, and consumer choice. Good, better, best, are replaced by "approved" or "authorized." Friedman shows how "established" industries or methods, seek government protection or subsidization in their attempts to stop or limit product improvements which they don't control. Friedman visits India, Japan and U.S.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-01-18
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Who Protects the Consumer?
Overview: Various government agencies have been created on the claim that they will protect the consumer. These agencies restrict freedom, stifle beneficial innovation, and become agents for the industries or groups they are intended to regulate. Friedman explains how the apparent chaos of the market place, the competition of many suppliers for business, is the best protection of consumer interests.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-02-22
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Anatomy of Crisis
Overview: The Great Depression has been popularly viewed as a failure of capitalism. The stock market crash, the failure of the Bank of the United States, loss of personal savings, were visible symbols supporting this belief. As Friedman explains, the real cause was the unseen failure of government policy and action. Yet this crisis resulting from government failure leads to decades of government expansion.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-01-25
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What's Wrong with Our Schools
Overview: Parental choice and parental responsibility in the education of children is the U.S. tradition and is consistent with a free society. Centralized government control has eroded freedom and adversely affected the quality of education. The poor help pay for education for the future rich. Friedman has long advocated using vouchers to solve the problem. He explains why. Friedman visits U.S. and Britain.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-02-15
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Created Equal
Overview: The Declaration of Independence says, "all men are created equal." Friedman explains that this did not mean all persons should or will have equal talents or income. Equal opportunity to better one's self, and the right to personally benefit from the gains realized, are consistent with freedom. Equality of results requires force. Taking from some to give to others destroys freedom and removes the incentive for creating new wealth. Friedman visits India, U.S. and Britain.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-02-08
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From Cradle to Grave
Overview: The welfare state arises from the attempt to do good with other people's money. Such attempts always fail because: Nobody spends somebody else's money as carefully as his own. Welfare is supply driven. Those spending the money use force to collect it and to insure those receiving it use it for "right" purposes. Good intentions are corrupted by bad means. Friedman visits U.S. and Britain.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-02-01
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Who Protects the Worker?
Overview: Unions sometimes protect some workers - their members - but usually at the expense of other workers. Government protects its employees and special groups of workers at the expense of other workers. Both unions and government restrict freedom. Friedman explains how the competition of employers for the talents of workers leads to the highest wages and best working conditions.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-02-29
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How to Cure Inflation
Overview: Inflation results when the amount of money printed or coined increases faster than the creation of new goods and services. Money is a "token" of the wealth of a nation. If more tokens are created than new wealth, it takes more tokens to buy the same goods. Friedman explains why politicians like inflation, and why wage and price controls are not solutions to the problem. Friedman visits Japan, U.S. and Britain.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-03-07
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Where Is This West?
Overview: John Harley leaves his milkman job to take possession of half of a cattle ranch while waitress Sallie Summers goes west on a similar mission to take her half of their shared inheritance. Together, Harley and Sallie fight for ownership of the ranch with foreman Buck Osborne and his gang, who, to scare off the new owners, stage fake holdups, Indian battles, and gunfights.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-09-17
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