Milton Friedman: The Social Security Myth
YouTube: Using Social Security as his prime example, Professor Friedman explodes the myth that the major expansions in government resulted from popular demand. In a speech delivered more than 30 years ago, he directly relates this dynamic to today's health care debate.
"Someone once wrote, and I'm not sure who it was, that a myth is like an air mattress. There's nothing in it but it's wonderfully comfortable and deflation causes an uncomfortable jolt."




