In a book by economist Milton Friedman titled Capitalism and Freedom he expresses how ineffective the “great ‘reforms’” had been in achieving their objectives, “A housing program intended to improve the housing conditions of the poor, to reduce juvenile delinquency, and to contribute to the removal of urban slums, has worsened the housing conditions of the poor, contributed to juvenile delinquency, and spread urban blight”(Document 2). Friedman is essentially saying that the liberal reforms made by the government were ineffective and did not work, but does later on express a solution that did work: “The United States has continued to progress; its citizens have become better fed, better clothed, better housed, and better transported; class and social distinctions have narrowed; minority groups have become less disadvantaged. . . . All this has been the product of the initiative and drive of individuals co-operating through the free market” (Document 2). Friedman feels that what actually improved society was the free-market, not government reforms, and this belief that the government cannot enact social reform and change and only the free-market and private sector can is a major tenet of the new conservative viewpoint. Friedman shared his belief of government ineffectiveness, especially in social reform, with many people and that made them…
