October

Problem or Opportunity? Clarence B. Carson 622 When the garbage business is monopolized by government, how do we know whether a given item is a waste or a resource? The Anyones A poetic plea for constructive differences among men. AI Siebert 629 Problems the Free Market Can't Solve Paul L. Poirot 630 The organized demand of something for nothing is the kind of a problem for which there is no market solution. Book Reviews: 636 "Education in America" by George Charles Roche III "The Man from Monticello: (An Intim~te Ufe of Thomas Jefferson)" by Thomas Fleming Anyone wishing to communicate with authors may send first-class mail in care of THE FREEMAN for forwarding.

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