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At a time of heavy government regulation and distrust of for-profit motives, this retro video from 1979 is especially relevant to the situation now facing the career college sector. The Department of Education’s recent attacks on for-profit educational institutions have likened career schools’ approaches to nothing more than greed. In his book, “Capitalism and Freedom,” Milton Friedman (1912-2006) advocated minimizing the role of government in a free market as a means of creating political and social freedom. In this interview segment, Friedman explains how greed and the accomplishments of individuals can drive human and societal advancement, while the involvement of governmental bureaucracies stymies progress.