Friedman claimed no government redistribution program succeeds in its stated aim.

Evidence

“I have often challenged audiences to name a significant program of government intervention intended to distribute income from high to low incomes, which succeeds in so doing.” — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 1900

Categorization

• CANDY: A punchy, quotable Friedman taunt about redistribution failing on its own terms, easy to trot out in conversation.