It is the good fortune of the affluent country that the opportunity cost of economic discussion is low … - John Kenneth Galbraith - Quotesmemo.com

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John Kenneth Galbraith

It is the good fortune of the affluent country that the opportunity cost of economic discussion is low and hence it can afford all kinds.

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Mr. David Stockman has said that supply-side economics was merely a cover for the trickle-down approach to economic policy—what an older and less elegant generation called the horse-and-sparrow theory: If you feed the horse enough oats, some will pass through to the road for the sparrows.

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