John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes
In fact, the wage-price spiral is the functional counterpart of unemployment. The latter occurs when there is insufficient demand; the spiral operates when there is too much and also,unfortunately, when there is just enough.
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Novelty is always welcome but talking pictures are just a fad.
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My father wouldn't let me take typing in childhood.
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Traitors hoist by their own petard?--or victims of the gods?--we shall never know!
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In fact, the wage-price spiral is the functional counterpart of unemployment. The latter occurs when there is insufficient demand; the spiral operates when there is too much and also,unfortunately, when there is just enough.
