Economics Quotes by John Kenneth Galbraith
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A farmer's market where prices don't follow the usual supply‑and‑demand curve shows that some activities, like agriculture, defy simple economic laws. Galbraith also calls out supply‑side policies as a thin disguise for trickle‑down thinking. He warns that too much math and too little history can erode good judgment.
![“I begin with the renaming of the system. It used to be capitalism. But that evokes [Karl] Marx and [John] Rockefeller. So now we speak of the market system. That is a nice bland expression, which forgets those off-color references.” quote by John Kenneth Galbraith](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/7e1/john-kenneth-galbraith-643_bland_i-begin-with-the-renaming-of-the-system_2827375.jpg)
