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The Growth Objective
From The Guaranty Survey, March 1959. Albert C. Wilcox, editor. "Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catchwords," wrote Stevenson three-quarters of a century ago. Economic debate is a running record of the correctness of his statement. One catchword after another takes the popular fancy, is bandied about as [...]
1Jun1959 | The Guaranty Survey | 0 comments | ContinuedPopular Causes and Unpopular Effects
There is an old story about a perennially re-elected legislator who attributed his lifelong political success to the fact that he had never voted for a tax bill or against an appropriation bill. He had grasped the elementary fact that people dislike paying taxes but like to receive handouts. They enjoy getting something for nothing, [...]
1Feb1958 | The Guaranty Survey | 0 comments | Continued-
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