Monday, May 1st, 2006...7:04 am
John Kenneth Galbraith
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John Kenneth Galbraith has died. While many economists seem to be cheerleaders for policies slanted towards the upper end of society, Galbraith showed that even the most prosperous economies have large groups of people that didn’t share in that prosperity.
Gosh, you mean everyone doesn’t have a two-car garage? You mean to tell me we have to think about those people?
The Ottawa Citizen has a long article on Galbraith.
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May 1st, 2006 at 11:33 am
Gosh, you mean everyone doesn’t have a two-car garage?
Absolutely not. Some of us have three car garages.
May 1st, 2006 at 9:30 pm
RIP Mr. Galbraith, thanks for the words of wisdom.
May 2nd, 2006 at 5:23 pm
I just did a report on Galbraith last week. He was a hero. Read the Affluent Society, all about the importance of investing in infrastructure.
May 5th, 2006 at 12:31 pm
He didn’t contribute much to the “science” if you will, of economics. But he sure framed the discussion. And for that, this liberal is grateful. RIP, JKG.