“There is apparently nowhere a workable majority in the representative assemblies for making the specific cuts in expenditure which could bring down the taxes, and in election after election the people vote into power representatives who are as unable as they are unwilling to do anything about it.”
Quote by Gunnar Myrdal
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Gunnar Myrdal
Economist, born on December 6, 1898, and died on May 17, 1987. A prominent Swedish economist and Nobel laureate, known for his contributions to development economics and institutional economics. more
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