Talk:Herbert Stein

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 * "I belong to the don't-know school of economics."
 * "Economists are very good at saying that something cannot go on forever, but not so good at saying when it will stop."
 * These quotes were a typical reply to those arguing for urgent fiscal policy measures to address the widening U.S. account deficit in the 1980s, and a reminder that knowing if and when to act in macroeconomics is not easy.