Things that come from the private sector are in abundant supply; things that depend on the public sector are widely a problem. We're a world, as I said in The Affluent Society, of filthy streets and clean houses, poor schools and expensive television.
John Kenneth GalbraithThere is a common tendency to ignore the poor or to develop some rationalisation for the good fortune of the fortunate.
John Kenneth GalbraithWe now in the United States have more security guards for the rich than we have police services for the poor districts. If you're looking for personal security, far better to move to the suburbs than to pay taxes in New York.
John Kenneth GalbraithUnemployment is rarely considered desirable except by those who have not experienced it.
John Kenneth Galbraith