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William Vickrey

"There is no reason inherent in the real resources available to us why we cannot move rapidly within the next two or three years to a state of genuine full employment."

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"There is no reason inherent in the real resources available to us why we cannot move rapidly within the next two or three years to a state of genuine full employment."

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"The nominal budget is a poor indicator of the impact of government outlays and revenues."
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"The great increase in longevity has produced a surge in the desire to accumulate assets for retirement. It has outpaced the ability of the private sector to produce assets, so we need a larger government debt."
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"Firms would be given initial entitlements to gross markup on the basis of past performance. These entitlements would be transferable and a market in them would be developed."
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