Herbert Stein? Paul Krugman? Anonymous? Dear Quote Investigator: Economic trends are sometimes unsettling. For example, political commentators in countries that develop large foreign trade deficits often complain that the situation is untenable. A prominent economist responded to this fretting with a tautology. Here are four versions: If something cannot go on forever, it will stop. …
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