The Mercury from Pottstown, Pennsylvania • Page 13

RELAX Royko-ian Theory of Fundamental By MIKE ROYKO CHICAGO DAILY NEWSSERVICE One of the worst things about an economic crisis is that we arc forced to turn to professional economists for enlightenment But it is easier to read a prescription than to understand an economist And to make things worse, no two economists ever agree If they sense an agreement, one of them quickly shifts position. They realize that if they agreed. I could drive down the market value of both of them But at last I have found one of them who makes complete sense He is Kenneth Galbraith, the eminent thinker from Harvard Match your brand QUART hiwi A few days ago, while discussing the economy, he came right out and said think we can pretty well count on almost anything pening." That's exactly what I've been saying all along And it is reassuring to know that a Harvard professor the same way. In fact, I have gone so far as to say it is almost certain that almost anything will happen. Some time ago, I said that to a friend of mine He scoffed saying can you be almost "Just I told him And sure enough, within the SANTA'S ON HIS WAY next couple of days, almost anything almost hapfjened My friend told me were rughtl but how could you have been almst certain?" just had a filling," I explained Later, this same friend asked me if I thought something specific would happen I told him Sure enough, before long we did see "You were right again," he said.

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