“Guns Versus Butter”: Tracing the Dark Origins of a Classic Economic Model

Source: The Daily Economy
by Daniel J Smith

“The phrase’s apparent origins in Nazi Germany—and its grim use during the 1930s and 1940s—highlight a basic truth: prioritizing guns over butter ultimately imposes the cost of lower living standards on ordinary citizens.” (07/08/26)

https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/guns-versus-butter-tracing-the-dark-origins-of-a-classic-economic-model/