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David Schweikert: “We have created so much distortion over here on the price of money that we have disincentivized proper savings and…”

On the recordJuly 14, 2015
We have created so much distortion over here on the price of money that we have disincentivized proper savings and frugality.
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David Schweikert
Republican · Arizona

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Schweikert discusses the negative effects of monetary policy on savings behavior.

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