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Brad Sherman: “A 2 percent target inflation rate is reasonable, especially given the disaster that can occur to our economy if we have…”

On the recordDecember 11, 2013
A 2 percent target inflation rate is reasonable, especially given the disaster that can occur to our economy if we have deflation.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Sherman argues for a 2% inflation target to prevent economic disasters.

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