Before the financial crisis under President Bush, our country saw policies of 'trickle-down economics,' focused on tax benefits for individuals at the top of the distribution and budget cuts for everyone else.
Yellen critiques past economic policies and their impact on income inequality.
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President Biden proposed a full-blown budget that contains substantial deficit reduction, $3 trillion over 10 years.
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