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Janet Yellen: “Before the financial crisis under President Bush, our country saw policies of 'trickle-down economics,' focused on tax…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2015
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.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen critiques past economic policies and their impact on income inequality.

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