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Chris Murphy: “The time value of money and the compounding of interest is what all of us have to recognize in this solution.”

On the recordApril 5, 2016
The time value of money and the compounding of interest is what all of us have to recognize in this solution.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy highlights the importance of understanding financial principles in addressing debt.

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