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Jim Himes: “I remember the early 1980s, late 1970s, when inflation destroyed the savings of the middle class and reduced confidence…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2021
I remember the early 1980s, late 1970s, when inflation destroyed the savings of the middle class and reduced confidence in the economy.
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Himes recalls the damaging effects of past inflation on the middle class.

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