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Bill Foster: “I think this is a tradeoff that we have to understand, and not duck from the fact that it is a fundamental tradeoff that…”

On the recordApril 3, 2017
I think this is a tradeoff that we have to understand, and not duck from the fact that it is a fundamental tradeoff that will always be with us.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Foster emphasizes the importance of understanding the tradeoff between employment and price stability.

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