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On the recordMarch 4, 2013
I personally, from a political point of view, am very skeptical that unless we have an automatic punchbowl retractor, it is going to be very difficult to hold back.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Foster expresses skepticism about controlling housing market bubbles without automatic measures.

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