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Bill Foster: “And so I think this is a fundamental reason--fundamental argument for diversity, that there are real distributional…”

On the recordSeptember 6, 2016
And so I think this is a fundamental reason--fundamental argument for diversity, that there are real distributional effects because of the intrinsic trade-offs that the Fed has to make.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Foster argues for diversity in decision-making due to its impact on economic distribution.

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