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David Gergen: It will protect us in the economy. It will also protect us if the Chinese won't buy our treasury bonds anymore. We can…

On the recordMarch 27, 2009
It will protect us in the economy. It will also protect us if the Chinese won't buy our treasury bonds anymore. We can buy them ourselves.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Gergen emphasizes the importance of a higher savings rate for economic protection.

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