07/18/1962
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"The money didn't just fall from heaven. We thank heaven for it, but it came out of taxpayers' pockets."
"The United States must analyze the implications of a Chinese CBDC on global competitiveness, international commerce, and what that means for the U.S. dollar's position as the global reserve currency."
"If we spend these trillions of dollars, and we go through all this displacement, and we don't get cooperation from China and India, what--is the pain worth the gain?"
"I think they are approaching the issue with more zeal than wisdom."