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Bruce Poliquin: “I would make a case to you, Dr. Chakravorti, that our sovereign States here, which are required to balance their books…”

On the recordJuly 22, 2015
I would make a case to you, Dr. Chakravorti, that our sovereign States here, which are required to balance their books every year, are a much safer bet than some of the debt accrued around here in Washington.
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Bruce Poliquin
Maine

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Poliquin argues that state bonds are safer than federal debt.

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