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Kent Conrad: “The Fed's job is to get that down, and that resulted in this monetary policy that is a huge Hail Mary pass.”

On the recordFebruary 1, 2011
The Fed's job is to get that down, and that resulted in this monetary policy that is a huge Hail Mary pass.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

Editor's note · Context

Kent Conrad critiques the Fed's monetary policy as a desperate measure to reduce unemployment.

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