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Kent Conrad: None of us can predict with clarity what is going to happen with interest rates, although we know under this fiscal…

On the recordSeptember 22, 2004
None of us can predict with clarity what is going to happen with interest rates, although we know under this fiscal condition, interest rates are going to go up. Clearly, that is going to offset, if not completely eliminate, the advantage of some of the tax reductions we get.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Discussing the impact of fiscal conditions on interest rates and tax reductions.

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