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Earl Blumenauer: “A rational government would be borrowing and investing using other peoples' money for free to make our system stronger.”

On the recordApril 23, 2013
A rational government would be borrowing and investing using other peoples' money for free to make our system stronger.
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Earl Blumenauer
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Blumenauer advocates for leveraging low borrowing costs for infrastructure improvements.

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