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Ron Wyden: “So the consumer is not in a position to make those purchases of durable goods and create demand and put people to work.”

On the recordMarch 2, 2015
So the consumer is not in a position to make those purchases of durable goods and create demand and put people to work.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden discusses the impact of stagnant wages on consumer spending.

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