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Ron Wyden: “My own view is that that kind of approach is a particularly poor fit for an economy where two-thirds of the economic…”

On the recordJanuary 21, 2015
My own view is that that kind of approach is a particularly poor fit for an economy where two-thirds of the economic activity is driven by consumer spending.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden critiques supply-side economics as unsuitable for consumer-driven growth.

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