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Ben Bernanke: “It would be better to make that plan soon but to have the effects come in more gradually.”

On the recordJuly 16, 2012
It would be better to make that plan soon but to have the effects come in more gradually.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke suggests a gradual approach to economic recovery while planning for sustainability.

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