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Ben Bernanke: “A sharp near-term reduction in our fiscal deficit is probably neither practical, nor advisable.”

On the recordAugust 2, 2010
A sharp near-term reduction in our fiscal deficit is probably neither practical, nor advisable.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke emphasizes the impracticality of immediate deficit reduction.

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