Ben Bernanke said...

All we can try to do is try to smooth out periods where the economy is depressed because of lack of demand.

Bernanke explains the Fed's role in managing economic downturns.

07/17/2012

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Finding a way to deal with that issue I think is the most challenging part but has the biggest payoff.

The political challenge is to figure out how to do that.