Ben Bernanke actually said...

the CBO agrees that the Federal Reserve's balance sheet policies are with very high probability going to be a very significant boom to the taxpayer in terms of returns to the Treasury.

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Bernanke emphasizes the positive impact of the Federal Reserve's policies on taxpayers.

02/25/2013

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