Ben Bernanke actually said...

You can take policy actions which are supportive of recovery, and that would involve perhaps not doing sharp near-term cuts.

Bernanke suggests balancing recovery support with fiscal stability.

10/03/2011

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I think heading toward a 100 percent debt-to-GDP ratio would be very undesirable, particularly given the aging of our society and those obli...

I think that returning to a more market-oriented financial sector is a top priority and we are, in fact, doing that.

An earlier resolution would be better, certainly.

I do think that those large capital flows and the potential instability of those flows can be a risk to our financial system.