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Ben Bernanke: “If there is not credit, then that affects the ability of people to buy autos and other goods and services.”

On the recordDecember 2, 2009
If there is not credit, then that affects the ability of people to buy autos and other goods and services.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Ben Bernanke highlights the importance of credit for economic activity.

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