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Ben Bernanke: “The working and middle class are the drivers of the economy of this country.”

On the recordOctober 3, 2011
The working and middle class are the drivers of the economy of this country.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke highlights the importance of the working and middle class to the economy.

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