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On the recordJune 2, 2009
So if you raise taxes during a recession, you probably want to offset it with a tax cut elsewhere, for example.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke advises balancing tax increases with cuts to avoid harming the economy.

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