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On the recordOctober 3, 2011
We need to make sure people have technical skills, because technological change has been one place where a lot of people are getting left behind.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina
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Editor's note · Context

Bernanke stresses the need for technical skills to keep up with technological changes.

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