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Ben Bernanke: “Well, if they were all tied to the stock market, that would certainly be a problem, right.”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2009
Well, if they were all tied to the stock market, that would certainly be a problem, right.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Bernanke agrees with Dodd on the risks of linking Social Security to the stock market.

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