Ben Bernanke: “Nobody doubts the United States has the economic capacity to pay its…”

On the recordJanuary 6, 2011

Nobody doubts the United States has the economic capacity to pay its bills. It is really a question of do we have the political will to do that.

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Bernanke emphasizes the need for political will to manage fiscal imbalances.

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