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Ben Bernanke: “In 2020 Wile E. Coyote is going to go off the cliff.”

On the recordJuly 16, 2018
In 2020 Wile E. Coyote is going to go off the cliff.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke warns about the negative long-term effects of tax cuts and spending.

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