Ben Bernanke: “I think there would be a lot of agreement that our tax code is very…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2011

I think there would be a lot of agreement that our tax code is very complex, and is not conducive to the most productive activities in many cases.

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Bernanke acknowledges the complexity of the tax code as a barrier to productive investment.

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