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John Spratt: Well, we have to probably inflate our currency. But let us not get into that. We are still not in that bad of shape, and…

On the recordApril 27, 2005
Well, we have to probably inflate our currency. But let us not get into that. We are still not in that bad of shape, and I do not want to get into dire predictions. But we are forewarned. We all know there are limits to which anyone can go, governments, individuals, households, companies, corporations, there are limits to which you can go in borrowing money. It is a function of what your income is, and we are beginning to approach those limits.
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John Spratt
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