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Tim Scott: “The current interest rate environment cuts really into your ability to live off of your interest income.”

On the recordNovember 27, 2017
The current interest rate environment cuts really into your ability to live off of your interest income.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Scott highlights the negative impact of low interest rates on retirees' income.

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