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If we hit the debt ceiling, that's... essentially defaulting on our obligations, which is totally unprecedented in American history. The impact on the economy would be catastrophic. Austan Goolsbee

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Koch Industries is a multibillion-dollar business. Austan Goolsbee

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A liberty subject to law and subordinate to the common welfare. Bainbridge Colby

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Thus, only in a hopeful and confident temper, in a proud and constructive spirit, will we rescue the present and safeguard the future of our beloved country. Bainbridge Colby

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The ultimate purpose of economics, of course, is to understand and promote the enhancement of well-being. Ben Bernanke

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Only a strong economy can create higher asset values and sustainably good returns for savers. Ben Bernanke

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A gold standard doesn't imply stability in the prices of the goods and services that people buy every day, it implies a stability in the price of gold itself. Ben Bernanke

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History proves... that a smart central bank can protect the economy and the financial sector from the nastier side effects of a stock market collapse. Ben Bernanke

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It takes about two and a half percent growth just to keep unemployment stable. Ben Bernanke

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If the fiscal cliff occurs, I don't think the Federal Reserve has the tools to offset that event. Ben Bernanke

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Interest rates are used to achieve overall economic stability. Ben Bernanke

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There are limits to monetary policy. Ben Bernanke

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The stress on the financial system in the fall of 2007 was significant, but not so significant as to threaten the overall stability of the U.S. economy, although it did lead to the beginning of a recession at the end of 2007. Ben Bernanke

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Importantly, in the 1930s, in the Great Depression, the Federal Reserve, despite its mandate, was quite passive and, as a result, financial crisis became very severe, lasted essentially from 1929 to 1933. Ben Bernanke

As an educator myself, I understand the profound effect that good teachers and a quality education have on the lives of our young people. Ben Bernanke

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The Fed needs an approach that consolidates the gains of the Greenspan years and ensures that those successful policies will continue - even if future Fed chairmen are less skillful or less committed to price stability than Mr. Greenspan has been. Ben Bernanke

The financial crisis that began in the summer of 2007 was an extraordinarily complex event with multiple causes. Ben Bernanke

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Stronger regulation and supervision aimed at problems with underwriting practices and lenders' risk management would have been a more effective and surgical approach to constraining the housing bubble than a general increase in interest rates. Ben Bernanke

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Many foreclosed homes are neglected or abandoned, as legal proceedings or other factors delay their resale. Deteriorating or vacant properties can, in turn, directly affect the quality of life in a neighborhood, for example, by leading to increases in vandalism or crime. Ben Bernanke

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