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

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: About Growth Half Just Keep Percent Stable Takes Two Unemployment

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The tax code is very inefficient. Both the personal tax code and the corporate tax code. By closing loopholes and lowering rates, you could increase the efficiency of the tax code and create more incentives for people to invest.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Both Closing Code Corporate Could Create Efficiency Incentives Increase Inefficient Invest Loopholes Lowering More People Personal Rates Tax Tax Code Very You

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The central bank needs to be able to make policy without short term political concerns.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Able Bank Central Central Bank Concerns Make Needs Policy Political Short Short Term Term Without

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I am very proud of my nerd-dom.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Am Proud Very I Am

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Well, the U.S., of course, is the world's largest economy. It's about a quarter of the world's output. It's also home to many of the largest financial institutions and financial markets.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: About Also Course Economy Financial Financial Markets Home Institutions Largest Many Markets Output Quarter Well World

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I generally leave the details of fiscal programs to the Administration and Congress. That's really their area of authority and responsibility, and I don't think it's appropriate for me to second guess.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Administration Appropriate Area Authority Congress Details Fiscal Generally Guess Leave Me Programs Really Responsibility Second Think

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Investment banks manage to go bankrupt through their investment-banking activities, commercial banks manage to go bankrupt through their commercial-banking activities.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Activities Bankrupt Banks Commercial Go Investment Manage Through

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The Fed is totally open.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Fed Open Totally

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The crisis and recession have led to very low interest rates, it is true, but these events have also destroyed jobs, hamstrung economic growth and led to sharp declines in the values of many homes and businesses.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Also Businesses Crisis Destroyed Economic Economic Growth Events Growth Homes Interest Interest Rates Jobs Led Low Many Rates Recession Sharp True Values Very

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The crisis in Europe has affected the U.S. economy by acting as a drag on our exports, weighing on business and consumer confidence, and pressuring U.S. financial markets and institutions.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Acting Affected Business Confidence Consumer Crisis Drag Economy Europe Exports Financial Financial Markets Institutions Markets Our U.s. Economy Weighing

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Public Servant

Born: December 13th, 1953

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