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“I think we're so addicted to bubble finance at the Fed that they can't get out of the corner they painted themselves into. I think the Fed is making federal debt so cheap that Congress has no interest, Washington has no incentive to ever face up to our massive fiscal gap that is going to grow, and grow as we go forward in time and so we have a paralyzed system.”

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David Stockman
David Stockman

David Stockman, born on November 10, 1946, is a former Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the United States. He has extensive experience in politics and economics and was a key member of President Ronald Reagan's administration in the early 1980s, where he played a significant role in shaping the nation's fiscal policy. more

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