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Fiscal issues: from here to eternity (with apologies to Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr and Donna Reed)


Abstract: Remarks before the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association Financial Institutions Conference, Irving, Texas, April 16, 2007 ; \"Yes, we remain the biggest player on the global stage, but if we fail to get our fiscal house in order, we could bequeath our descendants unconscionable debt and slow the global economy to boot. Is that to be our legacy?\"

Keywords: Fiscal policy; economic conditions - United States; Budget deficits;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Part of Series: Speeches and Essays

Publication Date: 2007

Number: 49