We owe it to those who will retire over the next couple of decades to promise only what the government can deliver,
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Alan Greenspan
Indeed only such highly liquid portfolios would be consistent with (government-sponsored enterprises') mission of providing primary mortgage market liquidity during a crisis, particularly a financial crisis,
Alan Greenspan
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Alan Greenspan
no doubt that the current stance of policy will need to be changed at some point.
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