Notably, Fed policy was not the only variable at play when it came to our currency.

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There are many variations on the permanent life insurance policy, including whole life, universal life and variable universal life.

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Central banks may enjoy their new powers, yet it could be argued that monetary policy is not well suited to this role, as its effects on the economy are felt only after long and variable lags.

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Bottom line, the budgetary rules treating growth as a given instead of the all important variable for achieving budget balance have both sides of the aisle ignoring the most important question: What policy changes would achieve a sustained period of 4% growth?

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