So we stopped the bleeding, stabilized the economy, but the fact of the matter is, is that the pace of improvement has not been where it needs to be.

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The economy was bleeding jobs.

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Capital controls and even travel restrictions would be needed to stanch the bleeding of money from the economy.

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The record since then has been one of stopping the bleeding, arresting the freefall of our economy, preventing the second Great Depression in American history, and putting us back on a course towards economic growth and job creation.

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The overall role the Fed takes during a crisis is to ensure that currency is readily available when the economy contracts, with the overall goal of stopping the deflationary bleeding that can occur during a crisis.

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