Fed's Bernanke on economic well-being

In the speech 'The level and distribution of economic well-being' given on 6 February Ben Bernanke of the Federal Reserve said education, not protectionism, is the best weapon in the fight against rising income-inequality.

"If we do not place some limits on the downside risks to individuals affected by economic change, the public at large might become less willing to accept the dynamism that is so essential to economic progress," Bernanke said in the speech to the Chamber of Commerce in Omaha

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