Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes

The American people will eventually get hurt by this accumulated deficit. That's the problem. We have too much deficit. We have to find a solution.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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• The American people will eventually get hurt by this accumulated deficit. That's the problem. We have too much deficit. We have to find a solution.

  

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb
  • People
  • American
  • Problem