Interest rates are still very low

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We are now in 2015 and interest rates are still very low. There are plenty of analysts and industry professionals who argue this has not been the correct approach. Obviously, the Fed has disagreed. Do you agree or disagree with the Fed that keeping rates low for the past 10+ years has been the correct approach?

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