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December 23, 2019
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December 23, 2019
What Santa Complains About

Whether looking at what Santa could be earning or a typical U.S. worker, wage growth is not as high as they would like it to be.

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December 22, 2019
Eddie Murphy Rule
December 22, 2019
Why The Eddie Murphy Rule is About More Than Orange Juice

Because of a wonderful orange juice scam in "Trading Places," the Eddie Murphy Rule wound up in the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulation act.

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December 20, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and space economy SpaceX
December 20, 2019
What Outer Space Adds to the GDP

When we hear about a red Tesla with a Starman inside orbiting the sun, we can think of a growing space economy that is adding to the GDP.

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December 12, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Baby Boomer home sales
December 12, 2019
The Baby Boomer Home Sale Surge

As Baby Boomers decide whether they want to move, downsize, sell or rent, housing markets could see an avalanche of home sales.

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December 9, 2019
illegal economic activities
December 9, 2019
Where Illegal Activities Give the GDP New Highs

Adding together the goods and services we produce in the GDP, statisticians wonder if they should include illegal economic activities.

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December 6, 2019
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December 6, 2019
How the Economy Affects Our Vote

The impact of the economy on our voting patterns is about much more than inflation, unemployment, and how much the GDP has grown.

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December 4, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and potato shortage
December 4, 2019
The Big French Fry Crunch

Because of bad weather in parts of Canada and the major U.S. growing states, we could have a potato shortage that creates a French fry crunch.

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November 21, 2019
weekly economic roundup and pension income systems
November 21, 2019
Where Grandma Isn’t Smiling

When an Australian business school scored the pension income systems in 37 countries, they gave many more C grades than anyone would like to receive.

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November 1, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Halloween spending
November 1, 2019
The Red and Blue States That Like The Same Halloween Candy

Looking at our Halloween spending, we can compare the candy that red and blue states prefer and then see what else we buy.

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October 28, 2019
MLB gender report
October 28, 2019
Why World Series Ticket Prices Are Soaring

Because baseball fans from Washington D.C. have waited 86 years for their team to reach the top, their World Series ticket prices are soaring.

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October 9, 2019
Weekly news roundup and message from taxing and spending
October 9, 2019
How Laissez-Faire Countries Tax and Spend

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September 29, 2019
America's two economies
September 29, 2019
Looking at America’s Two Economies

Comparing the locations, incomes, and jobs of Democrats and Republicans, we see America's two economies and a tension between democracy and capitalism.

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