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Gas Prices Spike Again | Ordinary Americans Bear the Risk
Episode 64
Published 3 months, 2 weeks ago
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The headlines say inflation is easing. Unemployment is low. The economy is growing.
But renewed tensions in the Middle East are keeping energy markets on edge, gas prices remain vulnerable to global instability, more Americans are giving up on finding work, and a growing number of retirees are returning to the workforce because they can no longer afford to stay retired.
If the economy is as strong as we're told, why does so much of the risk keep falling on ordinary Americans?
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