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There's no COLA for Social Security recipients this year, and that has nothing to do with the popular drink. The campaign trail leads to all kinds of abuse of economic data, so Dr. Joe adds a different perspective to things. Income isn't always income, because it's spending that really matters. Dr. Joe explains why. The winner of the Nobel Prize in economics explains the contentious political environment.
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Dr. Joe Webb is one of the graphic arts industry's best-known consultants, forecasters, and commentators. He is the director of WhatTheyThink's Economics and Research Center.
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By Joe Webb on Oct 20, 2015
More on the paper situation at Dead Tree Edition
http://deadtreeedition.blogspot.com/2015/10/two-paper-companies-convicted-of-being.html
By Joe Webb on Oct 21, 2015
More on the nature of work and income
http://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2015/10/16/the-future-of-jobs-lessons-from-history/
Higher income workers... work more... and have less leisure... what a concept.
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