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The nonstop hype of “inflation, inflation, inflation” unsurprisingly leads many people to believe inflation is a really big problem, even if their own finances are pretty good.
The nonstop hype of “inflation, inflation, inflation” unsurprisingly leads many people to believe inflation is a really big problem, even if their own finances are pretty good.
In spite of the victory lap from the deficit hawks, there is good reason to believe that they are not correct and that Congress and the Biden administration should proceed as planned with the BBB.  
In spite of the victory lap from the deficit hawks, there is good reason to believe that they are not correct and that Congress and the Biden administration should proceed as planned with the BBB.  
We face a situation with global warming where we should want any new technology to be distributed as widely as possible as quickly as possible. Intellectual property claims are obstacles to this goal.
We face a situation with global warming where we should want any new technology to be distributed as widely as possible as quickly as possible. Intellectual property claims are obstacles to this goal.
In short, trucking doesn’t look like a very lucrative occupation these days. It’s not surprising that workers are not lining up for the job.
In short, trucking doesn’t look like a very lucrative occupation these days. It’s not surprising that workers are not lining up for the job.
There is no argument about what the numbers show, but the key questions are what caused this rise in inflation and what can be done to bring it down. There are four important points to recognize
There is no argument about what the numbers show, but the key questions are what caused this rise in inflation and what can be done to bring it down. There are four important points to recognize
it is possible that the reason we don't have enough truckers is that the industry is not willing to pay high enough wages
it is possible that the reason we don't have enough truckers is that the industry is not willing to pay high enough wages

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