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Why the rich matter

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Jeff Tyler
Mar 16, 2009
Thanks to greedy bankers and cons like Bernard Madoff, the wealthy aren't so popular these days. But if you think the rich don't benefit the rest of us, think again. Jeff Tyler reports.
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House GOP explains 'no' stimulus vote

Jan 30, 2009
House Republicans, none of whom voted for President Obama's stimulus plan, are mounting a campaign to defend their positions as pressure from critics and constituents builds. Jeremy Hobson reports.
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Reich: Eliminate payroll taxes to improve economy

Aug 25, 2010
Marketplace commentator Robert Reich thinks that reducing payroll taxes will get consumers to start spending again, which will help get the economy moving again.
Posted In: Jobs, Taxes
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Study: Cell phones could be killing off bees

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Melissa Kaplan
May 31, 2010
The reason behind a massive die-off of honey bees over the last several years has largely eluded scientists, but researchers at Punjab University...
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How U.S. feels about wealth gap

Feb 8, 2010
Most everybody has lost economic ground the past few years, but some people are still wealthy while others are getting by on less. Monthly contributor Dan Ariely talks with Kai Ryssdal about wealth distribution.
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The Marshmallow Test

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Scott Jagow
Jan 27, 2010
I stumbled across this little experiment, and I know it's trying to tell me an important truth about our economy or Wall Street or bailouts or...
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Chicago School of economics post-crisis

Jan 7, 2010
Writer John Cassidy talks with Kai Ryssdal about the article he wrote for The New Yorker, which discusses the decline and fall of the Chicago School of economics after the financial crisis.
Posted In: Economy
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H-1B workers stuck in home countries

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Raymond Thibodeaux
May 7, 2009
The H-1B visa program allows skilled foreign workers to get jobs in the U.S. But many workers are having a hard time renewing their visas because of security checks. Raymond Thibodeaux reports from New Delhi.
Posted In: Jobs
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Debt is the devil

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Scott Jagow
Mar 26, 2009
If there's one thing I've learned in my financial life, it's that I hate debt. I used to find debt annoying, you know, like getting a ticket for...
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I didn't forget about Jim Cramer

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Scott Jagow
Mar 13, 2009
I was definitely looking forward to watching Jon Stewart maul Jim Cramer on the Daily Show last night, but I got busy having a life, and I missed...
Posted In: CNBC, Jim Cramer, Jon Stewart

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