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Jan 4, 2013

Marketplace for Friday, January 4, 2013

The FDA has released their new rules for food safety. Some people are promoting the idea of minting a trillion-dollar coin to prevent hitting the debt ceiling. The Wealthy & Poverty asks people who make $250,000 or more if they consider themselves rich. Freelance workers are looking more and more attractive to companies that want to save money. Author and Geomagic CEO Ping Fu talks about her youth in communist China and her adulthood as a tech entrepreneur. And David Gura reports the number of guns owned by Americans is rising, even though the percentage of people who own guns is falling.

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Segments From This Episode

Headhunters adapt to gig-based economy
by Marketplace Contributor
As the creative economy moves toward contract work, headhunters are evolving their approach to business, as well.
Do the wealthy think they’re wealthy?
by Marketplace Contributor
The tax code may put high earners in the top bracket, but they don't always agree that they are rich.
Ringing in the New Year: So where are the jobs?
by Sarah Gardner
The U.S. economy adds 155,000 jobs in December, and the unemployment rate remains steady at 7.8 percent.
FDA to food industry: Food safety plans are required
by Scott Tong
The long-awaited FDA rules focus on preventing outbreaks of food-borne illnesses, rather than tracking after the fact how they occurred.
Why so many guns? For one thing, it’s a business
by David Gura
The number of guns owned by Americans is rising, even though the percentage of people who own guns is falling. Turning gun owners into gun collectors is part of the business.
Ping Fu on entrepreneurship and the resilience of the human spirit
by Sarah Gardner
Ping Fu talks about her rise from prisoner in communist China to CEO of tech company Geomagic.
Minting, not printing, dollars to ease debt
by Mark Garrison
A trillion dollar coin? It’s legal for the Treasury to mint and it could resolve the debt ceiling debate. But don’t bet your paper money on it.

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Marketplace for Friday, January 4, 2013

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Segments From This Episode

Headhunters adapt to gig-based economy

Do the wealthy think they’re wealthy?

Ringing in the New Year: So where are the jobs?

FDA to food industry: Food safety plans are required

Why so many guns? For one thing, it’s a business

Ping Fu on entrepreneurship and the resilience of the human spirit

Minting, not printing, dollars to ease debt

Music from the episode