Segments From This Episode

• Should the Fed raise its 2% inflation target?

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  Some economists think the Fed should aim higher than that magical 2% rate.

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• The Inflation Reduction Act will generate more than 1 million wind and solar jobs by 2035

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  How to staff up the slew of renewable energy projects ushered in under the legislation is a pressing question within the industry.

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• Social Security has funding problems. How do we fix it before benefits are cut?

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson

  

  The trust fund supplementing income taxes could run dry within 10 years. Dennis Jansen of Texas A&M suggests reforms.

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• Home foreclosure activity spiked in May, but it’s not a crisis — at least, not yet

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  It may be down to layoffs. It may also be down to house-flippers.

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• Child care is a challenge for the many parents with unpredictable work hours

  by Samantha Fields

  

  Nearly a third of parents don’t know their schedule more than two weeks in advance, and more than 25% need child care outside of traditional work hours.

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