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The Dig: Monetary Politics w/ Tim Barker

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What's Going on With Wages?

The Fed seems particularly concerned with tamping down prices and quote services other than housing. Why is the Fed so specifically concerned with service worker wages going up? And what does that reveal about prevailing monetary politics? David Frum: The short answer is that wages on average have been stagnant for a long time.

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