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Toward a Moral Political Economy

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The Cost of Living Is Growing Exponentially by the Minute

Pat in San Francisco: We constantly bargain for higher wages as the cost of living is growing exponentially by the minute. He says we won't admit that inflation is not because of consumer spending, it's because of corporations cutting product sizes and charging way more. "I don't understand why we can't even be honest about this conversation"

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