
Intro Econ 2: Markets & Pickles
Planet Money Summer School
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Feeding America
Every day, feeding america gives tristan some fake money in his bank account. There's a formula so that the food banks that feed the most people will get the most fake money. On a typical day, tristan's food bank gets a few thousand shares. You can think of it like an allowance. If he wants to spend it every day on something little, he can do that. But if he wants to hoard it and splurg on something big, he can too.
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