Each election cycle, we’re treated to politicians and their supporters crying about the disappearing middle class. So many people repeat the mantra that most of us just accept it as fact. It turns out that those people are right - the middle class is disappearing. Where they get the story wrong is that it isn’t bad news. It’s excellent news.
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Episode 202: The Christmas Special
Episode 201: Words and Words
Episode 200: The Adventures of Larry Reed
Episode 199: A Game of Risk
Episode 198: Understanding the Gender Pay Gap Pt. 2
Episode 197: Understanding the Gender Pay Gap Pt. 1
Episode 196: Everything Is Awfully Politicized
Episode 195: Public Defeats and Private Victories Pt. 2
Episode 194: Public Defeats and Private Victories Pt. 1
Episode 193: Our Ever-Expanding National Debt
Episode 192: Trading with Benefits
Episode 191: Your Post-Game Presidential Debate
Episode 190: What the Supreme Court Got Right
Episode 189: Living That Post-COVID Life
Episode 188: Crypto Coercion
Episode 187: A (Non-)Comedy of Errors
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