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Economic Update: The System in Question

Updates on GM recall; Bangladeshi women garment workers; hi-tech tax evasion; and more.

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Updates on the GM recall; Bangladeshi women garment workers; and hi-tech tax evasion. Major discussions of family income’s relation to longevity and of the definition and criticism of capitalism. Response to listener on “spirits” guiding investors’ behavior.

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