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Above The Noise
Inflation: What's Really Causing It?
Season 6
Episode 14
If it seems like things are more expensive these days, it’s because they are! Inflation is the increase in the cost of goods and services over time. It becomes a problem when wages don’t keep up with the rising cost of goods and services. Myles digs into the current causes of inflation and how it impacts our lives in the first of a two-part series.
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