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Biz Kid$
Understanding Your Paycheck
Season 1
Episode 125
What’s on your stub, bub? The Biz Kids use a modern American pay stub to explore various social movements of the last century. From unions to social security and from workman’s compensation to the 401(k) plans of today—it’s all there on the stub. Plus, you’ll meet entrepreneurs and explore how they started their businesses.
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