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Are We Supposed To Be Spending Or Saving?

These days the government seems to be telling us to spend, spend, spend — but isn't that what got us into this financial mess in the first place?

David Leonhardt, economics columnist for The New York Times, gives host Liane Hansen some principles for spending wisely.

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