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Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Employment and Unemployment
Grade 9-12
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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Treasury Secretary Lew on Long-Term Unemployment, Party Divide on Spending Cuts
Updated: May 8 2013,
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In a conversation with economics correspondent Paul Solman, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew addresses jobs and economic growth — issues paramount to most Americans — as well the political fight over automatic spending cuts, the implementation of Dodd-Frank and reform on Wall Street.
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