All the single ladies … in the U.S. economy

Make Me Smart

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4.6 • 5.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

The majority of women in the United States are single, and they’re becoming a big force in our economy. Single women now make up a significant share of the job market, homeowners and college graduates. But we’ll get into why that doesn’t necessarily amount to a boon for women’s wealth and wages. Also, business owners are coming clean about price-raising strategies, dubbed “excuseflation.” Plus, how mending your clothes became a hot fashion trend.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

- “Crestfallen, veterans demand accountability for Afghan exit’s failures” from The Washington Post

- “Washington Suffers as Federal Employees Work From Home” from Bloomberg

- “Single women take an outsize role in the workforce — and the economy” from The Washington Post

- “How ‘Excuseflation’ Is Keeping Prices — and Corporate Profits — High” from Bloomberg

- “Elon Musk Is Planning a Texas Utopia — His Own Town” from The Wall Street Journal

- “Does Anyone Mend Clothes Anymore?” from Southern Living

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0:31.6	Whether your dog is in their puppy adult or senior years, there's nothing better than
0:35.5	more years together.
0:37.0	And the best way to feed their happy healthy life is with fresh healthy food.
0:40.9	The farmer's dog makes it easy to keep your best friend healthy inside and out, with
0:45.3	fresh recipes made from real meat and veggies.
0:47.8	Their pre-portion just for your pup and delivered right to your door.
0:51.6	Help your dog live a healthy life and get 50% off your first box of real fresh food.
0:56.1	At the Farmersdog.com slash LifeStages23.
1:03.1	Well done, JC Bold.
1:07.4	Well done.
1:08.4	Hey everybody, I'm Kyle Rizzo.
1:09.4	Welcome back to Make Me Smart, where we make today make sense.
1:13.3	And I'm Kimberly Adams.
1:14.3	Thank you for joining us on this Thursday.
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