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Welcome to the Why a Republicans Being So Mean Edition of Slate Money,

Your Guide to the Business and Finance News of the Week.

I am Vilexaman of Axios.

I'm here with Emily Peck of Huffpost.

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I'm here with Anna Schmansky of Breaking Views.

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I am not here with Richard Florida from the University of Toronto who had to drop out, but we are

very much hoping to get him on very soon to talk about density because the whole density question in the age of

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