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| Subject | The Pre-Pandemic Status Quo Wasn’t Good Enough |
| Date | June 16, 2021 10:54 PM |
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The Pre-Pandemic Status Quo Wasn=E2=80=99t Good Enough
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The pre-pandemic =E2=80=9Cnormal,=E2=80=9D was an economy in which rising s=
tock market values and low unemployment masked precarious financial circums=
tances for a large majority of us. =E2=80=9CNormal=E2=80=9D was an economy =
in which the rich amassed more and more wealth while four in 10 of the rest=
of us didn=E2=80=99t have ready access to $400 to cover an emergency expen=
se. Complacency with the status quo reflects a failure of imagination. The =
United States is among the world=E2=80=99s richest nations. It can do bette=
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The Pre-Pandemic Status Quo Wasn’t Good Enough
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