Americans Spend While Others Save
Sale (Photo: Caren Litherland/Flickr)
With Cyber Monday upon us, retail sales are up on last year — but is that a good thing? Host Lisa Mullins talks to book author and Princeton professor Sheldon Garon about why much of the rest of the world spends less and saves more.
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