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Does the Record Dow Matter?

The Dow hit a record high yesterday, but other economic indicators show lower wages and diminished household wealth. Dan Gross, columnist and global business editor at Newsweek and the Daily Beast, discusses what numbers really describe the overall state of the new US economy, and who stands to benefit and get left behind.

"Capital is kicking the living daylights out of labor." -- @grossdm on corporate profits vs. worker wages wny.cc/XPlzSs
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) March 6, 2013

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