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bhikkhu

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3. The direction of the economy is "steady growth"

Reply to Morganfleeman (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 4, 2013, 11:36 AM

Jan 2013

In the long term, we need to settle down to a sustainable and stable condition, but I hope the current trend keeps up for another year or two at least, to match more jobs to population.

What would be most helpful is upward pressure on wages.

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