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Dear Alexa, My friends and I went to the movies last weekend, and at the end of the night I realized I paid more for my popcorn, soda and candy, than I did for my actual movie ticket! Why are movie concessions stands so expensive? Please Explain! Kate Well Kate,... [read more]
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06.20.2013 | GDP: Family Matters

Recently, a woman who had emigrated to the US told me that speaking English was prohibited in her NYC home. She allowed… [read more]

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06.19.2013 | Cost and Benefit: Calorie Counts

Soon everyone will know that a Starbucks venti Double Chocolaty Chip Frappucino Blended Creme has 670 calories (200 calories more than turkey… [read more]

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06.18.2013 | The Price System: Surfonomics

Do you think of the environment differently when you give it a price? Take a wave… For just one community like Mavericks off… [read more]

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