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Brush twice daily for a healthier economy

The Everyday Economist
Published Friday, April 4, 2008

I was planning to write about the Federal Reserve’s bailout of Bear Stearns, but it may come at a surprise that the required reading for such an essay is rather dense and sleep-inducing. Plus, most of us are not in the mergers and acquisition business — yet.

But most of us still find the time to brush our teeth. So I will write about that instead.

To start, I can attest that reading the economic literature on teeth-brushing is actually a lot more fun than flossing, though not quite as fun as grabbing an extra handful of lollipops from the candy jar when your dentist isn’t...

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