Americans Spend While Others Save

With Cyber Monday upon us, retail sales are up on last year – but is that a good thing?

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Caren Litherland

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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