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St. Louis Post-DispatchNews report · Sep 9, 1:45 PM
Joyful spending is America’s guilty pleasure | Allison Schrager
Americans like to spend money, and they’re good at it. But they also feel kind of bad about it.
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Schrager: Spending in U.S. a guilty pleasure
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What happened Americans like to spend money, and they’re good at it. But they also feel kind of bad about it.
The headline split The left frames it as "Joyful spending is America’s guilty pleasure | Allison Schrager". The center frames it as "Schrager: Spending in U.S. a guilty pleasure".
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Left / center-leftJoyful spending is America’s guilty pleasure | Allison Schrager
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Center-left · News report
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The Columbian (Vancouver WA)News report · Sep 9, 1:01 PM
Schrager: Spending in U.S. a guilty pleasure
Americans like to spend money, and they’re good at it. But they also feel kind of bad about it.
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Sep 9, 1:01 PM: The Columbian (Vancouver WA) joined the source map.
Sep 9, 1:45 PM: St. Louis Post-Dispatch joined the source map.
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