A Quote by Jared Bernstein
We are in the midst of a protracted wage slump, ... a troubling trend that is largely going unnoticed by policymakers.
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Hides from himself his state, and shuns to know That life protracted is protracted woe.
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Life protracted is protracted woe.
Slump? I ain't in no slump... I just ain't hitting.
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Enlarge my life with multitude of days, In health, in sickness, thus the suppliant prays; Hides from himself his state, and shuns to know, That life protracted is protracted woe. Time hovers o'er, impatient to destroy, And shuts up all the passages of joy.
