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The Inflation Game

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Twelfth graders explore the goals of economic growth, stability, full employment, freedom, security, equity, and efficiency as they apply to US economic policy. They is expected to analyze how economic growth, stability, and full employment are measured.

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economics, inflation

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bureau of labor statistics, economics, inflation, programs
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12th
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English Language Arts
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