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by American Way Staff

THIS JUST IN! IT WASN"T ALL IN A BUBBLE

"The Web really was invented. Methods of business really did change. Computers allowed us to do new things. Consumption really did grow. Lots of houses were built. Real wages rose at last.”

— Robert Gordon, < br/>Northwestern University economist, new economy skeptic

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