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Photo by the PBS NewsHour. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Friday's query comes from a reader at Next Avenue. The NewsHour has partnered…

Photo by the PBS NewsHour. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Friday's query comes from a reader at Next Avenue. The NewsHour has partnered with…

America has spoken. Or, to be more accurate, 80 percent of my grandchildren have (the fifth was born in March) and a slightly smaller portion of the population as a whole. The question my colleagues posted on Making Sen$e:…