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On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org and *Slate*’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss
the gains and losses of the week.

Topics discussed on today’s show include:

-Was Elizabeth Holmes ever a billionaire?
-The failure of welfare reform
-What Verizon means to the labor movement.

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