Source: SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 8/26/16

Mary:  This is Mary Walden with economist MW, welcoming you to the economic perspective.  Today’s program looks at the defining year of 2000.  Mike, it’s often useful to find benchmarks against which we can measure change.  In economics, the year 2000 is often given as one of those benchmarks.  What happened in 2000 and why is it so important?

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