Once you've reached your goal, boost your contribution to the retirement account back to your previous level.

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Congress will be afraid to restore the payroll tax back to its previous level.

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Lately the stock has dropped back almost to its previous level on signs of slowing chip sales growth.

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"Historically, depressions have been recognised as lengthy periods in which the economy did not get back to its previous level of activity before a recession set in, " he said.

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Once workers try to catch up, the old relationship will re-emerge and the unemployment rate consistent with stable inflation will rise back to its previous level of above 5%, from a low of 3.9% last year.

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