But a frequently asked question these days is: Are we exceeding the optimal point of inequality and descending into an era of a vanishing middle class and, with it, the spending power and inclination with which it fuels an economy?

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Of the about one-quarter of retailers with frequently-asked question pages (FAQs), average positive ratings also lagged the have-nots.

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Since the devolution of powers to the Scottish Parliament in 1999, and to the Northern Irish and Welsh assemblies, the West Lothian question has frequently returned to the fore.

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It's a question that I hear frequently and I guess will hear even more often after the latest research from scientists at the University of Oxford.

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That question may never be asked in a highly developed economy like the United States where increases in prices at the gas pump are felt most directly by consumers, but it is a question that is being asked frequently these days in China where food is such an important part of the budget for most.

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Hi Stacey -- I'm glad you asked this question as I get asked about this frequently in my practice.

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And women, more frequently than men, accept the raise rather than question it.

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Though he held long question-and-answer sessions with aides, they frequently did not know his decision until he delivered his vote on the floor.

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Over fifty percent of U.S. export licenses to the Soviet Union carry conditions, frequently including strict assurances that the American firm will oversee the security of the technology in question.

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But, as the man himself frequently points out, if the new election is really to be treated as a referendum, the question won't just be whether Greece should stay in the euro.

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All too frequently, when I hear folks describe what they are tasting, they say their flavors as if asking a question.

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All too frequently we see the results of partnerships (or attempts at forging partnerships) that are borne from this seemingly innocent question: they fail.

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