He wants to increase the purchasing power of millions of poorer Thais so as to make the economy less reliant on the vagaries of the export markets.

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"We have to do more to increase our growth, not just to reduce poverty, but to create employment, rebuild infrastructure and to increase the purchasing power of the people, " he says.

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This price increase reduces the combined purchasing power of citizens by an amount equal to the new money created.

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Small businesses will have access to the insurance exchange, where small businesses and their employees can pool together with millions of other Americans to increase purchasing power and benefit from increased competition.

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This rapid increase in the number of buyers and their purchasing power will likely drive home prices into a bubble.

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We agree on the idea of allowing small businesses and individuals who lack insurance to join together to increase their purchasing power so they can enjoy greater choices and lower prices.

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It would boost consumers' purchasing power and squeeze corporate profits, which have accounted for most of the increase in China's excessive domestic saving in recent years.

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Even the minority of the workforce who benefit from an increase in the minimum wage are thus likely to suffer a painful cut in purchasing power.

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