Mr Twomey says the average family income is keeping pace with the cost of living.

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Over time, money market investing can actually make a person poorer in the sense that the dollars they earn may not keep pace with the rising cost of living.

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In 10 of those states Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Vermont and Washington the minimum wage is automatically adjusted every year to keep pace with the rising cost of living.

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Over the past 12 months, our Cost of Living Extremely Well Index (CLEWI) climbed 4%, keeping pace with the CPI.

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His successor Mohammed Morsi, the country's first democratically elected leader, has faced increasing frustration over the slow pace of his efforts to reform the state and fulfill the revolution's promises of better living standards and justice.

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But while the country's energy intensity--the amount of energy required to produce a unit of economic growth--is improving, it is not improving enough to offset the pace of growth of the economy, the population and living standards.

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Tired, timid and woefully off the pace, it doesn't just need a hip replacement, but a reason for living.

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