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For the Fed, this is known as a supply shock — something that causes a scarcity of goods that impacts the economy.

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The scarcity has prompted some businesses to resort to extreme measures.

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It’s also become a platform for youth navigating scarcity, surveillance and dreams of escaping poverty.

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“It screens expensive, but that’s what happens when you have scarcity value,” says Smith.

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And also, there’s a lot of scarcity with money — nobody has a job, so people have to have normal jobs on the side.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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