Economy: New job creation and immigrants
Employers might be turning to immigrants due to a smaller, new, young cohort entering the labor market.
Public health: Need face masks for birds
New theory is Avian flu virus is airborne. Obviously, we and all animals need to wear face masks. This is the way.
Demographics, Education: Colleges to see record low enrollment in coming years
College enrollment, down -15% since 2010, is about to start plummeting.
Personal Finance: Surveys of retirement savings are wrong
Another survey of retirees "retirement funds" is bunk, as it counts only assets in designated retirement funds.
Demographics: US population change, natural vs immigration increase
US population change via immigration versus "natural" (births and deaths)
Healthcare: ACA/ObamaCare failed to control prices
ObamaCare was sold as a system that would control the rate of growth in health care spending. Annual costs are now increasing faster than before the ACA was passed.
Nutrition: 1 in 5 Americans are vitamin B-12 deficient
Wow - 1 in 5 Americans vit B-12 deficient. Higher in elderly, those taking some medications or having some diseases.
Education demographics: College enrollment in 2024
Enrollment in fall of 2024 said to drop by -5% but that was an error.
Business: The future of work is “touchy feely”
Good grief. No actual skills needed in the future, just an ability to be manage your feelings and those of the people around you.