Environment, health: Air pollution kills up to 7 million people
Nearly half of estimated air pollution deaths are due to indoor wood and charcoal cooking fires and stoves.
Climate: Declare “emergency” and suspend democracy
Yet another one of these - we really need to end Democracy to save the climate. Yep.
Climate: Eliminate parking to fix the climate
To fight climate change, Austin joins other cities in eliminating parking space requirements at housing developments.
Follow up: Disease models were, uh, terrible
Red line is actual – gray lines are model forecasts for Covid – the SAGE models were garbage. SAGE (spectator.co.uk)
Public health: ACA premiums 2024, $2,057/month, $19,000 deductible
2024 ACA premiums for a bare bones Brone policy for 2 adults: $2057/month or about $25k/year, $19,000 annual deductible.
Policy: Academics call for a global wealth tax
It would start with billionaires, and then, they say, expand downwards from there to tax “other rich people”: Billionaires Are Next Up in Crosshairs of Global Tax Architects (msn.com) After…
Automation: California to install automated ticket issuing speed cameras
While simultaneously lowering speed limits: What to know about automatic speeding tickets coming to the Bay Area (sfgate.com) “Enforcement must be part of our work to make our streets safer,…
Demographics: Voter partisanship formed when young
According to the "impressionable years" hypothesis, young people form their political leanings based on contemporary events when they are young. But there is a glaring weakness in this hypothesis ...
Workforce: Ageism is ingrained in the work world
Employers much more likely to hire someone less than 45 years old. After that, participation in the labor force begins to drop off sharply. According to an OECD report which…
Demographics: Is immigration the solution?
With a low fertility rate, economists seek more immigration as a solution - but are there enough immigrants to meet everyone's needs?