Policy/Government – Page 2

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Gen Z/Generational issues Health-Healthcare Media Personal finance Policy/Government Public Health/Nutrition

Elder care in the past versus today

2025 December 11

Almost all elders, today, continue to live in a home-based environment. Very few live in elder care communities or institutions.

Demographics Doomerism Economy Finance Gen Z/Generational issues Policy/Government

Economy, Policy: Social Security has been in a downfall since the 1980s

2025 November 22

The situation in the 1980s was exactly the same as today - with fears of SS running out of money in the 1980s. Here we are in 2025 and nothing…

Policy/Government Transportation Vehicles/Autos

Transportation: California turning I-80 into a toll road

2025 November 17

Out of area visitors who do not have a Fastrak pass will be mailed a bill for the toll PLUS a $10 penalty fee.

Health-Healthcare Policy/Government

Health: ACA subsidies likely to end

2025 November 9

ObamaCare has failed and most individual market enrollees will no longer have health insurance. It seems unlikely Congress has a solution.

Health-Healthcare Policy/Government

ACA’s Confusing Numbers – how many signed up for ACA insurance?

2025 November 8

Official data on enrollees is inconsistent, contradictory and misleading. Also most people had pre-X condition protections before the ACA.

Demographics Economy Nation of Idiots Policy/Government

Economy: Should homes be turned in to multi-unit room rentals?

2025 November 4

Should we tax "unused rooms"? And what is a unused room?

Health-Healthcare Policy/Government

Health: The ACA and pre-existing conditions

2025 November 1

Many incorrectly believe there were no pre-existing condition exclusioin protections before the ACA passed in 2010. This is not true, however.

International/Global/Immigration Policy/Government

Immigration: Sanctuary policies, and how other countries deal with this issue

2025 October 30

The US - and sanctuary cities and states - have historically taken a relaxed approach to illegal immigration. Other countries do not treat US citizens so nicely.

Models Policy/Government

Real-time “crowd size estimates” tend to overestimate – by a lot

2025 October 19

Be skeptical of crowd size estimates, especially those with a political context.

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Elder care in the past versus today

Economy, Policy: Social Security has been in a downfall since the 1980s

Transportation: California turning I-80 into a toll road

Health: ACA subsidies likely to end

ACA’s Confusing Numbers – how many signed up for ACA insurance?

Economy: Should homes be turned in to multi-unit room rentals?

Health: The ACA and pre-existing conditions

Immigration: Sanctuary policies, and how other countries deal with this issue

Real-time “crowd size estimates” tend to overestimate – by a lot

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