Health/Policy: More ACA failure in Oregon
Two major insurance companies leaving the Oregon ACA markets; one leaving all health insurance markets. In 2028, OR's UHP would end private insurance businesses.
Public health: Start measuring cholesterol levels at age 10
Cardiologists want far more people on cholesterol medication, at even younger ages. Plus my not good experience on these meds ...
How much of Federal taxes do the rich pay?
The rich pay most of the Federal income tax dollars collected.
Federal government land ownership/control
The western half of the US is dominated by BLM and USFS.
Demographics
Doomerism
Economy
Gen Z/Generational issues
Nation of Idiots
Personal finance
Policy/Government
Demographics: We must confiscate elder’s savings and kill them off
So says an actual Yale professor, Samuel Moyn
Government: Combined State+Federal tax burden by state
Oregon has the highest combined tax rate of all states.
Government: How a $105M solution became a $2.6B boondoggle
Incompetence runs amok in Portland's new water plant project as a $105M solution grows into a $2.6B boondoggle.
Demographics
Doomerism
Economy
Finance/Investing
Gen Z/Generational issues
Personal finance
Policy/Government
Policy: Does the US government spend 6x more on those 65+ than on ages 0-17?
True, by leaving out all the local and state spending. In the real world, spending is almost equal.
Policy, Demographics: Newsom wants mandatory “national service”
This will surely work well in a world of shrinking youth cohorts and low fertility rates.
Government: Transfer of funds between states and the Federal government
Pundits often point to states that send money to the Federal government versus those that receive money from the Federal government. But the data does not mean what they think…
Demographics: Labor shortage to be addressed through increased immigration
Several dozen countries have said they will address their low birth rate driven labor shortages by importing "skilled workers" from abroad. The US too.
Demographics
Economy
Gen Z/Generational issues
Geopolitics
International/Global/Immigration
Policy/Government
Economy: The end of free trade
Globalization went wild from the 1980s to 2020s. Now we've gone full protectionism. Older workers pay the costs of this flip, at both ends.
Education
Everything is Untrue
Finance/Investing
Gen Z/Generational issues
Personal finance
Policy/Government
Education: 26-40% of education loan recipients admit spending on non-educational expenses
26-40% of education loan borrowers admit spending their loan money on non-education activities, experiences, travel and luxury goods.