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Friday Links – 11 September 2026

Posted on September 11, 2026September 10, 2026 by John C. Goodman

What if we drop the age of eligibility for Medicare to 62?

That would cost $387.6 billion over the 10-year period from 2027–2036…  That is like starting the Medicare Part D drug program over again.

Good news: Weight loss drugs won’t make you crazy.

US manufacturing is back.

More results on welfare reform:

“In 1994, before welfare reform, about 46 percent of single-parent families received Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)—a welfare program that provided cash benefits with few strings attached. By 2024, however, only 8 percent of single-parent families received benefits from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)—the program that replaced AFDC in 1996.”

Paragon on then Democrat’s IRA bill: “It is clearer than ever that the IRA raised overall costs and resulted in dramatically higher premiums and larger federal deficits.”

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