Friday Links Posted on July 4, 2025July 3, 2025 by John C. Goodman John Goodman explains the GOP mega-bill to Bill O’Reilly. Michael Cannon: The GOP schedules most of the deficit increasing items (tax cuts and spending increases) in the early part of the budget window and puts most of the deficit reducing items (revenue increases and spending cuts) at the last part of the budget window. Blood test may indicate how long you will live. Over the past year, heath care has been responsible for over one-third of all employment growth. California leads the nation in housing shortages.