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Friday Links

Posted on September 9, 2022September 8, 2022 by John C. Goodman

The US was one of only two among 21 similarly wealthy countries— along with Israel — in which life expectancy continued to decline last year.

Covid seemed to crowd out the flu for the last two years. Some experts expect a big comeback this fall.

Not following the science: In one of the few education programs the federal government directly oversees — Head Start preschools and child care centers for low-income families — mandatory masking rules are still on the books for teachers and children as young as 2-years-old.

David Henderson: School shutdowns will shorten lives.

DeLong: for at least 300,000 years – up until about 1870 – virtually all of our ancestors lived at the subsistence level.

Some states spend twice as much per person on health care as other states.

CVS is spending $8 billion to bring back doctor house calls.

1 thought on “Friday Links”

  1. Ron Greiner says:
    September 9, 2022 at 8:18 am

    In 2020 total health spending reached $4.1 trillion and Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion is spending money like drunken sailors. in 2018 the winning stock on the S & P 500 was Centene, the Nation’s largest Medicaid provider! American’s don’t mind government overspending and forcing our grandchildren into debt before they are born to increase Centene stock, it’s that important! Democrats were created for generational theft!

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