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Posted on September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 by John C. Goodman

GAO: unemployment insurance fraud during the pandemic as high as $135 billion. (That is roughly $1,350 for every household in America.)

Medicare targets cheap, generic, life saving drug for price “negotiation.”  (WSJ)

Rich countries get quality medicines; the poor sometimes get poison. But, contra NYT, the solution is markets, not regulation.

Court tells the FDA to stop playing doctor. (WSJ)

As a percent of income, lower-income people cheat more on their income taxes than higher income people. HT: David Henderson

Did the  eradication of hookworms cause modern allergies?

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