- The U.S. military now estimates that the cartels directly control around 30-35% of Mexican territory. Over eighty politicians or candidates for political office were killed in Mexico during the country’s 2021 midterm elections. (HT: Tyler)
- Does living around people with a college degree lengthen your life expectancy? Apparently.
- Reasons to doubt the USDA report on the prevalence of food insecurity.
- Why the Biden/Harris claim that they have legalized marijuana is mostly false.
- What explains the slowdown in Medicare spending? A major reason is pharmaceuticals.
Saturday Links
- W & M: How the Trump tax cuts were good for the economy and why allowing some provisions to expire would be bad.
- How much would you pay per year to combat global warming? R: $134 D: $633 All: $371
- Percent who would pay nothing: R: 53% D: 17% All: 35%
- At a New York City fast food restaurant, the cashier is 8,000 miles away in the Philippines and costs $1 an hour.
- Over the last 13 months, more than 20 million people were disenrolled from Medicaid. So, what happened to the uninsured rate? It hasn’t budged. Explanations.
- Milei is succeeding in Argentina.
Medicare Trustees Report: The Reality is Worse than Advertised
Bad as the recent Trustees Report is, the reality is likely to be much worse. According to Jim Capretta, the current projection is based on Obamacare constraints that are unlikely to be continued.
WSJ: Hospitals Increasingly Demand Patients’ Share of the Bill before Surgery
The Wall Street Journal reports that hospitals increasingly demand patients pay up front before getting surgeries. Hospitals are purportedly tired of having to chase after patients to collect what they owe.