How anti-obesity drugs could make us wealthier: “An average female obese woman earns around 10 percent less than a normal-weight woman in the States. Just taking that, imagine we cut obesity levels in the US to Scandinavian levels going from 40 percent of the population to 20 percent of the population. Assuming that that then increases salaries for those who will get out of obesity by 10 percent. That translates more or less into a two percent increase in US GDP.”
To save Social Security: Instead of more taxes for the rich, cut their benefit payments.
Key to a happy life: marriage matters more than career. This is the opposite of what most young people think. (NYT)
Why is Medicare charging researchers large fees to access its data?