Saturday Links

Capretta on Trump’s new health care plan.

Are health care cost really a major worry for American workers?

If Chinese migrant workers were their own country, it would be one of the ten largest in the world.

New Obamacare exchange: Earning just one dollar more could mean a $10,000 increase in insurance premiums. (NYT)

“Contrary to a common perception, the United States has always been an active industrial policy nation throughout the period, regardless of which party is in power.”

Good and bad news on cancer:

The good news: overall, five-year survival rates for people with cancer have increased from 50 percent to 70 percent since the mid-70s

The bad news: For adults under 50, incidence rates are climbing nearly 3 percent per year (up from the 1 to 2 percent annual increase reported in the previous decade). Of greater concern is the fact that CRC is now the top cancer killer in that age group.