Scott Sumner: The case for neoliberalism.
Category: Cost of Healthcare
Marriage Boost Health, and Wealth… and Income Inequity
Progressives often lament income inequity in America. Supposedly the wealth of Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Bill Gates is a problem. The far bigger problem that is causing inequity is in the marriage market. The poorest members of society are far less likely to get married prior to having kids and more likely to raise children in single-parent households in poverty. That is an actual problem and there is no easy fix for that type of inequity.
Tuesday Links
- If Medicaid’s current 5 percent annual growth rate were restrained to 3 percent, a 10 year savings of over $900 billion would result.
- Have scientists discovered life on another planet?
- Why poverty is not the cause of child abuse.
- Last year, the state [CA] chancellor’s office estimated 25 percent of community college applicants were bots.
- Of the ten most-visited graves in the USA, just one is the resting place of a president. The rest are all the graves of entertainers.
- Why do middle aged men have so few friends?
WSJ: Suicide a Significant Problem Among Young Doctors
Suicide is also a problem even among those who are thought to be enjoying the good life, including young physicians, reports the Wall Street Journal:
“The fact that the medical profession has one of the highest rates of burnout and suicide, compared to other professions, speaks to the urgent need for change,” Mortimer told The City, a local news site, in November 2022.