- Consuming half a tablespoon of olive oil every day is associated with a 28% lower risk of dying of dementia.
- Less than half of all workers plan to work past age 62.
- An argument for not giving free health care to illegals.
- Trump v. Biden on the response to Covid.
- Getting rich by doing good: The nonprofit University of Pittsburgh Medical Center CEO makes $12 million a year.
Category: Health Economics & Costs
Why Processed Foods Matter
[Researchers] raised a group of rats in a cage and gave them an abundant supply of healthy, balanced rat chow made out of the kind of food rats had been eating for a very long time. The rats would eat it when they were hungry, and then they seemed to feel sated and stopped. They did not become fat.
Monday Links
- 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.