- Illegal crossings were cut to almost zero in the 1950s and early 1960s when we had the Bracero Program that allowed Mexicans and Central Americans to work seasonally in agricultural jobs.
- The government’s official guidelines on a heathy diet: The 1980 guidelines were a mere 18 pages. By 2000, the document had more than doubled, to 39 pages. By 2010, it reached 95 pages. Yet the government’s overarching advice on how to eat healthier hasn’t changed in the past 35 years.
- How OBBBA will tax colleges and universities and a slew of tax avoidance measures that will likely ensue.
- Per unit of energy produced, oil and gas get zero subsidies (they are net taxpayers), nuclear gets less than $1, wind gets almost $6, and solar gets more than $40.
- Something I have advocated for decades: let independent contractors have portable benefits.
Category: Health Reform
Extreme Heat is a Public Health Threat: Air Conditioning is the Solution
Environmentalists may consider air conditioning something of a luxury but in many areas of the United States and the world it is a public health necessity.
New Commissioner Faces Uphill Battle to Reform FDA
The Wall Street Journal reports that the new U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Marty Makary faces numerous obstacles in his plans to remake the federal agency. Dr. Makary faces a reduction in staff, plummeting staff morale, and internal criticism that he is compromising scientific standards.
Wednesday Links
- AAF: Contra Biden Admin., monopoly is not a problem in the US economy.
- Richard McKensie: Trump’s “beautiful bill” will raise federal spending in 2035 to at least 24 percent of GDP from 23.1 percent this year (and 20.6 percent in 2019, before COVID)
- Use and misuse of Ivermectin.
- Covid Redux: “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee decided to inoculate essential workers ahead of seniors, even though its own modeling suggested this would increase deaths by up to 7 percent.”
- More evidence that taxes on capital affect investment.