- David Friedman on tariffs. Excellent
- AHA opposes Biden’s tariffs on medical equipment, which create $650 million in increased costs to the U.S. medical industry.
- Arizona police arrested a woman for serving home-cooked meals to the hungry and the needy.
- Rather than education, welfare, or nutrition programs, three tax provisions are now the largest category of federal support for children – and over the years they have been on a perpetual rollercoaster.
- More on using foreign trained doctors to solve our physician shortage problem.
Category: Wednesday Links
Wednesday Links
- Against the American Cancer Society.
- What to know about LDL cholesterol.
- A carpenter ant can amputate the injured leg of a fellow ant. (NYT)
- At the end of your life a family member (medical surrogate) is more likely to override your preference for life extending care if you have dementia.
- The Biden-Harris administration has added regulatory costs of more than $40,000 per household. Among the items that are more expensive: microwave ovens, conventional ovens, refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, dishwashers, clothes dryers, water heaters, air conditioners, ceiling fans, furnaces, boilers, heat pumps, lamps and light bulbs.
Wednesday Links
- “High blood pressure is responsible for more deaths than any other risk factor, including smoking.”
- Why banning “bad foods” from food stamp purchases won’t work.
- The IRA bill: most beneficiaries are unlikely to see a substantial reduction in their out-of-pocket costs from the federal price setting, and for many, costs will actually increase.
- “Before members of the new Congress even walk through the doors of the Capitol to be sworn in, almost every dollar of revenue for the year has already been committed.”
- Covid was bad for physician incomes.
Wednesday Links
- Another state sues Pfizer over the covid vaccine.
- Only 6 percent of federal workers are working full-time in their offices.
- Academics reject McKinsey study claiming that racial and gender diversity boosted profits.
- More likely to be Trump voters: “county-level data on life expectancy and the prevalence of obesity, diabetes, heavy drinking and regular physical activity (or lack thereof).”
- National Review: When does Robert Hur get his apology?