[unable to retrieve full-text content]CBO: Not extending IRA subsidies will cause 3.8M to lose coverage, ~7.9% avg *additional* premium hike | ACA Signups, Charles Gaba Not that this should surprise anyone, but it’s good to have the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) formally chime in: It’s important to keep in mind that the 4.3% average premium hike in 2026, as well […] The post CBO: Not extending IRA subsidies . . . appeared first on Angry Bear.

Podcasts Can BlackRock save the UK economy Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Daniela Gabor and Aveek Bhattacharya By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 09 December 2024 Last month, Keir Starmer and chancellor Rachel Reeves sat opposite senior executives from...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]RFK Jr continues in his crackpot crusade against fluoridated water. There is *zero* evidence that artificial fluoridation of water at or below the approved level (0.7 mg/liter) has any pathological consequences. Why do we fluoridate public water? “Bacteria in the mouth that serve to break down food also create acids that degrade the enamel on […] The post Lies, damned lies and RFK Jr. appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]I believe it was about 4-5 years ago, we decided to move from our of 2600 square feet on 2/3rds of an acre. We also wanted to get to some place warmer. We did eventually do both and not exactly where we wanted. The first year we went exploring in the areas around Phoenix and […] The post With a Decline in Interest Rates, Home Sales Went Up in October appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Social Security adjustments are coming up starting January 2025. As if typical the increase in payment did not keep up with inflation last year. If you have not been keeping track of forth coming Social Security changes in 2025, here they are: Starting in 2025, Medicare Part B premiums will increase from $174.70 per month […] The post Social Security and Medicare Changes in 2025 appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]This is something Angry Bear has been following for a few years. A person may go to the doctor for one issue and the office wants to expand the visit to other supposed issues. An example being having a comprehensive blood test two months previous and their wanting to repeat the same blood test. The […] The post Two-Thirds of the Growth in High Intensity Hospital Stays Not Explained by Changes in Patient Demographics or Pre-Existing Comorbidities...

Last week, I gave a presentation at the 2024 Australian Basic Income Fellows Workshop. Most of the talks were about Basic Income trials, which have been undertaken around the world. I focused on something more modest but perhaps more achievable: getting evidence on the effects of Scrapping or Scaling Back Mutual Obligation and Income Management. You can download the Powerpoint presentation here or see the slides on my Substack Share this:Like Loading...

Another Monday Message Board. Post comments on any topic. Civil discussion and no coarse language please. Side discussions and idees fixes to the sandpits, please. I’m now using Substack as a blogging platform, and for my monthly email newsletter. For the moment, I’ll post both at this blog and on Substack. You can also follow me on Mastodon here. Share this:Like Loading...

from Lars Syll Economists have sometimes misled us with their belief that it is their job to tell “white lies” to scare the population into “behaving themselves.” We think that is the wrong approach. This book trusts you, the reader, with that truth. We trust you to do what you can to spread the truth and to hold policymakers accountable. The truth is that government faces political constraints. It faces resource constraints. It faces technological constraints. But it does not, cannot,...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]We often talk about poverty and people living in poverty as measured by the government, Then, we set policy with regards to them. We never quite realize the impact of the programs on the people on the receiving end. A brief recital of facts and figures in charts. I also do not believe we get […] The post A Measure of Poverty in the United States appeared first on Angry Bear.