Yves here. The decline in use of high-deductible health insurance policies is important not just for employees who get insurance at work, but for the public generally. The retreat by employers will make it harder to treat high-deductible plans as a preferred option for expanded government-provided care. Note that employers health care costs, as you […]
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
“High End” Apartment Construction Totally Dominates, Creates Mismatch of Supply & Demand
Urban apartment development all over the US has been heavily skewed towards luxury units, even though there isn’t enough demand for all the supply.
The Curiously Varied Impact of Recessions on Political Stability: The Role of Trust
A wee example of how lower levels of trust impose real economic costs.
Toys ‘R’ Us to Come Back from the Dead
Toys ‘R’ Us will be back, albeit in a skinnied down form.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/3/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: USMCA/NAFTA 2.0 terms and effects, Sanders finance break-up bill, Amazon wage raise. “academic grievance studies,” Kavanaugh, mid-terms gushing cash, employment, services, capital spending, robot supermarkets, Woody Guthrie
Disaster Profiteers vs. the People of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico shows how distress and grifting too often go hand in hand.
Brexit Notes: Tory Conference and DUP Demands Yield More Insanity
Brexit has officially gone around the bend.
Death by Fertilizer
Why nitrogen fertilizer is a disaster and whether there is a way to get over modern dependence on it.
New Study: Median Uber Driver Earnings $9.73/Hour After Conservative Assumption for Costs
More on the dismal economics of being an Uber driver.
Faith, Works, and Dental Care in America
Dental care, volunteerism, and Medicare for All
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/2/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Canada trade deal, Sanders and Amazon, Clinton polling, generic ballot, Airbus engine shortage, Tesla, robots, AI, Theranos, single payer, tech adoption stalls
Weathering the Next Florence
How should we prepare for a future filled with many Florences? Grist talked to experts for ideas on building resilient communities.
