Comment: American policy fundamentally discourages having children. Now our economy is paying the price

Comment: American policy fundamentally discourages having children.  Now our economy is paying the price

The largest health care strike in U.S. history was called off Thursday when Kaiser Permanente and unions representing 75,000 workers finally reached a tentative agreement. This, after a planned three-day work stoppage by the unions, gave their employer a glimpse of what would have happened if the impasse persisted. Kaiser clearly wasn’t interested in seeing …

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State economists struggle to put a price tag on proposed constitutional amendment on abortion

State economists struggle to put a price tag on proposed constitutional amendment on abortion

State economists appear skeptical that they will be able to put a price tag on a proposed constitutional amendment to protect abortion access by November, if the measure makes it to the 2024 ballot. The quartet of state economists, serving on the Financial Impact Estimation Conference (FIEC), said the Supreme Court was unlikely to rule …

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Pfizer more than doubled the price of its life-saving COVID-19 drug Paxlovid

Pfizer more than doubled the price of its life-saving COVID-19 drug Paxlovid

The price of the life-saving COVID-19 antiviral drug Paxlovid will more than double as the United States emerges from the emergency phase of the pandemic, pharmaceutical maker Pfizer said Wednesday. The list price, before insurance, will be $1,390 for a five-day treatment. , Pfizer said in a statement. This is 2.6 times higher than the …

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American policy discourages having children. Now our economy is paying the price

American policy discourages having children.  Now our economy is paying the price

The largest health care strike in U.S. history was called off Thursday when Kaiser Permanente and unions representing 75,000 workers finally reached a tentative agreement. This, after a planned three-day work stoppage by the unions, gave their employer a glimpse of what would have happened if the impasse persisted. Kaiser clearly wasn’t interested in seeing …

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Popular Melbourne gym franchise F45 collapses after fitness chain’s share price plummets

F45 Training Bayswater North, in the east of the city, went into liquidation on Sunday

Popular Melbourne gym franchise F45 collapses after fitness chain’s share price plummets By Eliza Mcphee for Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:42 pm EDT, October 16, 2023 | Updated: 5:18 pm EDT, October 17, 2023 Struggling fitness chain F45 has suffered another blow with the closure of a popular Melbourne branch. OF45 Training Bayswater North, in …

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