by Larry Shultz | Feb 1, 2024 | Climate, Democracy, Ecology, Education, Human and Civil rights, Public Health, Public Policy
Just over a third think higher education is a net win. 40% think it isa a zero-sum game (with student loans) and just over a fifth think it is a less than zero sum game, thus it provides negative utility. Honestly, many people attend and thus have no earnings for a...
by Larry Shultz | Jan 30, 2024 | Behavioral Economics, Public Health, Public Policy, Real Estate
Renter Cost-Burden Shares Remain High | Joint Center for Housing Studies (harvard.edu) Home Price-to-Income Ratio Reaches Record High | Joint Center for Housing Studies (harvard.edu) America’s Rental Housing 2024 (harvard.edu) Although rent price acceleration...
by Larry Shultz | Jan 28, 2024 | Behavioral Economics, Democracy, Education, Public Health, Public Policy
Intimidation of State and Local Officeholders | Brennan Center for Justice
by Larry Shultz | Jan 28, 2024 | Democracy, Education, Public Health, Public Policy
Assuming you are a man with average SES, average earnings, and education, at 70 there is a 50% chance you would live 13 years in the pre covid era. This Stange virus is still increasing mortality and morbidity with each infection. A male has a 32% chance of death by...
by Larry Shultz | Jan 20, 2024 | Cities, Democracy, Energy, Public Health
Protecting America’s Power Grids From EMP Attacks (forbes.com) If someone could alert the US Government that spending on grid hardening/cyber-attacks could possibly save more than 100,000,0000 lives for relatively short money. A wise investment in my view. LS Initial...
by Larry Shultz | Jan 20, 2024 | Democracy, Public Health
The Red Cross’ Secret Disaster — ProPublica
