Nosocomial Illness and Marginal Mortality and Morbidity

by Larry Shultz | Feb 14, 2024 | Covid-19, Democracy, Human and Civil rights, Neuroeconomics, Public Health, Public Policy, Retirement

Hospitals Deny Immunocompromised Patients’ ADA Requests For Masks (forbes.com) We have attacked both human and civil rights for so long abroad, it is not unexpected to see the erosion here, in our face, as well. Justice is atrophying daily. Perhaps we may want to...

Is Dental Health an Illegal Public Health Conspiracy in Florida

by Larry Shultz | Feb 14, 2024 | Neuroeconomics, Public Health, Public Policy

Collier County taking fluoride out of water supply (fox4now.com) Sometimes an ounce (5 cents a month per housing unit) of prevention saves a pound of (dental) cure. The per capita person income of Collier County (Naples) was over $131,000 2 years ago. It is likely...

PM 2.5 and O3 in Our Future Climate

by Larry Shultz | Feb 13, 2024 | Climate, Covid-19, Ecology, Public Health, Public Policy

I decided to sign up for a Zoom meeting with these air quality scientists on 2-14. I want to see their modeling for the air quality in the future. Obviously, it will be impacted by more wildfires. LS Climate change reversing gains in air quality across the U.S.: study...

Democracy, Liberalism, and Prosperity, a Study of 109 Nations

by Larry Shultz | Feb 13, 2024 | Behavioral Economics, Democracy, Education, Human and Civil rights, Public Policy

Secularism and tolerance of minority groups predicts future prosperity of countries (phys.org)

Panics and Manias and Veblen Goods, Oh My

by Larry Shultz | Feb 10, 2024 | Behavioral Economics, Cities, Climate, Democracy, Emergent Properties, Public Health, Public Policy, Retirement

America’s Most Expensive Home for Sale Hits the Market for $295 Million – WSJ Donahue invented mutual funds. Each grandchild gets a cool $1 million at 18 or 21. I have been by there numerous times on a boat and just walking to the south end of the sparkling...

US Dismal Ranking in OECD Skills Test a Decade Ago

by Larry Shultz | Feb 9, 2024 | Democracy, Education, Public Policy, Science

A very recent OECD skills study showed that citizens, age 16-65, of the USA scored 19th of 20 nations in the adjusted mean numeracy test and 18 of 21 in literacy. For young people age 16-24 in the numeracy test the USA was 24 of 24, and 20 of 21 in literacy. In terms...