Want To Make Sure Your Child Doesn't End up Poor? Try Marriage.

 Percent of children who end up in poverty as adults:

Born to married parents            8%

Born to unmarried parents        27%

Doesn't this at least suggest a way to reduce poverty?

Third Party Payment Drives Up Health Care Costs

Mark Perry highlights the difference between the costs of healthcare that is paid for by third parties (Medicare, Medicaid, Private Insurance) and those paid for by the individuals receiving the services. 

Hospital services up 208% in ten years versus an average of 37% for services that you have to pay for yourself. Because the percentage of procedures that are third-party paid has risen dramatically, overall costs have increased. 

People are just more careful about how they spend their own money than how they spend other people's money. 

Only the US Will Experience Gains in Working Population

This will have a tremendous impact on the relative strength of the US economy in the world

Yes the Middle Class is Shrinking

 Yes, the middle class (of income) is shrinking. But it's not because people are getting poorer. 

A Little Historical Perspective on the "Deadly Virus"

 Sometimes it's helpful to get a little historical perspective on things when you're in the middle of what you think is a crisis.