the role of health costs in suppressing wage growth--
What Republicans Misunderstand About Health-Care Costs - Bloomberg: "The research that conservatives cite, in other words, doesn’t show that wage stagnation is nothing to worry about. It helps explain a troublesome trend. If you ignore the role of health costs in suppressing wage growth, you might be tempted to rely too much on other explanations, such as a technology slowdown or the decline of unions. The data also make clear that reducing health inflation would go a long way toward boosting wages.
President Barack Obama’s health-care law is supposed to bring costs down, although there is reason for skepticism. Conservatives have their own ideas, but Republican politicians haven’t done much to advance them, partly because they haven’t paid much attention to the link between health costs and wages. (In fairness, Democrats sometimes get this link wrong, too.)
Conservatives shouldn’t say that the wage-stagnation problem is an illusion because health benefits have been rising. They should say, instead, that the problem is real and that surging health costs are a major cause. The American dream isn’t to pay ever-higher health premiums."
more news below
Follow @nothinnormal
Reading List
-
-
Coronavirus doctor's diary: Karen caught Covid - and took it home - Everyone has heard about doctors and nurses catching Covid-19 but cleaners and porters have been worse hit.3 days ago
-
Farmers markets and the food stamp worry - Farmers markets in California, and across the U.S., are feeling the pinch from the pandemic-induced recession as demand soars for food stamps used in a pop...7 months ago
-
Trump 'ethically unfit' for presidency: Pelosi - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday revelations in a book by a former top White House aide shows President Donald Trump is unfit and unprepare...7 months ago
-
Rolex China Sea Race 2018 Preview (video) - Rolex China Sea Race 2018 - Preview Rolex World of Yachting video above published Mar 27, 2018: Hong Kong plays host to the Rolex China Sea Race. On 28 Ma...2 years ago
-
The 'Only' Profession to 'Celebrate What It Means to Live a Life' - In another strange sign of the mounting culture wars, Viola Davis’s emotional Oscars tribute to artists has become political fodder.3 years ago
-
Yahoo Data Breach, Protecting Yourself (video) - *Yahoo Data Breach: Protecting Yourself:* Video above published Dec 15, 2016: Yahoo says more than a billion users were affected by a data breach that it s...4 years ago
-
LIVE Streaming Coverage: South Carolina Republican Primary Election 2016 - *Polls close at 7:00 pm ET in South Carolina: * ABC Breaking News | Latest News VideosAbove: ABC News Above: LIVE WCSC (South Carolina) 5 News Above: FOX Ca...4 years ago
-
Book Expo America, BookCon, Detroit Public TV Video - Tweets about #BookCon2015 OR #BEA15 *Date: Fri May, 29 2015 11:00 AM CDT — Sun May, 31 2015 3:00 PM CDT* *Detroit Public TV will bring live inside the boo...5 years ago
-
Fish Oil Claims Not Supported by Research - Do you really need to be taking supplements?-- Fish Oil Claims Not Supported by Research - NYTimes.com: "Dr. Manson says that although she recommends eatin...5 years ago
-
Education, MOOCs, Learning - Tweets about #MOOC OR #education OR #learning *more education news below* Follow @eSummaCom5 years ago
-
Miami Beach, South Beach, Tweets - Tweets about @LaPlayaIsla OR #MiamiBeach OR @SouthBeach * more news below (web version link below)* Follow @LaPlayaIsla5 years ago
-
Art Basel Miami video - Art Basel Miami from Vida MiamiTV.com on Vimeo. Tweet!function(d,s,id){var... please visit www.meredithmiami.com for the videos!5 years ago
-
Video of the Week: Stardust - Video of the Week: Stardust from Adrien Servadio on Vimeo. High Definition & headphone... Please visit www.movwx.com to view the Video of the Day and other...5 years ago
-
New Normal News - Tweets about "new normal" OR #newnormal *more New Normal News below* Follow @NewNormalNews6 years ago
-
Cats, Tweets - Tweets about #cats -Kentucky -wildcats Follow @VelcroFeline Seguir a @VelcroFeline6 years ago
-
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, The Churchill Factor - Mayor of London, Boris Johnson discusses his latest book: The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History. Air Date 11/12/2014 Follow @movwxnet6 years ago
-
Old Movies - Old Movies? The Classics? Visit our archive (at right on web version of this page) and the Moving Image Archive. #oldmovies Tweets Follow @movwxorg6 years ago
-
movwx.tv - Internet TV Channels - *Bloomberg * - *RT America* - *TWiT *Tech TV - *NASA* - *Live ISS Stream* - *NASA Superchannel* - *WSVN Miami* ...7 years ago
