Politics – Page 4 – Link(s) of the Day

Here are the fatality rates of coronavirus for every age bracket — and they vary widely

A new study from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention finds coronavirus patients older than the age of 80 are in the greatest danger, with a fatality rate of 14.8 percent.

All His Fault

When politicians resort to blaming immigrants, you know they’ve run out of ideas.

Blue collar boom? College grads, baby boomers big winners in Trump’s economy

U.S. President Donald Trump rolled out an eye-catching statistic in his State of...

Let’s Talk About Protecting Our Families ⋆ Design Mom

I’m finding myself increasingly irritated and impatient at the idea that guns are essential to protect one’s family. When I hear men talking about guns and how there’s nothing that will stop them from defending their family, my mind goes to the story of Naaman...

The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It

A little-known start-up helps law enforcement match photos of unknown people to their online images — and “might lead to a dystopian future or something,” a backer says.

For most Americans, real wages have barely budged for decades

Adjusted for inflation, today’s average hourly wage has about as much purchasing power as it did in 1978. Most wage increases have gone to the highest earners.

Sweeping bill rewriting California employment law sent to Gov. Newsom

A California law curbing the use of independent contractors passed the Legislature and is expected to be signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom despite objections by Uber, Lyft and other gig companies

Source: www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-09-11/sweeping-bill-rewriting-california-employment-law-moves-to-gov-newsom

This Is What Life Without Retirement Savings Looks Like – The Atlantic – Pocket

Many seniors are stuck with lives of never-ending workâa fate that could befall millions in the coming decades.

Source: getpocket.com/explore/item/this-is-what-life-without-retirement-savings-looks-like?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Views of Higher Education Divided by Party

Americans see value in higher education whether they graduated from college or not. Even so, there is an undercurrent of dissatisfaction – even suspicion – among the public about the role colleges play in society.

Source: www.pewsocialtrends.org/essay/the-growing-partisan-divide-in-views-of-higher-education/

The cost of Trump’s new Air Force One has skyrocketed nearly $2 billion from the original estimate

Trump’s Air Force One will cost taxpayers $5.2 billion. After his 2016 election, Trump said he negotiated the price down from $4.4 billion.

Source: www.businessinsider.com/air-force-one-pentagon-52-billion-2019-8