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Worries by income level

…chart work. sorry. by income Under $30,000 % $30,000 -74,000 % $75,000 +% Healthcare costs 22 Healthcare 20 Healthcare 12 Lack of money, 17 Energy prices 10 College costs 12…

Why are so many pundits conflating U.S. blue-collar voters’ concerns that are similar to their British counterparts’ who voted for Brexit with the separate issue of whether the Brexit vote itself will influence U.S. blue-collar voters’ votes in November? These are completely different issues.

…the mega-banks in particular; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—what it is and does. Free tuition at public colleges and universities. Guaranteed access to healthcare. Guaranteed medical and family leave, for…

Moody doesn’t like the US

…action to curb soaring healthcare and social security spending, Moody’s, the credit rating agency, said on Thursday. In its annual report on the US, Moody’s signalled increased concern that rapid…

The Mythology of the Future Job Market

…being promising—healthcare and education—are by no means exempt from automation. Specific healthcare tasks are likely to be automated, while decision making and patient monitoring may migrate increasingly into expert systems….