More than 1 million American jobs could be lost as a result of defense budget cuts if the deficit reduction committee fails to reach agreement on alternative balanced budget solutions, and total cuts to defense reach $1 trillion. The study, done by Stephen Fuller, director of regional analysis at George Mason University and Economic Modeling [...] [...]
Expanding the earned income tax credit might be a better way to curb poverty than increasing minimum wages. A study by professors from the University of Alabama and East Carolina University claims that expanding the tax credit – currently available to low-income workers – would keep more than twice the number of people out of poverty [...] [...]
Buying mail-order medications may encourage patients to stick to their doctor-prescribed medication regimen, new research suggests. In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Kaiser Permanente’s Division of Research in Oakland, Calif. found that patients with diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol who ordered their medications by mail were [...] [...]
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