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@lemm.eehttps://www.population.news/p/singapores-baby-bust-record-low-births
Singapore's baby drought deepens, with 2023 seeing the lowest number of births in at least 50 years. Meanwhile, deaths remain high, exacerbating the country's demographic challenges.Thanks for reading population.news! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work.
https://open.substack.com/pub/populationfyi/p/miyazaki-might-be-right
"Rather than looking at how to stimulate domestic demand by building bridges or roads, we should provide a proper environment for our future generations because children are Japan's best investment" - Hayao Miyazaki Key points: Hayao Miyazaki argued in 2008 that investing in children and families should take precedence over stimulating domestic demand.
https://www.levernews.com/feds-recently-hit-cargo-giant-in-baltimore-disaster-for-silencing-whistleblowers/
Regulators cited Maersk for its “illegal policy” blocking employees from reporting safety concerns to the Coast Guard.
https://www.wabe.org/the-georgia-house-passed-a-bill-that-will-make-it-harder-for-companies-seeking-state-incentives-to-organize-unions/
On Wednesday, Senate Bill 362 passed the State House by 96 to 78 votes. The legislation, backed by Gov. Brian Kemp, is heading to his desk for a signature. Under the bill, […]
https://www.wabe.org/the-georgia-house-passed-a-bill-that-will-make-it-harder-for-companies-seeking-state-incentives-to-organize-unions/
On Wednesday, Senate Bill 362 passed the State House by 96 to 78 votes. The legislation, backed by Gov. Brian Kemp, is heading to his desk for a signature. Under the bill, […]
https://open.substack.com/pub/populationnews/p/south-korea-sees-marriage-bump-for?
In a notable shift, South Korea experienced its first annual increase in marriages in more than ten years, with data revealing nearly 194,000 unions in 2023. This development comes as a break from a longstanding downward trend in marriage rates within the country.
https://bigfiscal.substack.com/p/new-research-the-hidden-profits-of
An NBER working paper (Tunneling and Hidden Profits in Health Care by Ashvin Gandhi & Andrew Olenski) on the nursing home sector reveals extensive profit tunneling, particularly in real estate and management services. This involves nursing homes purchasing services from related entities at inflated prices, effectively transferring profits and concealing the true financial state of these providers.
https://open.substack.com/pub/populationnews/p/tokyo-metropolitan-government-eliminates
In a welcomed move, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will abolish means testing on financial aid, effectively granting free education to students at high schools and metropolitan universities starting from the 2024 fiscal year. Expanded Eligibility:
https://www.businessinsider.com/guaranteed-basic-income-ban-ubi-arizona-texas-houston-homelessness-poverty-2024-2
Republican lawmakers from five states are seeking to ban guaranteed basic-income programs, citing costs for taxpayers.
https://open.substack.com/pub/mattstoller/p/did-google-facebook-and-amazon-endorse?r=b057c
At the Supreme Court this week, big tech said most economic regulation for platforms are unconstitutional. And they used same logic as Robert Bork in attacking the Civil Rights Act of 1964.