The State of Social Security Introduction Social Security has paid out more in benefits than it collects in payroll taxes every year since 2010. It covers the difference by drawing on its trust fund. That is not supposed to be a crisis. The program spent a quarter century building that reserve for exactly this, and it still holds trillions. … Continue reading
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Why Are Most Nicotine Pouches on Sale Illegal?
Executive Summary Introduction At U.S. gas stations, the nicotine pouch shelf runs dozens of brands deep, at every strength. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared about two dozen of them, all at the lower-strength end. Almost everything else on that shelf is, under federal law, illegal to sell. The word suggests that the government examined these … Continue reading