Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Because It's There

Why are student loans more deserving of forgiveness than any other kind of debt?

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The overall union membership rate in the U.S. last year was a record-low 10 percent, and it was only 6 percent in the private sector.

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According to one survey, the number of children aged six to 17 diagnosed with gender dysphoria surged from roughly 15,000 to 42,000 in the years between 2017 and 2021 alone. The number of kids prescribed hormones to block puberty more than doubled.

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Because It's There

Rules and regulations no longer have to be based on traditional observation and testing. For one reason, it's just too hard. Imagine the rigor of proving an everyday exposure is good or bad for people.

So now we just make things up.

A Consumer Reports study in 2022 found that popular chocolate bars contained more than California’s recommended allowable doses of cadmium and lead. However, no research has linked eating chocolate to a higher risk of birth defects or metal toxicity.

But a regulatory agency will always fill a space.

Dandelion Chocolate said, “Cadmium is a naturally occurring component in soil, and many plants take it up as they absorb nutrients, which is how it gets into our cocoa beans. According to the CDC, cadmium is commonly found in vegetables, and in relatively high concentrations in leafy greens like spinach. The law won’t allow us to say much more about how the tiny trace amounts in our product will affect your health, but if you want to reduce your exposure to cadmium generally, you might consider eating fewer leafy greens.”

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