Tax burden is defined as the proportion of a person’s income that goes toward taxes.
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Unions are having a moment. So why isn’t union membership booming?
Labor organizing surged last year. A Gallup survey found 71% of Americans approve of unions. Yet only 10% of workers belong to a union, as employers continue to fight back.
‘Live free and die?’ The sad state of U.S. life expectancy
A decade after a landmark report on Americans’ shorter lives, the problem has only gotten worse. Unlike other wealthy nations, U.S. life expectancy has not bounced back from the pandemic.
Traveling overseas this summer? There’s huge demand for passports, so get yours ASAP
The State Department is fielding half a million passport applications a week — 30-40% more than last year.
It’s not just Adderall: The number of drugs in short supply rose by 30% last year
A total of 295 types of drugs — everything from sedatives to children’s flu medicine — were in short supply in 2022, according to a new report from the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security.
What we do (and don’t) know about teacher shortages, and what can be done about them
Limited national data suggest teachers are plentiful, but many districts that serve some of the most vulnerable students would beg to differ.