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Who benefits from e-cigarette restrictions

The pharmaceutical industry has shown a hostility to e-cigarettes because they present a direct threat to pharmaceutical products.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 3 月 29, 2019

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Weekly Walters 03/29/2019

A collection of commentaries by Dan Walters over the past week.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 3 月 29, 2019

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For the privilege of helping others, I will be paying off student loans for 20 years

The college admissions scam, much of which involves parents of USC students, serves as a blaring signal that college is not about education. It is about status. The majority of us do not have anyone to help buy our admission, let alone our education. I am one of the millions of Americans who will graduate with massive debt. By the time I earn my master’s degree in a year and a half, my student loans will amount to about $80,000.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 3 月 28, 2019

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Poll underscores California’s housing crisis

A new statewide poll indicates that Californians are very worried about housing affordability — so much so that many are contemplating leaving the state.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 3 月 28, 2019

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Solving California’s housing crisis demands action. These steps will help

California’s 4.2 percent unemployment rate is at a 10-year low. Wages are accelerating at their fastest pace in nearly a decade. But prospective home buyers continue to see sticker shock, with median prices still hovering in the $530,000 range. The affordability problem must be addressed and fast if California is to remain a place where middle class people can live.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 3 月 27, 2019

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Banning paper receipts just more pettifoggery

Banning paper cash register receipts doesn't rise to the level of a legislative solution. It's pettifoggery.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 3 月 27, 2019

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We must end bias in the justice system. Here’s one answer

We all have biases. We need to stop pretending that we don’t act on our perceptions. Most of us prejudge, even if those prejudices are unintentional. The good news is that studies also reveal that as people become aware of their unconscious biases, and are reminded of them regularly, they can correct themselves.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 3 月 26, 2019

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New path on California water must include Delta communities

Any new path on California water must bring Delta community and fishing interests to the table. We have solutions to offer. We live with the impacts of state water management decisions from loss of recreation to degradation of water quality to collapsing fisheries.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 3 月 25, 2019

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California can’t wait for Washington’s approval to control health care spending

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s call in his State of the State speech to restrain health care costs in California is rooted in some eye popping numbers.  The cost of healthcare for a family of four reached $28,000 in 2018. If nothing is done, it will soon be $30,000 and more. This is clearly unsustainable. The governor can take the lead on two issues right now.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 3 月 25, 2019

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Can California close its ‘achievement gap’?

A persistent "achievement gap" plagues California schools, but it's uncertain how it can be closed.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 3 月 25, 2019