"The Get America Working! approach would work, in effect, by correcting a major price distortion. The current U.S. Internal Revenue Code taxes employment far more heavily than it does the use of natural resources. This distortion has grown progressively worse as payroll taxes have grown. Revising this distortion would increase employment, equity and overall economic vigor importantly. And it would do so by responding to market price signals, not through clumsy and expensive government interventions."
Volunteering may increase retirees' lifespan: study
Date:
Mon, 05/04/2009
Source:
Reuters
Results of new study provide more evidence that participating in volunteer activities may add years to an older person's life.
In a study of U.S. retirees, researchers found that volunteering significantly reduced the chances of dying over a four-year period.
Volunteering, the investigators say, may improve health outcomes by expanding retirees' social networks, increasing their access to resources and improving their sense of self-worth.
