Welcome to the weekly roundup of great articles, facts and figures. These are the weekly finds that made our eyes pop.
Unemployment Increases Death
For those who try to dismiss people as human resources, numbers on a spreadsheet, think again. Lose just one job and your rate of dying prematurely increases 63%. From Job Loss May Increase Premature Death:
The researchers, who analyzed 42 studies with data on 20 million people regarding the relationship between unemployment and the risk of death, also found that the increased risk was greater for men (78 percent) than for women (37 percent). The overall study results reveal that the relationship between unemployment and mortality risk has remained constant for the past 50 years.
Tax Rates Since 1916
Credit WriteDowns reviews the top tax rates since 1916 in the United States and references the below Michael Hudson interview explaining how the U.S. income tax came about.