none of this is good. i think tiktok is a wolf in sheep s clothing. ill it comes to you in the guise of cute little dance videos, but parents these to stand up and say enough is enough. parents are the key. ainsley: tiktok made $34.3 billion last year. real quickly, how old should our kids be before we let them go on social media? i would advise wait until their consciences are tully forms fully formed, when their soul ises are bolstered, so as late as possible if at all. ainsley: thank you so much is, kara. 7:56 here on the east coast. it s a shipping nightmare before christmas, and the biden administration could be left holding the bag. stick around. like that s my only interest. i also love cooking with heart-healthy, idaho potatoes.
we shall see. we talked about americans cut become spending. apparently not when it comes to our beloved pets. animal lovers spent a record $ 53 billion on food, vet care, kennels and various other things last year. which is up 5% from the year before. it is also expected we should see another 4% gain this year. so you know $34.3 billion, two-thirds of total spending. various other things like medications and whatever. but guess what, alternative vet care like acupuncture, $12.5 billion. acupuncture? for your pets. things we do for our animals. mandy drury, thank you. did you watch the oscars last night, mandy? i didn t actual ly. i m going to tell you who i thought the best dressed were. who? this is my list.
government. the numbers are staggering for last year. department of health and human services medicare fee for service, 34.3 billion improper payments. medicine medicaid 22.5 billion dollars. unemployment insurance department of labor overpayment 17.5 billion. billions and billions of dollars. that seems like it would be so politically attractive that any party would seize upon an opportunity to do that. i think it is frankly mystifying. at the center for health transformation a couple years ago we published a book called stop buy paying the crooks. we thought that title would be catchy enough that washington pay attention. we believe the total amount of fraud and theft in medicare and medicaid is 720 billions a year. greta: but why? i can t tell you. ibp and dell and other
government. the numbers are staggering for last year. department of health and human services medicare fee for service, 34.3 billion improper payments. medicine medicaid 22.5 billion dollars. unemployment insurance department of labor overpayment 17.5 billion. billions and billions of dollars. that see like it would be so politically attractive that any party would seize upon an opportunity to do that. i think it is frankly mystifying. at the center for health transformation a couple years ago we published a book called stop buy paying the crooks. we thought that title would be catchy enough that washington pay attention. we believe the total amount of fraud and theft in medicare and medicaid is 720 billions a year. greta: but why? i can t tell you. ibp and dell and other