Doctors increasingly declaring bankruptcy as Obamacare kicks in, causing widespread care shortages

Just a few short years ago, Plantation, Fla.-based bankruptcy attorney David Langley did not have even one doctor as a client. But in the years that have followed, Langley has processed at least six bankruptcy cases involving physicians, and is currently working on two bankruptcy cases involving an orthopedic surgeon and an OB/GYN, according to CNNMoney.

Why this sudden increase in primarily private practice debacles? A changing healthcare environment prompted by [...]

Emergency room visits tied to popular sleep aids skyrocket

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Emergency room visits tied to popular sleep aids are skyrocketing, according to a new government report.  3 On Your Side Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl has more.

An estimated 70 million Americans suffer from chronic sleep disorders.  Millions turn to prescription medications for help, but a new study shows some of these drugs are now linked to a dramatic rise in emergency room visits.

Ambien is one of the most popular sleep medications [...]

Taxes, fees skyrocket in 2013

Many Chicago-area homeowners, commuters and even gun buyers will feel the pain of a bigger government financial bite this year because of a host of new and higher taxes, fees, fines and fares.

In Chicago, water bills will rise significantly, property taxes will go up, parking meter rates will jump yet again and speed cameras will start fining lead-footed drivers near schools and parks. Across Cook County, smokers, gun buyers and [...]

No Inflation? Housing, Food, Energy, Gold and Silver Skyrocket in Last 6 Months

Well, The Federal Reserve has been trying to combat deflation (declining prices) by generating inflation. The Fed also hopes to reduce unemployment and increase economic output (GDP). QE3, a third round of quantitative easing, was announced on September 13, 2012.

So, what has happened to prices in the last 6 months?

Energy prices have risen around 20% (second column from the right). Gold is up 7.06% while silver is up 13.87%. Corn [...]

Christmas carnage kicks off across Britain as drunken revellers stretch emergency services to the limit

Drunken yobs cause carnage in cities across the country
Calls to 999 skyrocket as drinkers fight and fall over
Army-style triage units in street to deal with chaos
£500,000 emergency centre just for drunks set up in London

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2248992/Christmas-2012-Drunken-revellers-cause-carnage-Britain.html#ixzz2FKGvbFzv

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Christmas carnage kicks off across Britain as drunken revellers stretch emergency services to the limit
Drunken yobs cause carnage in cities across the country
Calls to 999 [...]

Murder, Rape, Robbery and Assault Skyrocket In Bankrupt Stockton, California. Be Prepared To Secure Your Home And Your Person, Because Government No Longer Has The Resources.

Mac Slavo
October 24th, 2012
SHTFplan.com

 

As more towns and municipalities across the country are forced into bankruptcy due to reckless spending and lowered tax revenues, residents of once quiet neighborhoods are waking up to the reality that life as they know it is changing drastically.

In Stockton, California, which declared bankruptcy earlier this year, your chances of becoming a victim of a violent crime such as murder, rape, robbery or assault are 1 in 70, which is [...]

Obama Isn’t Helping: 30 Years Of US Black Middle Class Economic Gains Have Been Wiped Out

Generations of Valerie Magee’s family, from her grandparents to her children, have deepened their roots in the black middle class, finding a pathway to prosperity through college education and the support of family members.

 

But as Magee, 56, watches college tuition skyrocket and wealth and incomes plummet, she worries that college might be moving beyond her young grandchildren’s grasp.

So Magee, a divorced nurse administrator, recently sold her pricey south suburban Matteson [...]

Silver to hit $50/oz by year end, to outperform Gold in a few years’

NEW YORK (Commodity Online): The poor man’s gold, silver could easily reach as high as $50 per ounce by year end and even skyrocket to $100/oz over the next few years; significantly outperforming gold, said Stephen M Smith, Managing Member of Smith McKenna, LLC.

 

The price of silver is largely undervalued right now. It is also the perfect time for silver investors to amplify their physical silver investment portfolios.

 

The current spot price [...]

America: Being Conditioned to Pay More – and Get Less.

Patrick Henningsen
Infowars.com
April 18, 2012

It’s official: Americans have now been safely conditioned to accept $4 per gallon of gasoline.

It worked. While fuel prices skyrocket and stabilize at new highs, a powerful and highly organized cartel of corporations are now reclining in their boardroom chairs and patting each other on the backs for finally conquering the will of the formerly ferrell American consumer.

For an economy begging for recovery, these new price highs cannot mean [...]

Median income has hovered around $33,000 since 1988. Meanwhile, college tuition and fees have more than doubled

As portrayed on the left axis, median income has hovered around $33,000 since 1988. Meanwhile, college tuition and fees — portrayed on the right axis — have more than doubled.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — What do you get when college costs skyrocket but incomes barely budge? Yet another blow to the middle class.

“As the out-of-pocket costs of a college education go up faster than incomes, [...]

Must-read headlines – Sept. 23, 2010

by Saxplayer00o1

Wen Says 20% Gain in Yuan Would Cause Social Upheaval

Gold set to soar as faith in paper money wanes

Sinai Says Fed’s Sept. 21 Statement Means `Gotta Buy Gold’

Pension Funding Shortfall Worst Since 1999 for S&P 500, Credit Suisse Says

Moody’s cuts state’s credit outlook (New Jersey)

Ireland Auctions $533 Million of Bills, Less Than Maximum, as Growth Slows

Ireland, Portugal default insurance costs jump

Republic of Ireland powerless stop ‘fleeing’ developers

Wisconsin deficit higher [...]