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This Month's Topics
The BIG American
Problem
Obesity is a "leading
cause of preventable death," according to a recent study, which
reports that the increasing prevalence of obesity runs counter to
overall mortality trends in many developed countries, which have
fallen over the last 20 years. According to the study, obesity
affects nearly one in every three people in the United States, where
it is expected to overtake smoking as the leading cause of
preventable death. It notes, however, that the epidemic is no longer
confined to developed countries: in the developing world the
prevalence is around 5 percent, and is expected to increase in the
future.

Give me a break!
Millions of
dollars in property tax breaks intended to preserve farmland are
going instead to companies that bulldoze farms to build housing
subdivisions, malls and industrial parks, an investigation has
found. It’s happening from coast to coast, costing local governments
badly needed revenue or forcing them to increase the taxes of other
property owners.

Unreliable Totally Useless Information
That's right,
it's time again for those facts that can't be verified but if true
are absolutely astounding!

The Rising Costs of Long Term Care
Having
insufficient funds available to pay the costs of
chronic illness can get in the way of suitable
retirement and care planning.
Most of us are now seeing what we believed
to be an adequate to comfortable retirement
savings account reduced sharply due to a shaky
economy and some of the worst corporate corruption
in history.
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