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Or could it be too much bad food makes for unhealthy lives.
Fewer calories equals a longer life — At least in monkeys
Cutting daily calorie intake by 30 percent may put the brakes on the aging process, have beneficial effects on the brain, and result in a longer life span, according to a new 20-year study of monkeys published in the journal Science. (src: cnn.com)
Hmmm, is this a good thing or not ?
Most people can handle a 10%-20% drop but how many can swallow a 50%-60% drop ! This problem seems to be contagious. If all your neighbors walk away, are you going to stay and keep paying the same bank that is getting bailed out by the fed (via your tax dollars) ?
Mortgage Defaults: Many Are Intentional, Study Finds (time.com)
Time to stock up on gold ?
If you are one of the early buyers into this luxury condo project on the Las Vegas strip, it’s tough luck.
Buyer’s Remorse Hits Vegas Project City Center Development Resists Requests to Renegotiate Prices of Condos Sold in Boom (WSJ.com)
Soon we can buy an over-the-counter pill for longer life ?
Goldman Sachs and Wall Street may have created a bubble but I think a lot of average americans jumped into the game too. Greed seems to be as infectious as swine flu.
Matt Taibbi on how Goldman Sachs has engineered every major market manipulation since the Great Depression (Rollingstone.com)
Internet means trade$ and no country wants to lose out especially in this global competition for consumers.
Don’t have a knife or machete? No problem, get this guy.
