With food safety bill, U.S. government will spend nearly $1 million per person to prevent food-borne illness deaths :: (NaturalNews) The recently-passed Food Safety Modernization Act, which was passed in order to prevent food-borne illness deaths in the USA, will cost $1.4 billion over the first five years. But nobody thinks about the economics of the issue. How many people are we going to save by spending this $1.4 billion, even assuming it works?To answer that question, let's look at the food illness fatality figures offered by the CDC:• Out of the 5,000 food-borne illness deaths each year in the United States, only 1,809 are "attributable to foodborne transmission" according to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/mead.htm#Table%203).• E.coli, which is often quoted in the big scare stories about food safety, only kills 78 people a year through food-borne transmission (52 plus 26, fro...
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US Senate Banking Committee To Ask Dimon To Testify :: JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon will be invited to testify before Congress over the recent trading losses announced by the bank, U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson said in a statement on Thursday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342408/20120517/dimon-jpmorgan-chase-trader-banking-derivatives.htm
U.S. To Suspend Some Restrictions On Investing In Myanmar :: U.S. will begin to issue licenses to allow investments in the country, but maintain the arms embargo.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342400/20120517/myanmar-burma-sanctions-obama-clinton-military-embargo.htm
Immigration To Germany Surges, As Rules Barring Eastern European Workers Lifted :: On a percentage basis, the biggest spikes came from Greece and Spain.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342350/20120517/germany-immigration-greece-spain-hungary-poland-eu.htm
ECB To Greek Banks: You're On Your Own, For Now :: The European Central Bank in Frankfurt said Wednesday it is temporarily cutting off liquidity to Greek banks that are inadequately capitalized, pushing the onus of emergency assistance on the Greek central bank.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342331/20120517/bankia-greece-ecb.htm
Non! French Finance Minister Refuses To Sign German-Led Austerity Pact [VIDEO] :: French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said any agreement would need to include an "ambitious" strategy for growth.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342326/20120517/moscovici-europe-debt-crisis-merkel-germany.htm
UK Prime Minister Cameron Warns Euro Zone To Make Up Or Break Up :: Cameron's statements came on the heels of similar warnings by Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King that the euro zone's failure to get a grip on the debt crisis poses the biggest threat to Britain's economic recovery.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342289/20120517/uk-euro-zone-debt-crises-greece-cameron.htm
U.S. Ready To Strike Iran: Ambassador To Israel :: Israeli leaders Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Ehud Barak have long taken a hawkish stance against Iran.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342254/20120517/iran-israel-nuclear-shapiro-military-strike-aznar.htm
Afghanistan Demands $4.1 Billion A Year; Plans To Sell Islamic Bonds :: Afghanistan, bracing for a potential sharp decline in financial support from the West amid fears of a fresh military offensive by the Taliban insurgents, has demanded $4.1 billion a year for its security forces after the foreign troops pull out in 2014, ahead of the NATO summit starting Sunday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342096/20120517/afghanistan-islamic-bonds-military-defense-spending-nato.htm
Managing a Medical Practice in Today's Tough Economy :: From being a small business owner to ensuring patients are coming in for routine visits and following treatment plans, this trying economy is impacting all facets of medical practice. (Source: Physicians Practice)
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Rupee Could Slide To 60 Against Dollar, Says Citigroup: Report :: The Citigroup has reportedly said the Indian rupee may dive south further to touch 60 against the US dollar.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342704/20120518/rupee-hit-60-against-dollar-citi-group.htm
Australian Stock Market Report – Afternoon 5/18/2012 :: Today certainly was not an enjoyable day for those involved in markets. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) slumped by 2.6 pct or 109.7 pts to 4098.8. Almost all sectors ended in the red today, with the mining and financial sectors the worst performers. Today was the biggest daily pullback for the ASX in 2012 and the worst weekly performance (down 5.6 pct this week) since September 2011.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342667/20120518/australian-stock-market-report-afternoon-5-18.htm
Indian Rupee Slumps To Record Low Against US Dollar :: The Indian rupee fell to a record low Friday as it succumbed to pressures of the debt crisis looming over the euro zone and the weak domestic indicators.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342608/20120518/indian-rupee.htm
PM Gillard Touts Robust Economy amidst Global Challenges :: The euro crisis is definitely worrisome, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Friday, but Australians can look forward on a robust economy, which she added is supported by an investment pipeline totalling to about $450 billion.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342555/20120518/pm-gillard-touts-robust-economy-amidst-global.htm
Fate of Lynas Rare Earths Plant To be Taken Up During Malaysia, Australia Free Trade Pact Signing :: It seems Lynas Corp. and its embattled rare earths processing plant in Malaysia could be included in a list of hot topics for discussion in what could be a most opportune timing as Malaysia signs a free trade agreement (FTA) with Australia on Tuesday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342514/20120518/rare-earths-malaysia-lynas-corp-manufacturing.htm
Do black tech entrepreneurs face institutional bias? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Uy3QTPolITo/index.html
Two Views on Income Inequality :: Some say the spike in income inequality is caused by greed. Others say it is the result of market fluctuations and the Federal Reserve holding interest rates near zero for too long. Regardless, the American economy has come a long way since the depth of the financial crisis and has a great future. read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
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