According to BCS Alliance.com, credit and debt solutions, nearly 50% of personal bankruptcies filed in 2003 and 2004 were the result of medical debt but a surprising number of those that filed had insurance and there were other options.
Reporting from Galveston, Texas - After trying out Pasadena, Atlanta and Miami, Lilian Junco decided this was the place to retire.
Geithner says that the US favors stimulus over financial transaction taxes, whereas Britain says that a transaction fee should be charged and the funds used for future bank failures and bail outs. Canada is supporting the US position at the G20.
Does the President actually have an enemies list or is he just defending his policies against entrenched special interest.? Fox News, the Insurance Industry, and now the US Chamber of Commerce have all failed to support the President's agenda and now they are all brought together …
The United States has quitely signed a massive nuclear deal with Iran's neighbor, the United Arab Emirates. Not only is estimated that Westinghouse and General Electric will receive the contracts, thousands of American jobs will be created.
Members of a Columbian football team kidnapped two weeks ago have been found dead in Venezuela. Local authorities have confirmed this and have set blame on the Columbian rebels,ELN, who have the support of the Chavez administration.
The Obama administration is escalating the fight with Fox News. From Ms. Dunn to Rahm Emmanuel to the President himself, there are a steady stream of attacks on Fox News coming from the administration.
School children in New Jersey were taught lyrics of songs to praise President Obama, including one song where the name of Jesus is replaced with Obama's. The principal at the school is unapologetice, the teacher retired, the school board is "investigating".
New bill filed that could make pet care tax deductible up to $3,500 per year.
As the recession has reached into Texas, many cities in North Texas are finding that tough choices must be made on repairing roads or postponing work until the economy improves.
Would Jesus discriminate against homosexuals? A local church group says no and are advertising in a high traffic area to get their point across.
Gas for less than $2.00? Sure the price will go back up once the new store has gotten the publicity and foot traffic they desire, but it sure is nice to see some competition that actually helps the consumer.
Will the German health care system of both private and public insurance work here in the United States. Compare their system to our current system and decide for yourself.
Taxpayers are already being asked to bail out Detroit. Do they also have to play investment banker for a GM-Chrysler merger - as well as help out a private equity giant?
Is this bailout plan really going to rescue the economy or is this an extortion plan to bankrupt the country? Bailouts usually solve something. What is this going to solve?
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It was hard to tell who was angrier Monday: Readers who were terrified by the failure of the� $700 billion Wall Street bailout or those horrified that the massive economic life-saver came within 23 votes of passage. Msnbc.com's Kari Huus reports.
Mooove over, Holsteins. PETA wants world-famous Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream to tap nursing moms, rather than cows, for the milk used in its ice cream.
President Obama's top counterterrorism adviser says lawmakers and others are using national security to score political points, defending the handling of the failed Christmas Day bombing of a U.S. airliner.
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner says Congress can recoup "outrageous" bonuses for AIG employees through a new bank fee in President Barack Obama's proposed budget.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood suggested Wednesday that owners of recalled Toyota vehicles stop driving them and seek a repair.
Opposition to the government's plans to hold the Sept. 11 terrorist trial in New York City intensify, one day after Mayor Michael Bloomberg announces he wants the trial held elsewhere.
Msnbc.com readers had mixed reactions to President Obama's first State of the Union address, blaming everyone from Congress to the president for a "deficit of trust."
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