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Hanging On: A Pressured Middle Class In Economic Recovery : NPR

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In a new weekly segment, we’ll examine the increasing pressure on the middle class and how that’s driving political discourse. Rachel Martin begins by interviewing The Atlantic’s Derek Thompson.

Source: Hanging On: A Pressured Middle Class In Economic Recovery : NPR

Cholesterol Lowering in Intermediate-Risk Persons without Cardiovascular Disease — NEJM

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Conclusions: Treatment with rosuvastatin at a dose of 10 mg per day resulted in a significantly lower risk of cardiovascular events than placebo in an intermediate-risk, ethnically diverse population without cardiovascular disease. (Funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and AstraZeneca; HOPE-3 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00468923.)

Source: Cholesterol Lowering in Intermediate-Risk Persons without Cardiovascular Disease — NEJM

Source: Blood-Pressure Lowering in Intermediate-Risk Persons without Cardiovascular Disease — NEJM

Source: Blood-Pressure and Cholesterol Lowering in Persons without Cardiovascular Disease — NEJM

Failure To Get Into Private College To Be Most Financially Responsible Act Of 17-Year-Old’s Life

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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO—Saying the turn of events will greatly benefit the 17-year-old’s economic security, sources confirmed Friday that local high school senior Emily Harrison’s failure to get into the University of Southern California, a private academic institution, will be the single most financially responsible act of her entire life.  According to reports, Harrison’s rejected application, which she spent weeks preparing in hopes of spending four years at her “dream school,” will save the young student a total of nearly $370,000.

Source: Failure To Get Into Private College To Be Most Financially Responsible Act Of 17-Year-Old’s Life – The Onion – America’s Finest News Source

A system that piles debt on students in exchange for a marginal or even zero-return on their investment is morally and financially bankrupt.

Charles Hugh Smith