The Procedures for most of the plastic surgery are considered as non-essential, the patient can elect to have work done, just don’t expect health insurance to cover it. When the economy’s shaky and money is tight, they don’t have the money to spend. The fact is that elective cosmetic procedures rose by [...]
The U.S. auto industry is revving its engine heading into the new year. The three largest domestic carmakers posted strong gains to close out 2011 in another sign that the U.S. economy is coming back to life following the Great Recession. Chrysler led the pack, reporting a 26% jump in sales highlighted by its best [...]
Christmas trees at the Capitol, carols at the National Cathedral–and another partisan catfight over taxes.Last year, Democrats and Republicans rang in the season with a bitter fight over extending the Bush tax cuts.
This December, lawmakers are bickering over another expiring provision: the payroll tax cut. Over the short term, allowing this cut to expire would [...]
The NBA lockout keeps eating away at the regular season, like the revolting tapeworm that it is. Regular season games had been scheduled to start last week. Now all November games have been canceled. As the stalemate drags on, lament the lack of basketball — but don’t believe it’ll do major damage to local economies.
Conventional [...]
