{"id":607713,"date":"2009-12-01T17:20:22","date_gmt":"2009-12-01T22:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortgagenewsclips.com\/2009\/12\/01\/life-obesity-in-america-black-friday-social-strata-in-dubai-john-mauldin-is-optimistic\/"},"modified":"2009-12-01T17:20:22","modified_gmt":"2009-12-01T22:20:22","slug":"life-obesity-in-america-black-friday-social-strata-in-dubai-john-mauldin-is-optimistic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/607713","title":{"rendered":"Life: Obesity in America, Black Friday, Social Strata in Dubai, John Mauldin is Optimistic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/billcoppedge.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Bill-Coppedge\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortgagenewsclips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Bill-Coppedge1.jpg?resize=83%2C122\" width=\"83\" height=\"122\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/mortgagenewsclips.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"original content selection by MortgageNewsClips.com\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortgagenewsclips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/original-content-selection-by-MortgageNewsClips.com1.jpg?resize=296%2C62\" width=\"296\" height=\"62\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.surlytrader.com\/obesity-in-america\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"surlyobesity\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortgagenewsclips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/surlyobesity.jpg?resize=278%2C158\" width=\"278\" height=\"158\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortgagenewsclips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/surly-trader.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"surly-trader\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortgagenewsclips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/surly-trader_thumb.png?resize=282%2C45\" width=\"282\" height=\"45\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Obesity in America<\/strong> &#8211; Given that the gluttony of Thanksgiving has just ended, I think it is fitting to address the obesity epidemic in America and its financial impact on our economy. &#8211; &#8230; <strong>Obesity related health conditions will make up 21% of total health care spending in 2018, or $1,425 per person every year.<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8230; &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.surlytrader.com\/obesity-in-america\/\">Surly Trader<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortgagenewsclips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/national-retail-federation.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"national-retail-federation\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortgagenewsclips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/national-retail-federation_thumb.png?resize=190%2C56\" width=\"190\" height=\"56\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Black Friday Verdict: As Expected, Number Of Shoppers Up, Average Spending Down &#8211; press release and survey results<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrf.com\/modules.php?name=News&amp;op=viewlive&amp;sp_id=841\">National Retail Federation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortgagenewsclips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/nick-gogerty1.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"nick-gogerty\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortgagenewsclips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/nick-gogerty_thumb.png?resize=276%2C38\" width=\"276\" height=\"38\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>great read &#8211; fascinating look at Social Strata in Dubai &#8211; Dubai is a lot like the bar in the first star wars film crossed with an American Shopping mall<\/strong> &#8230; &#8211; Nick Gogerty &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/nickgogerty.typepad.com\/designing_better_futures\/2009\/11\/social-strata-in-dubai.html\">Desinging Better Futures<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortgagenewsclips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/johnmauldin09.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"johnmauldin09\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortgagenewsclips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/johnmauldin09_thumb.jpg?resize=144%2C175\" width=\"144\" height=\"175\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortgagenewsclips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/johnm-frontline.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"johnm-frontline\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortgagenewsclips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/johnm-frontline_thumb.gif?resize=244%2C46\" width=\"244\" height=\"46\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I am an Optimist &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frontlinethoughts.com\/pdf\/mwo112809.pdf\"><strong>John Mauldin&#8217;s Weekly E-Letter<\/strong><\/a><strong> <br \/>Subprime Dubai<br \/>More Government Data Fun:<br \/>Unemployment Claims Were Not Down<br \/>Why I Am Optimistic About the Future<br \/>The Millennium Wave <\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/mortgagenewsclips\/qTBe?a=tpkGKeIMBhM:o3C8qennJQc:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/mortgagenewsclips\/qTBe?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/mortgagenewsclips\/qTBe?a=tpkGKeIMBhM:o3C8qennJQc:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/mortgagenewsclips\/qTBe?i=tpkGKeIMBhM:o3C8qennJQc:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/mortgagenewsclips\/qTBe?a=tpkGKeIMBhM:o3C8qennJQc:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/mortgagenewsclips\/qTBe?i=tpkGKeIMBhM:o3C8qennJQc:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/mortgagenewsclips\/qTBe?a=tpkGKeIMBhM:o3C8qennJQc:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/mortgagenewsclips\/qTBe?i=tpkGKeIMBhM:o3C8qennJQc:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/mortgagenewsclips\/qTBe\/~4\/tpkGKeIMBhM\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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