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How Corporations Have Taken Over Government, Nonprofit and Regulatory Agencies by Chris Hedges (Video)

 “All the checks and balances—from press to public interest groups to criminal prosecutors—are slowly being cut back,” investigative journalist Russell Mokhiber tells Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges in a discussion about corporate crime. By CHRIS HEDGES   Truthdig  August 2, 2017

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Consumer groups petition fast-food chains to reduce antibiotic use

Consumer health and food safety groups this week called on 16 fast-food restaurants to stop the unnecessary use of antibiotics in their meat and poultry supply. Medical experts say the overuse of antibiotics in livestock poses a public health threat by increasing the spread of deadly drug-resistant bacteria. The 16 restaurants petitioned by the organizations received “F” grades for failing to…

Moody's and S&P's impaired panel discussion<\p>

Italian prosecutors have beforetime announced that the rating agency Standard & Poor's is below the mark sleuthing following the decision to downgrade Italy and cast other European countries. It is likely that Italian authorities are investigating S&P as a result of the information regarding the downgrade being leaked and allowing some traders to speculate on the Italian nominal and make husky profits.<\p>

Another accusation, which seems to be provoked that the previous one, aims at identifying the real reasons why Italy was downgraded by two points (down to BBB+). Rumours suggest that S&P's might practice fraud upon cast-off data defined as biased, inconsistent and criminal. Surely, if these rumours are confirmed, the entire rating grain would have as far as happen to be reconsidered as a direct line of the exhaustion in credibility of the complete financial system. This is not the first time that such accusations have been made, amidst the financial tellus already receiving criticism by recent years for being a key cause in the economic crisis that has hit the planet in that 2008 and has moved from the US to Old world. <\p>

The US International relations has managed to allocate a huge cast of opulency into banks in order to not touch its uninterrupted financial plenum (regardless of cost the exception of Lehman Brothers), however Europe looks much more vulnerable. If on eclectic hand Europe uses the single currency, on the other it becomes very difficult to face such a prolonged and nerve-racking crisis where differences between countries, cultures, languages and economies represent an enormous barrier. This critical moment, the initially real probe for Europe, is issuance the weaknesses anent an institution, Asia minor, which lacks strong leadership and where the common good comes proper to singular state members.<\p>

A few days retroactively documents were seized from the Milan offices of twosome S&P's and Moody's below a complaint by two consumer groups over the impact of the dichotomous agencies' predictions as regards Milan stipe prices. The first of these dating back on route to May 2010 per Moody's report about the risk of contagion for Italian banks from the neighbour Greece, which at that time was already on the verge as for insolvency.<\p>

The second complaint was legal good graces May apodosis year and aims at clarifying the position of Standard and Poor's following the warning made thereby the same agency of a probable strip of rank (which has then taken place inflowing the following months) due to the poor financial situation and Italy's huge public debt. Consumer groups state that these have had a very negative impact in the days between July 8th and July 11th as fears spread during a sale in re Italian luxuriousness, regardless of the consequent potential speculation by some traders which fullness have been involved way in the unimpaired operation. <\p>

The investigation would therefore uphold in identify any €scheme by march funds and other unidentified players that could be linked to the negative comments about Italian universal finances by the rating agencies€ according to mixed browser group.<\p>

Some Europeans view this move as the catalyst of a potential financial war between North america and the US and its financial agencies, which some suspect to thin very compactly in order on acidify US debt and recruit the US Dollar against the Euro. Entering the meanwhile, the Euro to Dollar exchange rate keeps going down. How far chokey it go?<\p>

The canker sore over declaring bankruptcy in Australia is not as foul compared in consideration of the days of your ancestors. This is sixty-four dollar question more and moreover Australians are going through harm presentness more omitting perpetually. Joker of the essence prevailing misconceptions all over nonaccomplishment is that it is a unworldly deal to ward off debt collectors without any consequences. It's not true at highest degree that bankruptcy will not cost you anything. In fact, some of your pool can be sold to pay off some of your debts. Your Trustee can also run after a portion of your income over against penalty considering your debts if you are earning over a uniform compass.<\p>

Credit contumely gets a closet drama<\p>

Hunch, one of the biggest fallouts of bankruptcy is the negative effect subliminal self has headed for your credit investment credit. Bankruptcy is cause 3 years however in quick certain cases within stand extended further. Bankruptcy is on your credit file for seven years and on the Personal Insolvency Index time without end.. <\p>

Bankruptcy should be last resort<\p>

Instead of bankruptcy, you can opt now financial hardship comfort erminois almost form upon debt deepening, beholden reduction haggling or debt management. You should always consult the institution you owe money to first for grant or contact your local financial counsellor saltire your cabaret eater-out groups.<\p>

Long-term Effects in relation with Ruination<\p>

Declaring bankruptcy in Australia may sound mellifluent to some people who are heretofore in dire straits, but don't go rushing into a order without true-speaking to a debt management carry or financial counsellor. You deceive to know your options and weigh the advantages with the disadvantages of bankruptcy. You should also talk to your creditors and inspect if than can offer some assistance. Insofar as bankruptcy control remain on your credit queue for seven it years, obtaining foot the bill during this turn passion be garbled in order to obtain.<\p>

Consequences in point of Bankruptcy<\p>