Retail Big Brother – Mannequins Are Now Using Facial Recognition Technology

Back in August, we learned about how certain trash cans in London are using ORB technology that allows them to spy on people’s habits through their smartphones. It appears that the spying trends just continue to get worse, and in most cases the users of the technology recognize that the people being spied on might not appreciate … Read more

Happy Veteran’s Day: 40% of NYC Vets Need Food Assistance

Just the sort of headline you’d expect four years into an economic recovery. Well at least we bailed out the TBTF banks and saved Wall Street bonuses! From CBS: NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Veterans are returning to New York City from their service only to be faced with going hungry, the head a city food bank said. “On … Read more

Meet the Disability-Industrial-Complex: Up to 45% on Disability Insurance are Frauds

If the American public knew what was going on in our system, half would be outraged and the other half would apply for benefits.

Marilyn Zahm, one of the 1,500 disability judges operating in the U.S.

I’ve known about the “disability” scam for many years now, but I had never read a report that details the racket until I checked out the following from CBS’ 60 Minutes. As usual, the real money being made in the whole scheme is not centered around the people collecting the checks, but rather attorneys, doctors and even judges who grease the wheels of the $135 billion “disability-industrial-complex.”

For example, in the economically depressed border area of Kentucky and West Virginia we find 10%-15% of the population on disability, or three times the national average. The regional disability racket is essentially run by attorney Eric Conn, who’s clients for disability enjoy a 100% success rate thanks to Mr. Conn’s relationship with doctors and a local judge named David Daugherty.

Here are just a couple of examples of how Mr. Conn uses his advertising budget:

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Senator Tom Coburn explains to CBS’ 60 Minutes that:

Coburn says the report — to be released tomorrow — will show that Conn collected more than $13 million in legal fees from the federal government over the past six years and that he paid five doctors roughly $2 million to regularly sign off on bogus medical forms that had been manufactured and filled out ahead of time by Conn’s staff.

Just another scam from a scam economy. More from 60 minutes:

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Across America, Young Teachers are So Broke They are Taking 2nd Jobs…As Prostitutes

I suppose they should’ve just bought stocks. Welcome to the recovery. From CBS in Detroit: So, what are some Detroit women doing to offset their struggles in the classroom? Well, they’re becoming “sugar babies” of course —  seeking financial assistance from wealthy men online. In the Detroit School District alone, 201 teachers are moonlighting as … Read more

Forget Student Loans…Introducing Day Care Loans

Now that enough college age Americans have been stuffed with over a trillion dollars in student debt only to get a job a McDonalds and live with their parents, folks in New York City have come up with a brilliant new concept to ensure the production of an entirely new generation of debt slaves. Introducing day care loans…and here’s the best part, they are “interest only” from childcare to kindergarden!

Of course it makes sense that these loans would originate in my hometown of NYC, which has in the past 15-20 years fully transformed itself into a corporatized, generic and unaffordable Wall Street whorehouse. From CBS:

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — After housing, child care is one of the largest expenses for families in New York City.

But now, there is an option for parents to get their kids into some of the city’s top pre-kindergarten programs with loans just for day care.

As CBS 2’s Janelle Burrell reported Monday, tuition without room and board for undergrads at Harvard University is $38,891 for the 2013-2014 school year. For Princeton University, it is $40,170.

Pre-school in Manhattan is not far behind, with some elite day care costing families more than $35,000.

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Operation Swill: New Jersey Bars Caught Serving Fake Alcohol

It’s been a little while since my last food fraud post on rat meat being sold as lamb on the streets on Shanghai.  It’s been an even longer time since the last post on stealth inflation in alcohol when Maker’s Mark announced it was diluting its product (they ultimately backtracked due to consumer outrage).  Well, … Read more