Health Ranger Offers Thirty-One Predictions for 2009

Making public predictions about the economy, terrorism, politics and health care is always risky business. There are too many variables to track with much certainty, and nobody has a crystal ball that really works. But by looking at the big picture and monitoring trends, we can make some educated guesses about what's likely to happen in 2009.

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Prediction #1 - Big Pharma will begin to implode

Prediction #2 - The U.S. Supreme Court will grant legal immunity to Big Pharma

Prediction #3 - Wave of commercial bankruptcies will bring down retailers, malls and commercial real estate companies

Prediction #4 - Real inflation on food will hit 20 - 40 percent before the end of 2009

Prediction #5 - Melamine scandal widens, envelops meal replacement products

Prediction #6 - At least three U.S. cities and states will announce their bankruptcy

Prediction #7 - Taxes will be raised for virtually all Americans

Prediction #8 - Stevia will be GRAS approved by the FDA

Prediction #9 - The credit rating of the U.S. Treasury will be downgraded

Prediction #10 - Psychiatric doctors will be caught up in yet more scandals

Prediction #11 - Big Pharma will push for mandatory medication policies, starting with mental health

Prediction #12 - The American Dental Association will abandon mercury

Prediction #13 - Terrorists may strike New York or Los Angeles

Other predictions
Confidence in predictions: Varies

Some of the following predictions are "no-brainers" because they happen automatically, every year, as part of the traditional disinformation efforts pursued by Big Pharma and the mainstream media. Others are more insightful. The success of these predictions will vary. I'm not staking my reputation on these predictions, I'm just offering them as possible insights into what may be headed our way:

• The press will attack antioxidants and vitamins, declaring them to be worthless.

• Drug companies will engineer yet another "miraculous" finding about statin drugs or other pharmaceuticals and use it to push for the widespread medication of the population.

• Another food contamination recall will occur that involves salmonella or e.coli contamination of fresh produce. The FDA will once again attempt to propose mass food irradiation.

obviously there is much more provided in the link, i just thought that i would post some of the more pertinant ones without the follow up info just in case many out there dont check the links...

these all seem very plausible to me.

Point for me when not one of you has the cajones.

Not one??

I win, I win, I win lol

reply to post by Grock


What is it you win?
Just so I know you can keep it.

I win the fact that ive stumped the minds (both asleep and awake) of ATS! (especially considering the calibur of both myself and my peers as well)

can YOU say that you have done the same?

Not one response is the BEST thing i could hope for in an arena such as this.

I win. Browny points up the get go...

[edit on 11-12-2008 by Grock]