SurvivalBlog’s Editor at Large Michael Z. Williamson [1] sent us a link to an interactive unemployment map [2]. OBTW, speaking of Mike, I just heard that his recent sci-fi novel “Better to Beg Forgiveness…” [3]
D.S. flagged this from US News & World Reports: How to Handle Your Job and Finances If There’s a (Yikes!) Depression [4]
Signs of the times, courtesy of FloridaGuy: Stark, Ohio’s hottest job: Janitor – Over 700 applications for one slot [5]. Holding a layoff-proof, low-paying civil servant job may become the source of envy, as the first decade of the Greatest Depression continues.
Ben in Nevada spotted this: Cash In A Mattress? No, Gold In The Closet, With prices setting new records, the worried wealthy are piling up ingots in home safes. Newsweek goes shopping for precious metal. [6]
Items from The Economatrix:
Peter Schiff on the US Dollar Bubble [7]
Wal-Mart Trading Surge Keeps US Retail Afloat [8]
China Crisis as Economy Crumbles [9]
Asian Shares Fall on Bank Concerns