Brian B. mentioned this commentary by Robert Prechter: Gold Correction Factors, Hidden Dollar Swap Hammer [1].
Signs of the times: Wait grows longer for Rhode Island tax refunds [2]
My old friend Fred The Valmetmeister wrote: “It looks like some of us will be paying a lot more tax next year [3] – [in all] more than 50 percent [income tax]. The 35 percent [Federal income tax] rate goes back to 39.6 percent next year, plus state income tax (6.9 percent in my state) plus 3.8 percent to cover the new health care that just passed. I find it amazing that dividends will be taxed like ordinary income; that will get all the old people; it’ll get the ones who voted for BHO [4] and they thought that only ‘the rich’ would have to pay…”
Items from The Economatrix:
Debt Level, Spending Pose Risk to U.S.’s Aaa Credit Rating, Moody’s Says [5]
Greek Scramble for Physical Brings Gold Price to $1,700 Per Ounce [6]