Bryan E. noted that Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky has proposed a list of budget cuts that will total $500 Billion dollars in savings [1].
“The Houston Cannonball” mentioned a link at Zero Hedge for a map of the dozens of riots in recent weeks across the globe that can be attributed to price hikes [2] as well as a few price hikes in the US.
Sue C. sent this: Budget deficit to hit $1.48 trillion [3]. The congresscritters in Washington D.C. now have us swimming in red ink!
Items from The Economatrix:
Mike Ruppert: The Beginning of Systemic Failure [4]
Regulators Shut Down Small Banks in Oklahoma and Wisconsin [5]
World Markets Sink as Protests Escalate in Egypt [6]
Fitch Downgrades Egypt Outlook to Negative [7]