Economics and Investing:

B.B. sent this: Economist Calls Entitlements A Massive Ponzi Scheme And Says US Is Actually $211 Trillion In Debt

Dan H. suggested this NPR piece: Switzerland: Too Strong For Its Own Good

Euro’s Future—When Will Rioting Start? (Thanks to Ben S. for the link.)

European Stocks Fall Sharply as Debt Fears Hit Banks

Items from The Economatrix:

Government Doubles Layoffs

Illusion of Stable Currency Vortex

Why Gold is Going to $2,000/oz. By The End of September

Self-Employed Struggle as U.S. Recovery Offers Few Opportunities

Even Goldman Sachs Secretly Believes that an Economic Collapse is Coming