Economics and Investing:

Several readers sent this: S&P Cuts Credit Ratings for Nine Euro Zone Nations

J.J.H. recommended a satirical short film comparing the National Debt to the finances of a family.

More monetization ahead: Fed to Weigh Further Easing Amid Doubts About Recovery. The government is now fully addicted to artificial money creation.

Items from The Economatrix:

There Goes The Neighborhood:  Cleveland To Demolish 20,000 More Foreclosed, Looted Homes

Poverty In America Getting Worse

China’s Collapse “Will Bring Economic Crisis to Climax in 2012”