Six charts that show the Welfare State run amok [1]. (Thanks to SurvivalBlog’s Poet Laureate G.G. for the link.)
Doug C. sent this: Is Bankruptcy Coming to a City Near You? [2]
G.G. sent this: Gold for Oil: Turkey has exchanged nearly 60 tons of gold for several million tons of Iranian crude oil, despite its promises to uphold Western sanctions on Iran’s energy sector [4]
Items from The Economatrix:
Inflate Or Die [5]
Four Reasons To Be Even Less Optimistic About The Global Financial System Than You Were Last Month [6]
Consumers Gloomier On Jobs, Finances [7]
Buffet: US Economy Growth Slowing, Europe Slipping “Pretty Fast” [8]