Economics and Investing:

Reader R.B.S. sent this: Schools Pass Debt to the Next Generation ^[1]

M.E.W. web-wandered into this: California Doesn’t Exist—It’s Now Two States ^[2]

Debt bubble amnesia – 40 percent increase of Americans with accounts in collection in the last decade. System still heavily reliant on extreme consumption. ^[3]

Items from The Economatrix:

2012 Gas Prices Head For Record ^[4]

Factory Output In U.S. Climbs As Prices Remain Tame ^[5]

22 Stats That Show How The Emerging One World Economy Is Absolutely Killing American Workers ^[6]

The Portuguese Run Out Of Gold To Sell ^[7]