Economics and Investing:

Economic meltdown insurance: Virginia alternative currency plan moves forward

Peter Schiff & Doug Casey On Gold, Investor Cluelessness, And The “Escape From America” Plan

Items from The Economatrix:

Unemployment Rates Fall In Most Large US Cities

2013:  We are Witnesses to a Grand Disconnect of Hope/Perception from Reality AGAIN  Like 2007

Growth Stall Obscures US Consumer, Business Gains

Fed Blames Stalled Economy On Weather