Just as we assumed: Red States Have Most Economic Potential [1]. (A hat tip to H.L. for the link.)
This Crazy Extend & Pretend Economic World [2]. Here is a quote: “The Japanese government spends 24% of its annual revenues on interest expense, but only because the average interest rate is quite low. If interest rates rise to 2.2%, their interest expense will consume 80% of the government revenues.”
Reader Bob G. suggested this: The Four Big Risks Massive Money Has Brought to the U.S. Economy [3]
The price of Austerity in Italy: Homemade Bread [4]
The Feds Seized Another Bitcoin Site [5].
Items from The Economatrix:
18 Signs That Massive Economic Problems Are Erupting All Over The Planet [6]