Economics and Investing:

John E. sent this: Russia to Grab Pension Money, Temporarily

Michael Z. Williamson (SurvivalBlog’s Editor at Large) spotted this: Obamacare’s winners and losers in Bay Area. (One confused Dem resident of the People’s Republic of California commented, after learning that his insurance rate would jump to $10,000 per year: “Of course, I want people to have health care. I just didn’t realize I would be the one who was going to pay for it personally.”)

The bond funds are still getting hammered by just rumors of Fed tapering: Gundlach’s Fund Had Its Biggest Redemptions in September.

Items from The Economatrix:

U.S. Treasury Warns Of What’s To Come: “Catastrophic Effect… Could Last For More Than A Generation”

Shutdown doesn’t hurt us? That’s bull

It’s Official:  No Jobs Reports