New Jersey Island Won’t Get Its Landlines Back After Sandy Because Copper Is Too Expensive. [JWR Adds: It might be less expensive for the phone company to provide a 3-watt PV panel and DC-to-DC phone charger for each customer!]
K.A. and Michael C. both sent this Zero Hedge link: Foodstamp Program Shutdown Imminent?
The global copper supply glut is expected to triple in 2014–showing that the economic depression is continuing.
Items from The Economatrix:
Debt Deadline Approaches: Here’s What Would Happen If U.S. Defaults