Photo of an Obamaville.
Loyal contributor John R. sent us a capacious pile o’ links:
Paul Ryan Speaks on the “Catastrophic Trajectory” of US Debt – ZeroHedge
Our Peculiar State of Suspended Animation – Charles Hugh Smith
What Will Happen When QE2 Ends? – Dave Cohen
Obama’s debt-limit truth-twisting – Stephen M. Meister
Kicking the Can to the End of the Road – John Mauldin
Social Security ‘Trust Fund’ to Add $5 Trillion to Debt – Investors.com
Items from The Economatrix:
Stocks Follow LinkedIn IPO Higher
Commodity Rally Sends Stock Indexes Higher
Central Banks Snap Up Gold in First Quarter
US Postal Services Threatens Again to Not Pay Retiree Benefits