Reader Bill R. sent this: Sin Taxes for 2009 at all time high. OBTW, since when is owning a gun a “sin”?
G.G. forwarded a link to a piece in The Economist: Gold: Store of value.
Also from G.G.: States Dodge Defaults as California May Cut Worker Pay
Items from The Economatrix:
The Big Crash–America Plunges Into Depression for Real
Gold Keeps Rising as Panicky Investors Look for Security
Harry Schultz on the Power Elite, Free Markets, The Internet, and Why Gold Is Going Much Higher
China Cuts Rare Earth Export Quota 72%, May Spark Trade Dispute With U.S.
China, Commodity King (Mogambo Guru)