Economics and Investing:

John Tamny predicts: The U.S. Goes Back to the Gold Standard. (Thanks to “T Moo” for the link.)

B.B. sent us this: Homebuyer tax credit: 950,000 must repay

Jonathan C. flagged this: Outlook Gloomy at Secret Billionaire Meeting. “They saw the United States in a long-term slow growth environment with the near-term risk of recession quite real,”

Items from The Economatrix:

US Mint Running Out of Silver (and Excuses)

The Lights Have Officially Gone Out in the US

Union Pension Funds, the States, and Financial Ruin

Sustainability Key to Global Economic Health, World Leaders Warn