Economics and Investing:

SurvivalBlog’s Poet Laureate sent this: Markets Alert for Credit Crunch 2.0

German Finance Minister Warns: The US Has Lived on Borrowed Money for Too Long

Chocolate Poised to Become a Scarce, Luxury Commodity

B.B. sent this: World To Fed: Stop Printing All That Money (A hat tip to Kimberly for the link.)

A recent piece over at The Daily Bell: Nouriel Roubini vs. the Mises Institute?

John Embry: Die Was Cast Before Elections. (Thanks to G.G. for the link.)

Bernanke’s Cowardice Has Sealed Our Fate

Items from The Economatrix:

Is The Fed’s Debt-Buying Unconstitutional?

World Economy Faces “Difficult And Dangerous Times”

Holiday Shopping Battle Starts To Get Pitched  

Gold Climbs As Jitters Over Euro Zone Intensify