Norman in England spotted this: Plight of the Humble Bee
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Craig W. suggested this “must read” piece with some alarming charts: We’ve Only Just Begun? Craig also suggested this editorial by James West: U.S. Debt Default, Dollar Collapse. (“Imminent”???) Here is more de-leveraging news: As economy needs cash, Americans are saving. (I stand by my prediction of two years of deflation, followed by substantial inflation, as the government massive “stimulus” MOAB overspending devalues the currency.)
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The Economatrix sent all this swell news and commentary: The Next Catastrophe: Pension Funds — Allstate’s Catastrophe Bonds Face Imminent Default — World Stocks Fall on Poor Earnings, Economic Woes — Closing Car Dealers Stun Buyers with Liens on Trade-Ins — Violent Unrest Hits China as Crisis Hits — Dissent Beginning to Spread Across Russia as Crisis Bites — US-China Currency War Eclipses Davos, Threatens World — Don’t Rely on Dollar, Putin Warns Davos — Global Crisis Has Destroyed 40% of World Wealth — Is it Time to Bail Out of the US? — Banks Can Americans, Hire Foreign Workers — Global Food Prices are Rising Fast — 6 Billion Pounds to be Pumped Into Irish Banks — Huge Drop in Peso Value — 46 of 50 States Could File Bankruptcy 2009-2010 (Jim’s comment: Note that three of the four excluded states are on my Recommended Retreat Locales list. Any guesses where taxes will increase the most? Can you spell N-a-n-n-y State?)