SurvivalBlog's Editor At Large Michael Z. Williamson flagged this:mentioned this at Market Ticker: Derivative Fraud? Where Are OUR Cops?
GG flagged this: What Every American Should Know About the National Debt
Also from GG: Evercore CEO Altman: Obama's Deficit Will Cause An International Currency Crisis In The Next Two Years
Tim R. was the first of several readers to send this: It is Now Mathematically Impossible to Pay Off the U.S. National Debt
Items from The Economatrix:
Mortgage Rates Edge Up Slightly
Moody's Warns US of Credit Rating Fears
Sovereign Debt Fears Rattle Investors
Greek Debt Woes Spread to Portugal, Spain
Shell To Axe 1,000 More Jobs
January Unemployment Rate Drops to 9.7%. JWR's Comment: Sure it did...
Middle Class No More, Families Struggle to Fight Off Homelessness
The Bankruptcy of the US is Now Certain