Hope at last!
US To Trade Gold Reserves For Cash Through Cash4Gold.com
Makes as much sense as any of the financial plans coming out of Congress and the Administration these days. ..bruce w..
I honestly don’t blame the administration for talking up the economy over the past few months. I am sure they wanted to see if they could nudge Americans into coming out of the bunkers and buying again. It worked for George Bush after 9-11, maybe they can give it one more go?
Sadly, Sally and [...]
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MORNING LINKS
ITEM: Speaking of swine flu hysteria, this may be a good time to invest in pork belly futures – there may be a shortage soon.
ITEM: Yet another way in which Western Europeans are looking for the US to help them financially.
ITEM: Here’s a slideshow of items from the Michael Jackson Neverland Ranch auction. Some [...]
MORNING LINKS — apparently, Monday’s also a snowy day
ITEM: I went to bed with rain falling outside and woke up to about an inch of snow on the ground, with more falling. And apparently we could get more on Friday Morning (May 1st).
ITEM: For about two years before things collapsed, my co-blogger, Bruce Henderson, was [...]
MORNING LINKS — yeah, I’m up early
ITEM: Jim Lindgren over at the Volokh Conspiracy does the simple investigation that no news organization (except possibly Fox) seems willing or able to do. His finding: states with the highest unemployment rates have high tax and unionization rates, while states with the lowest unemployment rates have low tax [...]
Sandra and I rode the Denver Light Rail (first time!) from Lincoln Avenue up into downtown Denver. Our first clue that there might be a good turnout was the fact that the train were were on was full of people with signs:
And as we walked up to the Colorado State Capitol, we saw that Denver’s [...]