What The Top U.S. Companies Pay In Taxes (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

Precious Metals Market Report (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

IRS Target: Job Providers (Hat Tip: Nancy Jacques)

A sneak attack on your electric bill

Geithner to meet with China’s vice premier amid currency dispute

Volcker: Taxes likely to rise eventually to tame deficit

CONFUSION: ‘WHERE DO WE GET THE FREE CARE?’

18 states now challenge health reform

REPORT: ObamaCare allows Viagra for rapists, sex offenders

FED ELDER WANTS RATES RAISED

Bernanke Says Joblessness, Foreclosures Pose Challenges to Recovery

‘We are far from being out of the woods’

Greenspan: Congress pushed Fed on housing boom

ROB THY NEIGHBOR: HALF OF HOUSEHOLDS PAY NO FED INCOME TAX

L.A. mayor calls for temporary shutdowns of some agencies

FBI arrests man for threatening Pelosi over healthcare bill

Towns Levy ‘Crash Tax’ On Residents Who Call 911

NY budget cuts good for bed bugs, roaches

Cash and Carry-On: $45 to Bring Bag on Flight

GM Lost $4.3 Billion In 2nd Half 2009

Greenspan Defends Record as Fed Chairman to Panel

Morning Bell: How the Left Really Plans to Pay for Obamacare

So How Is That Government-Run Auto Company Working Out?

Side Effects: New Tanning Tax Burns Business Owners

Side Effects: New Entitlement Compounds Debt Problems of Existing Entitlement

Could New EPA Requirements Cause Headaches for Automakers?

Union bosses look out for themselves; rank and file, not so much

Genius Volker Talking About A VAT Coming Our Way (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

A Solari Report – Census Fines (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

Analyst Daryl Jones: Inflation Is Already Roaring Back

SurvivalBlog:

Peak oil production predicted for 2014; Predicting the end of oil has proven tricky and often controversial, but Kuwaiti scientists now say that global oil production will peak in 2014.

Potential Impact of Japanese Hyperinflation on the US Dollar

China central bank sees dollar strength, global inflation

Forget Greece…watch Cali. Here is a quote: “Isn’t it ironic that according to the Controller of LA’s biggest city, Cali may end up in a liquidity crisis sooner even than Greece. At least Los Angeles has undisputed access to the IMF – the only question is what shape the California austerity package will end up taking.”

Oil Prices Settle a Little Higher

Greek Borrowing Rates Soar on Market Worries

Gasoline, Oil Hit 18 Month Highs

Deflation on the Prowl as Bernanke Shuts Down His Printing Presses

Higher Steel Prices Signal Return of Inflation

The Three Horsemen of the Global Depression