Is China headed toward collapse? – By EAMON JAVERS – … But there’s a growing group of market professionals who see a different picture altogether. These self-styled China bears take the less popular view: that the much-vaunted Chinese economic miracle is nothing but a paper dragon. … – Politico

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The Europeanization Of America - Bruce Bartlett – Would it really be so bad? – Forbes

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The Case Against Retirement – By Chris Farrell – Financial and demographic developments point toward Americans working into their golden years. And that’s a good thing - BusinessWeek 

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Comstock Special Report – Debt Dynamics Will Hold Back Economy - Government Debt could Double While Private Debt could be Cut in Half – We believe that U.S. government and private debt levels will diverge over the next four or five years as the authorities attempt to use government debt to replace the private debt that is almost certain to decline substantially.  
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gives hedges – Six Global Risks that could Spark a New Crisis – Never before has there been such a dichotomy of opinions emerging from economists.  Some predict utter chaos while others feel that government intervention will spark the next bull market.  Here I will present some of the risks going forward so that we can all reflect on how much uncertainty there really is. – Surly Trader