http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/27/business/economy/in-fed-and-out-many-now-think-inflation-helps.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=1& Interesting line of thought. TL;DR version - higher inflation would reduce expenses in real terms and help deleverage both companies and individuals, and it's entirely...

75 Economic Numbers From 2012 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe | ZeroHedge I wont copy/paste this since it is rather long but man there are some scary things in this list :(

Barack Obama's proposed tax increases will find the middle class - Caroline Baum Argue that top-tier tax bracket increases will hurt more than just the middle class, and in doing so cite research by the Laffer Foundation, founded by Albert Laffer. :lol:

In the spirit of Chris's thread... The Chinese yuan will finally strengthen against the dollar. Given the trade imbalance between China and USA, the yuan should be quite a bit stronger relative to the dollar than it currently is, which would in turn help balance the trade deficit by making...