Interesting Headlines in the News Aug 31

Iran can help Obama finesse his legacy
IRS Needs AR-15s for "Standoff Capabilities"?
Bitcoins can be used as money…and fall under the jurisdiction of securities laws, judge rules
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: Just set fire to Japan's quadrillion debt
Doug Casey: “We’re Still In The Midst Of The Biggest Bubble In World History”
Gold Trader: “Big Money Is Now Trying To Get In—On A Violent Regression To The Mean”
Indian Gold Dealer: “Gold Is Now Trading At $1800oz.—Small Factories And Workshops Are Shutting Down”
Moody’s eyes downgrade of biggest US banks
Get Ready: The Great Transfer of Wealth in Gold and Silver is Coming
Economy Recovers, Income Doesn't
Dire Consequences Await As U.S. Debt Nears A Tipping Point
Foreign Holders Dump A Whopping $40.8 Billion In Long-Term Treasuries
Total Public Debt Now Eclipses GDP
Schiff:  Spectacular Gold Rally Is Coming
Next Fed Chair Will Lead Us to ‘Economic Ruin,’ Says Peter Schiff
No Fed Taper Until New Year Means New Highs
Walmart Earnings Disaster Exposes a Collapsing Economy
Why You Should Sell Gold as Soon as Missiles Fly in Syria
Buy Gold Now That Soros & Paulson Are Done Liquidating, Says Analyst Bill O’Neill
Summer Retail Is A Bust, But Watch Out For Fall
Behind Wal-Mart’s Earnings Miss; Weekly Jobless Claims; What Billionaires Are Buying
Poll: How Wise Is It to Be Unloading Gold?
Retail Sales: Don’t Look to July for Guidance on December
How Washington Could Push Gas Prices Higher
Where the Housing Recovery Is Strongest and Weakest
The 5% Recovery: Why Most Are Still In Recession
Cramer:  Giant Reset Looming For Markets
U.S. jobs, inflation data support tapering of Fed bond buying
Fifth US warship joins cruise missile ships in Mediterranean
The Smart Money Is Leaving the Building
The Lesson Of India's Gold Saga
Obamacare Rate Calculator
Asia Shocks West By Demanding Their Gold Be Sent Home
Uninsured next year? Here's your Obamacare penalty.
Defunding wouldn't kill Obamacare taxes
Health Insurance Premiums Rise Faster Than Wages
Obamacare clock stops for your boss, not you
Stocks end higher despite Nasdaq system crash
Jim Rogers says, “This is the first time in recorded history all the banks are printing money at the same time. This is the first time we’ve had massive debasement, and it’s going to end very badly no matter what they say.”
Citigroup Sees Gold at $3,500/oz; Silver Jumping to $100/oz
A new CATO Institute study
U.S. Prepares for Solo Strike On Syria After Britain Balks
Community South Bank, Tennessee, Becomes Second Largest Bank Failure of 2013
US debt six times greater than declared - study
Dave Hodges:  Escape From Wall Street
18 Signs That Global Financial Markets Are Entering A Horrifying Death Spiral
A Quadrillion Yen And Counting – The Japanese Debt Bomb Could Set Off Global Panic At Any Moment
During The Best Period Of Economic Growth In U.S. History There Was No Income Tax And No Federal Reserve
They Are Systematically Destroying Our Independence And Making Us All Serfs Of The State
What Is Going To Happen If Interest Rates Continue To Rise Rapidly?

Western Special Forces Working With Death Squads in Syria
Abandoned Dogs Roam Detroit in Packs as Humans Dwindle
Fast-Food Strikes Expand Across U.S. to 50 Cities
Why It's a Mistake to Ignore Russia
Gold Market Update
The Most Important Number For The Market: 2.75%
Top technician: Yes, 2013 does look like 1987
Fitch Rings Warnings On Canadian Banks
Look Out! September Market Headwinds Are Looming
Monty Pelerin: Tyranny Rules
401(k)s: Delivery Problems of a Different Nature
Has The Landscape For Gold Changed Forever?
The Slippery Slope We Face In Syria
How Much Will Your Life Be Worth Under Obamacare?
Bond Investors Beware: Mutual Fund Outflows Accelerating as Interest Rates Climb Higher
Hi-yo silver!
Currency Markets: The Next Crisis Has Begun
Bank of England 0.5% Interest Rates for 7% Unemployment, to Result in 7% Inflation, Ongoing Savings Theft
Nearly half of homes are purchased in cash
Stars Aligned For "Serious" Stock Correction
The American dream myth: Income mobility; 4 out of 5 Americans struggle with poverty, joblessness, or go on welfare at some point during their lives; and bottom 80 percent of Americans control 7 percent of total wealth
The epic crisis in retirement savings: Vast majority of Americans unprepared for retirement. Median retirement savings for those 25 to 34? Zero dollars.
Let us count the ways of inflation: While the CPI understates inflation Americans are living out the days of a contracting standard of living.
Suppressing wages and increasing corporate profits: The tough math behind the current economic recovery.
The uneasiness of Quantitative Easing: How QE is ineffective with helping the broader economy in favor of boosting support for too big to fail banks
The accelerating race to a student debt implosion: Federal student loans rose by $266 billion since 2011. 85 percent of consumer debt growth since 2011 because of student debt.
Wealth Distribution In US Rivals A Modern Day Gilded Age: In 2013 Wealth Inequality At Record Levels. 72 Percent Of Wealth In US Held By 5 Percent Of The Population
On Fracking Rules, It's States vs. Feds
Obama's Affordable Care Act Looking a Bit Unaffordable
Green Groups Turn Up Heat Against Keystone
Russia sends warships to Mediterranean as Syria tension rises
Detroit seeking $350 million financing to terminate swaps deal
Obama's Flimsy Case For Attacking Syria Falls Apart
Eight College Degrees with the Worst Return on Investment
How To Prepare For An Economic Depression
Dr. Doom Warns Of Major Market Crash This Fall: “20 Percent, Maybe More”
Your Future: “We Are Now at a Point Where the Crisis Will Happen Almost Overnight”
Canadian Maple Leaf Sales Beat All Records
The Worldwide Bank Crash Has Commenced
Emerging market rout is too big for the Fed to ignore
Is Europe still in crisis? "Eurogeddon" was the buzzword on everyone’s lips in 2011. But is a euro recovery real or imagined?
Italian factory owner moves company to Poland while staff are on holiday
Hit in the Gut by the Internet Sales Tax
Obama is talking America into a war
Trying To Stay Sane In An Insane World – Part 3
New Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence
Gold Surge Bodes Ill For Economy
Here's The Real Unemployment Rate
Not Your Land! - California City Wants To Seize Mortgages - Stuart Varney
Ron Paul And Jim Rogers Discuss Economic Collapse
Keiser Report 490
Peter Schiff: The Market That Lives By QE Dies By QE
Gerald Celente - The Wall Street Shuffle
Peter Schiff - FED Will Continue To Ruin And Cause The US Economy To Collapse!
Bernanke Just Felt a Chill Down His Spine
If Housing Is Booming - Why Do We Need Another Fix?
Peter Schiff On The Half-Full Economy
Visualizing The Collapse In US Job Security
That Which Is Incapable Of Reforming Itself Disappears
US Consumer Bankruptcies Jump By Most In Three Years; Third-Party Collections At All Time High
Compare And Contrast: Public Versus Private Retiree Underfunding In One Chart
Consumer Confidence Misses Expectations By Most On Record
Housing Starts, Permits Miss; Single-Family Housing Market Weakest Since November 2012
Will 8th Time Be The Charm For $1,400 Gold?
How Bad Can Things Get?
India Bans All Gold Coin Imports, Increases Capital Controls