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Read the article: US Fiscal Cliff Blame Game Between Geithner, Boehner; UK Deficit Cut Taking Longer Than Planned
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The fully expected consequence is Student-Loan Delinquencies Now Surpass Credit Cards .
Originally posted here: Reflections on Complacency, Valuations, Bear Market Troughs, Patience
Follow this link: Rise of Intelligent Machines Will Open "Pandora’s Box" Threatening Human Extinction
Read the article: Five Star Movement (Eurosceptic) Surges into Second Place in Italian Polls
La Stampa reports 450,000 Businesses Shut Down in Italy in Three Years . In just three years, from 2010 to 2012, about 450,000 companies closed with a loss of over 300,000 jobs, while the Italians caught up in terms of wear [usurious loans] increased to 600,000.
Read this article: "Honorable Returns" and "Social Requirements"; More on Gift Cards
Do Gift Cards Make Any Sense? Is it Time to Ban Christmas Presents Altogether? Here is the "Black Friday" question of the day from Martin Lewis at the Telegraph : Is it time to ban Christmas presents?