April 22, 2013
Graph Shows Who Is And Who Isn’t Paying Their Fair Share of Taxes
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Hard hitting global and local news
Hard hitting global and local news
Read more here: Graph Shows Who Is And Who Isn’t Paying Their Fair Share of Taxes
See original article: Italy Stalemate Broken, Napolitano, 87, Elected for Another 7-Year Term
Inquiring minds in the US note the upcoming German election and may be wondering about the platforms of the major political parties. Reader Bernd from Germany explains.
In Swiss law, private citizens can put forth any initiative that can gather 100,000 signatures. A campaign by the Swiss People’s Party to ” Save our Swiss Gold ” gathered 106,052 signatures so a vote will be coming up.
Read this article: Spain’s Community Debt Tops €42 Billion as Unpaid Bills Mount; Madrid Worst Offender
Steen Jakobsen, chief economist at Saxo Bank in Denmark has some interesting "stress" charts in this week’s email. click on any chart for sharper image European Demand Deposits Steen writes: "Europe’s depositors – mainly the weak Club Med states (Greece+ Portugal) continue to take money out of the country – even increasing the speed with which they do it." Steen sarcastically added "Sure Mr. Draghi, the ECB has been a great success.
Jet Fuel Usage Q1 2013 Fuel Oil Usage Q1 2013 Residual Fuel Oil Usage Q1 2013 Tim Wallace writes … Hello Mish Here are separate charts for Total Distillates, Gasoline, Kerosene Jet Fuel, Fuel Oil (diesel, etc.) and Residual Oils.
Originally posted here: Demographics in Pictures: Peak Earning (and Peak Spending Years)
What alternatives to “FDIC insured deposits†are out there so we can protect our money? I’m a daily huge fan and thanks for all your wonderful work. Sam P In the US, I do believe deposit insurance will be honored, but it shouldn’t be, at least on interest bearing accounts. And the only way deposit insurance could realistically work on non-interest bearing accounts was if there were regulations that banks could not lend deposits available on demand (checking accounts)
Former Portuguese Prime Minister Says "Portugal Cannot Pay Its Debts", Calls for "Argentine-Style Default" It’s rare to hear any bit of common sense from political leaders, but today I have a sterling example. Mário Soares , Prime Minister of Portugal from 1976-1978 and 1983-1985, and the 17th President of Portugal from 1986 to 1996 speaks the truth. Soares says " Portugal Cannot Pay Its Debts "