14th August

London's Lesson for Romney and Ryan: Government Works - New Yorker
{http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/johncassidy/2012/08/the-real-lesson-of-the-olympics-government-can-work.html}

Forget Paul Ryan's Budget: His Scariest Idea Is About the Federal Reserve
{http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/08/forget-paul-ryans-budget-his-scariest-idea-is-about-the-federal-reserve/261066/}

The Vixen Index; additional signs that the economy is not in the greatest position
{http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2012/08/09/laugh-out-loud-the-vixen-index/#ixzz23InO1HsQ}

Shutting down China's IPO machine and other government actions to stem declines
{http://soberlook.com/2012/08/shutting-down-chinas-ipo-machine-and.html}

Mashable Weekend Recap: 73 Stories You Might Have Missed
{http://mashable.com/2012/08/13/mashable-weekend-recap-73-stories-you-might-have-missed/}

Historical Echoes: Zola’s L’Argent: A Portrait of a Corrupt Financial World, in 1891 {http://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2012/08/historical-echoes-zolas-largent-a-portrait-of-a-corrupt-financial-world.html}

Investors Prepare for Euro Collapse {http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/investors-preparing-for-collapse-of-the-euro-a-849747.html}

Paying Yourself First
{http://www.roguetraderette.com/2012/08/12/paying-yourself-first-in-life/}