Gold and Silver have always had value, never gone to zero. Can you say the same for stocks and bonds?

I am tired of the constant demonizing of people via political labels.

Gold is as steady as a rock, a standardbearer by which all currencies can be accurately measured.

The media simply does not understand Econ 101.

I only have disdain for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He raised taxes and has increased regulations. What else is new? He's a bully who wants to micro-manage people's lives by mandate, not persuasion.

One suggestion my wife and I have used in our personal finance courses we teach at college is simply writing down all expenditures and seeing where the money goes. That alone will cause heads of households to think twice about x, y or z expenditure, and to consider carefully whether they really need something or not.

I've felt for some time that economics needs to be taught differently by economists who actually have had experience making a payroll or investing on Wall Street. When economics is taught by pure academics, watch out.