The Purpose of Taxation - Andy Gause

Fact: Taxation is a relief valve on the economic machine to ease inflationary effects on the dollar.

Naked Capitalism and QE2

Naked Capitalism's Yves Smith: Banks to Cash In on QE2 "Carry Trade" - Fed's 600 B quantitative easing may well make more profits for bankers

QE2 a Bad Idea - John Ryding

RDQ Economics Chief Economist John Ryding discusses why the Fed's latest round of quantitative easing wont benefit the economy.

Do You Know Where Your Tax Dollars are Going?

FBN's Gerri Willis takes a look at how Uncle Sam is spending your hard-earned money.

China is stock piling GOLD

Tetsuya Yoshii, VP for derivative products at Mizuho Corporate Bank is bullish on gold given China's demand for the precious metal as it diversifies out of U.S. paper and dollar-based assets. He makes his case to Linda Yueh of Oxford University & CNBC's Martin Soong.