God help the one percent

Everybody wants to crucify the rich. But what did they ever do wrong, asks Bill Bonner.

Gold down below $1,600! Is the bull market in gold finally over? Nah, let's change the subject.

Today, our hearts go out to the poor 1%. Yes, dear reader, they're blamed for the crisis. They're reviled, calumnied, and criticized; they're hunted by the taxmen; and now they are being shunned by the very institutions they most wanted to get to know. Bloomberg:

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