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How much more can people take?

47 percent worry at least somewhat about losing a job, up from 28 percent in February 2008.
71 percent say they know someone who has lost a job in the past six months because of the economy.
65 percent are at least somewhat worried about paying their bills.
53 percent aren’t confident they’ll have enough money to live comfortably in retirement.
69 percent worry that the value of their stocks and retirement investments will drop.
Two days shy of a full month as president, Obama’s approval rating stood at 67 percent, down from 74 percent during his inauguration.

AP article here.

In case you missed it, here is last week’s 60 minutes featured the topic of the mortgage crisis.

I recently heard Gerald Celente here in Los Angeles on Coast to Coast AM. I wrote about him on November 18th. This is the only radio show worth listening to on KFI AM-640. As he likes to say, “current events shape future trends.” Here are those future trends he is predicting:

Coming hyperinflation.
Severe pressure after inauguration for bank holiday (to stop bank runs).
The “greatest depression” coming in 2009.
More major corporate and bank closures.
Tax revolution.
Opening of detention camps in America “in case things get out of control.”

Here are a couple of great quotes from Gerald:
“When you have nothing to lose, you lose it.”
“Too big to fail, too small to save.”

Listen in for yourself as George Noory interviews Mr. Celente: