Stories from around the web this afternoon.
In his own words: Richard Cordray on CFPB role - Liz Warren Passed Over By Obama
Moody's Suggests US Eliminates Debt Ceiling Completely - HORRIBLE Idea
Get Ready for a 70% Marginal Top Tax Rate - WSJ
Made in U.S.A.: Wealth Inequality - Charles Hugh Smith (Great Charts)
How to Tax the Rich - By Scott Adams Creator Of Dilbert Cartoon
Ratings agencies rattle cages in U.S., Europe - Reuters
Fitch cites China's 'horrible' accounting standards as market risk
We're All Greeks Now - Pat Buchanan
Europe’s bank stress tests weren’t very stressful - Marketwatch
Two Examples of Fascism Run by Banks
Across Nation, Debt Ceiling Talks Stir Pessimism, 'Who Cares' - NYT
The Critical Difference Between the Top 1% and the Top .1% - Charles Hugh Smith
Obama Meets With the Dalai Lama at the White House as China Objects
Woman boards plane with 3-inch knife TWICE - TSA Misses Both Times