Top links for today are…

1. Best Online Free Finance Manager:  Mint, Check it out.  They just came out of beta.
2. Why This Bailout Is As Bad As The Last One: Government ownership means that political forces will determine who wins and who loses in the banking sector. The government, for example, will push banks to aid borrowers with poor credit histories, to subsidize politically connected industries, and to lend in the districts of powerful members of Congress. All of this is horrible for economic efficiency.
3. How To Learn New Skillz: Interesting

Top links for today are…

1. Sickness Unto Debt: One of the burning questions regarding the recently passed bailout, and the one that almost no one has bothered to answer, is how the government intends to pay for it. Governments have three main methods by which they can raise funds: taxation, printing new money, and debt.
2. New Macbooks To Be Announced Today: More coming at 12 pm apple event.
3. Peter Schiff On Glenn Beck: (Video)

Top links for today are…

1. Local Ministers To Endorse Jefferson For Congress: The nine-term congressman is scheduled to go on trial Dec. 2 on charges of bribery, racketeering, fraud, money laundering and obstruction of justice.   I had no idea that these were also Christian values.

The hardest thing about freedom

is understanding

that other people have it too.

Top links for today are…

1. Wall Street Had Blue Balls Today: The balls of the famous Wall Street bull got painted blue today. Before they were cleaned, a Gothamist reader snapped this pic . In terms of the creative comic output it’s sparked, this may be the funniest economic meltdown ever.
2. Top 8 Tips For Hitting The Front Page Of Digg:  Try to guess which one is my favorite.

Top links for today are…

1. National Debt Clock Too Small: (Video)
2. 10 Countries Least Affected By The US Financial Crisis: While Spaniards offer banks their house keys, Malaysians shrug. While Americans talk nonstop about the Second Great Depression, Dubai investors are enjoying one of the biggest real estate booms in the tiny United Arab Emirates’ history. Thailand sighs with relief at its sizable reserves, and Armenia finally thanks the heavens above for its obscurity.
3. 5 Great Books To Build Your Character:  Tough economic times and startups have at least one thing in common – you need character and determination to survive. Character is what it takes to win, to believe and to persuade others. It’s a mix of passion, determination, sleepless hours, hard work. Character is about crossing the finish line, about achieving dreams and goals.