Off the Cuff: Death and Taxes

In this week's Off the Cuff with Mish & Chris podcast, Mish and Chris opine on:

• The Death of the Bull Market?
  
  
  • Is the market at an important turning?
• Painful Math
  • The US is only a 'bright spot' if you close your eyes to the data.
• Taxes!
  
  
  • Why we get so little bang-for-the-buck from the taxes we pay.

Chris and Mish's calls for caution over the past weeks are increasingly looking like very sage advice. A nasty week in the stock market finishes with depressing technical indicators for what's to come next. Add to that the ugly progress the economy is making when you take a more macro view, and top it off with the taxman's coming arrival. It's enough to make you reach for the Pepto-Bismol -- or a stiff drink.