The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Pompatus of Wealth

Economist Arthur Laffer discusses taxation and his theory of the “Laffer Curve: Watch the video here. [CNBC]

Hewlett-Packard’s board confirms its plan to essentially blow up the company as we know it. [Forbes]

Have Business Schools and MBA degrees become a debtors’ prison? [Fortune]

Fears of a global recession continue to slam down U.S. stocks. [Wall Street Journal]

A regulator, a lawmaker, and a quandary. [New York Times]

A huge housing bargain: but not for you! [The Street]

Leprechauns, The Tooth Fairy, Bernanke, and Stagflation. [Forbes Wealth Blog]