According to Michael Widmer of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, metals traded on exchanges show less price volatility than the non-traded sort.

ECONOMIST: The charge-sheet against commodity speculators is flimsy

Mr. MICHAEL WIDMER (President, Massachusetts Taxpayer's Foundation): The state is facing a really desperate fiscal situation and all programs are on the chopping block.

NPR: Mass. Cuts Health Benefits For Some Immigrants

But with state revenues down some three billion dollars, Michael Widmer of the nonpartisan Massachusetts Taxpayer's Foundation says even that compromise may not be possible.

NPR: Mass. Cuts Health Benefits For Some Immigrants