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January 5th, 2014 - 1:39 am § in Misc.

Paul Allen Sells An Island .. Loses money!

  Read more at The Seattle Times .. click the pic  [...]

December 27th, 2013 - 10:51 am § in Misc.

Why we need a wealth tax

Paul Allen’s Newest Toy (TANews, Seattle) Owning an Island, his own ugly museum, most of downtown Seattle, the world’s third largest yacht, and all that is left of Jimi Hendrix, three personal jets, some 7 mansions, apparently is not enough. TA has recently discovered that Paul Allen has[...]

December 16th, 2013 - 12:27 pm § in America, Politics, Saudi Arabia

Another Country With Immigration Issues

Saudi deports its immigrants workers Saudi Arabia has a huge problem.  Saudis do not want to work for Saudi wages.  So, the Arab/uslim autocracy is deporting is deporting immigrant workers  ..  2 million Ethiopians, Somalis, Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis, who make up around a third of th[...]

September 6th, 2013 - 4:11 am § in The Ave Scene

Remember the Hydros?

Billionaire death race overawes Seattle’s Seafair ”’ world’s most dangerous sailboat vs the old thunderboats Capsized yachts and a sailor’s death cast a pall over this week’s finals A typical 1960s Lake Washington summer day consisted of a “thunderboat “race.[...]

September 22nd, 2012 - 5:03 pm § in Misc.

ROMNEYISMS: his taxes

“He’s still failing to match the precedent set by other presidential candidates,” the video’s narrator says, going on to list the number of tax returns George Romney, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush released during their presidential runs. Wall Street Journa[...]