A. Chinese President’s new yacht, “Poem” B. Steve Jobs’ yacht, “Venus.” C. Jeff Bezos’ waterfront home for Friday Harbor D. Qatari ferry to Shiekh’s private island E. Alaska’s first domestic cruise ship, “Kruglika” [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Wealth Tax’
March 27th, 2012 - 6:40 pm § in America
Tax the Toys!
This past summer, billionaire Warren Buffett dusted off an old line about how his secretary pays a higher tax rate than he does, and ever since there’s been a running debate over tax fairness. ….From one angle of view, this seems absurd, particularly in a country that boasts of a progressive[...]
September 23rd, 2011 - 9:29 am § in Misc.
Was the $5 Billion Worth It?
A decade into his record-breaking education philanthropy, Bill Gates talks teachers, charters—and regrets. from WSJ By JASON L. RILEY (Excerpts) ‘It’s hard to improve public education—that’s clear. As Warren Buffett would say, if you’re picking stocks, you wouldn’t [...]
Fire Aboard Eos!
BREAKING NEWS (well, sort of—it happened over a month ago)—The world’s largest sailing yacht has caught fire. Barry Diller’s Eos, named after the Greek goddess of the dawn, is a clipper-bowed Bermuda-rigged schooner. Built by the German Lürssen yard in 2006, Eosis 305 feet long. The old sal[...]