DeLoreans set the standard and all, but if I had to travel to and from the future today, I’d want to hit the space-time continuum in equal parts comfort, class, and automatic liftable flybridge lounge that self-converts to a bar and twerk floor when the sun sets. German luxury vehicle m[...]
Posts Tagged ‘wealthism’
July 7th, 2014 - 5:34 pm § in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Royal Largesse
SR1.39bn aid to brighten up festivals for the needy Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has ordered the payment of SR1.39 billion in emergency assistance to poor families in the Kingdom. “Families subscribed to the social insurance scheme…[...]
The Pornography and Philanthropy of Wealth
Yacht Topaz, Rio de Janeiro – The “Wolf of Wall Street” star jetted into Brazil on a private jet to spend the day with a coterie of 21 on the 482-foot Topaz, a yacht owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi. The Sheikh, also former prime minister of the stat[...]
June 1st, 2014 - 10:32 am § in Misc.
The Wealth Tax: Senator Elizabeth Warren and Professor Thomas Piketty
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May 13th, 2014 - 9:13 am § in Misc.
Two People in Expensive Gowns Exchange Silly Gifts
The Queen and The Pope Visit The queen was given an antique parchment, which dates back to May 1679 with an “Urbi et Orbi” message by Cardinal Cesare Facchinetti. The pope traditionally gives a “urbi et orbi” message – meaning “to the city and the world” – at [...]
April 2nd, 2014 - 9:31 pm § in America
“I don’t believe in inheriting money, I think it’s an initiative sucker. I think it’s a curse.”
There’s no trust fund for Anderson Cooper. The CNN host said in an interview this week that he will not be inheriting any part of his mother’s $200 million fortune, according to The New York Post.[...]
April 2nd, 2014 - 4:17 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court Replaces First Amendment with Pay to Play Ruling
Supreme Court Strikes Down Overall Political Donation Cap New York Times - by Adam Liptak - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday continued its abolition of limits on election spending, striking down a decades-old cap on … Letter written by Lenin in 1921 Lenin G. Myasnikov [...]
January 13th, 2014 - 1:34 am § in America, The Ave Scene
Homeless in Seattle
Are Seattle’s Homeless Camps Shelters or a Tax Dodge? Over at the Quixotic Blog, Dave Preston has been following the homeless camps. Some of what he writes is very disturbing. 1. In an effort to force closing of a camp, the government sent in crew to cut down trees and shrubs .. leaving a an [[...]
September 30th, 2013 - 4:46 am § in Misc.
College Closes When Students Strike Over Tuition
Tororo College closed over students’ strike Students were given two hours to vacate the school premises. PHOTO/Faustine St. Peter’s College Tororo has been indefinitely closed following unrest by students protesting a planned tuition fees increment by the school administration. READMORE[...]
Balmer not moving, plans to grow old and die in Seattle