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$11.5 Trillion Lost In Bermuda Triangle

expriest — Fri, 06 May 2005 08:36:58 -0800

$11.5 Trillion Lost In Bermuda Triangle In case you've ever wondered just how much money the mega rich keep nice and tax free in off shore shelters, it's $11.5 trillion.

Nobody wants to hear it.

studentbaker — Fri, 23 May 2003 09:20:24 -0800

Cal Professor John Ogbu thinks he knows why rich black kids are failing in school. Nobody wants to hear it.

Money makes you stupid

grahamwell — Mon, 05 May 2003 05:28:55 -0800

The more you earn, the lower your IQ. That's the clear but unexpected result from the second National IQ test broadcast by the BBC. The test is still online if you are curious. The first test was discussed here. For a higher IQ, be an unemployed Irish man and drink too much.

Tax Havens, Millionaires' Hell-holes and Escaping

MiguelCardoso — Fri, 29 Nov 2002 02:34:58 -0800

Millionaires' Havens, Heavens And Hell Holes: Ghastly, depressing Monaco comes in for a deserved drubbing from Philip Delves Broughton in this week's Spectator. The idea of billionaires surfing the Web looking for a hide-out makes me giggle and gag, but it appears poor people can play too. Have a look at (free!) e-zine Escape From America; run your index finger down a list of tax havens and choose the ~~paradise~~ place you'd scarper off to, if your money problems, whether from excess or lack of money, ever become too [sorry...] taxing.

Postroad — Fri, 08 Nov 2002 06:26:23 -0800

Jiang outlines plans to make China wealthier Ah, Adam Smith in and K. Marx out. Brting on the Krispy Kreeme franchises. Bet there won't be labor unions in the near future but an economically powerful China plus the EU will give America some strong competition.

tittergrrl — Wed, 28 Aug 2002 21:17:02 -0800

Beverly Hillbillies, Redux! No... not a new movie, but a reality series under development by the shiny and shimmering Tiffany Network. CBS scouts are scouring for a "rural, rustically telegenic" family to be whisked to a brand new home in Beverly Hills, and have a life of luxury bestowed upon them for a period of a year... cameras following them all the way. Crass exploitation of the poor when the gap between rich and poor gets larger and larger? Fun idea to see what happens when someone's dreams come true? Somewhere in the middle? What do people think?

the_0ne — Tue, 09 Apr 2002 10:01:22 -0800

I'm curious, isn't this exactly opposite of what we're being told? I'm always hearing the wealthy are benefitting somehow from GWB's new tax plan. I'm certainly no-where near the top 5%, and now I don't want to be.

will — Tue, 03 Jul 2001 03:56:32 -0800

the arrogance of wealth from of all places the notoriously faux-american national post.

"Be nice to business and rich people. They pay the bills."

excuse me, but i don't see any millionaires paying my bills.

aflakete — Wed, 14 Feb 2001 02:06:50 -0800

Gates, Buffett & Soros unite to fight . . . the estate tax? I think this is a good thing. It's definitely odd.

sonofsamiam — Wed, 03 May 2000 05:43:51 -0800

Rich to get richer thanks to new technology. The wealth of "high net-worth individuals" is set to leap by an annual 12 percent to $44.9 trillion by 2004 with technology windfalls pushing more people into the "ultra-rich" category, a Merrill Lynch and Gemini Consulting survey showed on Tuesday.

Mark — Sat, 29 Apr 2000 21:32:16 -0800

Whats This? Bill Gates isn't the richest man in the world anymore. Poor Bill. First his company might be split, now he's only worth $50.75 billion.