Dog Eat Your Taxes?
Friday, July 11th, 2008If Leona Helmsley’s $8 billion charitable bequest to dogs were only a matter of wasting her own money, no one would need to care. But she is wasting ours too.
Archive for July 11th, 2008
Weak US dollar hits papal profits
Friday, July 11th, 2008Almost a quarter of the $79.8m worth of offerings the Vatican received last year came from America, which put the church in the red by $7.3m. Guess all that prayer didn’t work.
Still, they raked in 236.7m euros from the gullible (ahh faithful) last year.
China bans dog from Olympic menu
Friday, July 11th, 2008China has ordered dog meat to be taken off the menu at its 112 official Olympic restaurants in order to avoid offending foreign visitors.
Indian beggar gets bank account
Friday, July 11th, 2008A bank in the Indian city of Calcutta has opened an account for a beggar who deposited 91kg (200lb) of coins in one of the bank’s branches.
Top U.S. Housing Markets For Investment
Friday, July 11th, 2008Cash is flowing to cities from coast-to-coast as international buyers see plenty of opportunities
