"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Day April 15, 2008
AngryRenter.com says no mortgage bailouts
Sure, some bought houses with little or no down with risky variable rate mortgages and are now feeling the pain. But they all weren’t deliberately scamming the system, and buyers, mortgage companies, and investment banks were all part of the…
Barcelona forced to import water by ship
And will continue doing so until their extremely severe drought lifts.
Former mortgage industry employees can’t find jobs
No one wants them, seems there’s a stigma, like they were all greedy pigs. Some internet job postings specifically say “no real estate or mortgage candidates” need apply, something which is certainly discriminatory and probably illegal to boot.
World Bank climate profiteering
How exactly, does this work, you ask? Quite simply: The Bank finances a fossil fuel project, involving oil, natural gas, or coal, in Poor Country A. Rich Country B asks the Bank to help arrange carbon credits so Country B…