Wealthy man buys Chinese army tank for cross-country race
A wealthy man in Taizhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, who is said to boast his own Chinese army tank, reportedly plans to join a cross-country race by driving the seven-meter-long by two-meter-high...
View ArticleThe wine snob is dead and there’s a party happening on his grave
Oenophilia is becoming increasingly egalitarian, and at last wine is an acceptable topic of conversationHenry Jeffreys Red-faced, plummy-voiced, with a big nose, the wine snob is a familiar social...
View ArticleVisitors are wealthy and love it here
Survey queried air passengers on their vacation experienceBy GREG MOOREExpress Staff Writer Visitors to Sun Valley are rich and getting richer. That’s one finding of an air passenger survey...
View ArticleEating healthy — only possible for the wealthy?
A diet of the healthiest food costs about $1.50 (RM4.84) more per person per day than the least healthiest, according to a survey of 10 wealthy and middle-income countries published...
View ArticleMapping The Wealth Of U.S. ZIP Codes
The Washington Post recently showed how high-earners are clustering into Super ZIPs where median household incomes are more than $120,000, and where seven in 10 adults have college degrees.This...
View ArticleWealthy people more likely to shop online for holidays
Sonya SorichStaff Writer and Social Engagement Manager- Sacramento Business JournalIncome level is related to your chances of shopping online during the holidays, according to the results of a recent...
View ArticlePity the 1%
By Steve JonesMYRTLE BEACH — The National Association of Realtors is reporting that foreclosures nationally on homes valued at $5 million or more have jumped by 61 percent since October 2012, citing...
View Articleabsolutely blogalicious: Mobsters in the News: Convicted mobster hoping for...
absolutely blogalicious: Mobsters in the News: Convicted mobster hoping for...: Mobsters in the News: Convicted mobster hoping for a hit with NJ eatery : By GEOFF MULVIHILL Monday, December 2, 2013...
View ArticleArt for the Blog of It: WEALTHY DETROIT AREA RESIDENT OFFERS $5M TO SECURE...
Art for the Blog of It: WEALTHY DETROIT AREA RESIDENT OFFERS $5M TO SECURE...: Detroit’s A Paul Schaap is stepping up to try to organize a public campaign to secure DIA’s art collection. He says he’s...
View ArticleIn matters of style
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle,stand like a rock.-- Thomas Jeffersonavailable on amazon
View ArticleCarlos Lozada | The deal with rich people
Americans aren’t so sure about rich people.For every revered Steve Jobs, there’s a reviled Bernie Madoff; for every folksy Warren Buffett, there’s a tone-deaf Mitt Romney. The pursuit of happiness is...
View ArticleWhat the Minimum Wage of the 1% Looks Like
By Ambrey RiceA new study has shown that the minimum wage, if it grew at the same rate as the wages of the top 1% of America’s earners, would be almost $23. This alarming figure, being 212% higher than...
View ArticleJust how wealthy is the Wal-Mart Walton family?
Walmart stores have given Sam Walton's heirs plenty of wealth.On Nov. 27, 2013, a Madison-based liberal advocacy group used a mass email to promote protests that were planned against Walmart stores for...
View ArticleArt for the Blog of It: New wealth taking art market to new heights
Art for the Blog of It: New wealth taking art market to new heights: A growing class of super rich collectors — many from Asia, Latin America and the Middle East — is putting money into fine art both...
View Articleabsolutely blogalicious: The fake bottles that conmen are using to dupe wea...
absolutely blogalicious: The fake bottles that conmen are using to dupe wea...: Wealthy wine connoisseurs are being duped into buying fake bottles of vintage French wine, it has been revealed. The huge...
View ArticleThe rich kids are not all right
By Suniya LutharIt is widely accepted in the US that youth in poverty are a population at risk for being troubled. Research has repeatedly demonstrated that low family income is a major determinant of...
View ArticleThe tendency of aggression
“The tendency of aggression is an innate, independent, instinctual disposition in man... it constitutes the most powerful obstacle to culture.” Freud
View Articleabsolutely blogalicious: Chef Michael Tuohy new offerings at s LowBrau at 1...
absolutely blogalicious: Chef Michael Tuohy new offerings at s LowBrau at 1...: Brau Wow Midtown’s new LowBrau presents a modern take on a German beer hall and...
View Article‘New rich’ bigger than the 1 percent
WASHINGTON — Fully 20 percent of U.S. adults become rich for parts of their lives, wielding extensive influence over America’s economy and politics, according to new survey data.These “new rich,”...
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