Bill Gates investments are not just in Microsoft

Cascade Investment LLC is a private investment and holding company. The company describes itself as a diversified investment company. Its investments include more than half the Bill Gates fortune: Auto Nation Berkshire Hathaway Canadian National Railway Carpetright Dante Giovanni Corporation Coca Cola Femsa SAB de CV - 20% stake Cox Communications FEMSA (Mexican brewer) Four … Continue reading Bill Gates investments are not just in Microsoft

Paris is burning! Deficit Commission looks for matches.

Paris is burning and a Democrat on President Obama’s deficit commission predicted recently that the bipartisan panel would come up with recommendations to "shore up" (destroy) Social Security. “The stars are aligned,’’ said Alice Rivlin, a former budget director under President Clinton and now a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. “I do expect that … Continue reading Paris is burning! Deficit Commission looks for matches.

MSNBC finally found France

In a news report early this morning, MSNBC noticed that some 3.5 million residents of France were demonstrating in the streets against raising the retirement age from 60 to 62. In the U.S. the current age is 66 with a law change leading to 67. There was no mention of the strike affecting the supplies … Continue reading MSNBC finally found France