Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Just thought you should know....

USA Today has released the financials of all 535 members of Congress.  It shows that 11% of them, 58 members, are wealthy enough to be included in the richest 1% of the population.  I wonder how many of them were in the top 1% before they were elected to Congress?  No wonder there's a disconnect in Washington.



Ah oh....is this what we all have to look forward to?  Haha!

This is pretty amazing:  Canada is issuing new money.  Not your traditional paper bills, but super high-tech polymer bills that have redundant anti-counterfeiting features and see-thru windows.  Plus, they look really cool.  See them here on You Tube.  Good job Canada!

Careful....Amazon aims to get hold of a lot more of your money.  They have a new program called Amazon Prime.  It costs you $79 a year, and for that you get expedited check-out and free 48-hour delivery.  People who have it like it so much they find they're spending twice as much at Amazon as they used to.  Just like Amazon planned it.  ;)

Have a great day everyone.

S


2 comments:

  1. Very cool about the money. Canadians are pretty smart.

    You know, Amazon Prime also includes movie downloads (you need to buy a box, but then you can stream as many movies and TV shows as you want). Plus, if you own a Kindle you can "borrow" one book per month for free.

    Can you tell I'm thinking of this as a Christmas present? I'm waiting for Amazon to announce a free service for washing windows and cleaning floors...

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  2. I love that cartoon. I swiped it to send to a few friends.

    And you have it exactly right on the new Amazon program.

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