Wealthy treated themselves during the holidays

[ShockediSay]

Source: AP

The rich treated themselves like royalty this holiday season. That spun the holidays into gold for Tiffany & Co. and other high-end retailers.

Wealthier shoppers traded up to more expensive gold and diamond jewelry from silver charms. Designer clothing and purses were back.


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These top 2%ers sucked the money out of our economy, our nation and the lives of 98% of the rest of us IMHO
AND THEY GET TAX BREAKS FOR THIS?!?!?

LOWEST TAXES IN OVER 50 YEARS !?!?!

WTF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KoKo]

1. Sure they Did...thanks for Post...K&R

[Cirque du So-What]

2. Molten gold was poured down his throat until his bowels burst

In 1599, a Spanish governor in early colonial Ecuador suffered this fate. Native Indians of the Jivaro tribe, unscrupulously taxed in their gold trade, attacked the settlement of Logrono and executed the gold hungry governor by pouring molten gold down his throat. Pouring hot liquids or metals, such as lead or gold, into the mouth of a victim was a practice used on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, by the Romans and the Spanish Inquisition among others.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1769869/

In no way, shape, or form do I condone, concur with, or advocate this practice...but I understand.

[bullwinkle428]

3. THANK GOD THE TAX CUTS PASSED!!1!

:evilgrin:

[jimlup]

4. You're just jealous because you didn't get your Lexus this year.

Sorry that it wasn't a "Christmas to remember" for you.

:sarcasm:

[xchrom]

5. Makes ya feel all warm and cuddly about the 'recovery'.

Not.