Your week in Quickies
Mar 09 2009, 23:26 EDT [updated Mar 09 2009, 23:27 EDT]
Mar 09 2009, 23:23 EDT
No no, not the sandwich. This cheese you throw on the grill in blocks and it cooks without melting.
Mar 08 2009, 15:24 EDT
I'm guessing that is a world historical low. The other stat, that 57% have never moved out of state, is less meaningful. Pittsburgh is three times farther from Philly than NYC but would still count as "same state."
Mar 06 2009, 20:58 EST
In a move to up revenues in a down economy Mass is waving penalties if you pay up back taxes by the end of April. This strategy works well as long as you don't do it too often; essentially it lowers the cost of collections for the Dept of Revenue.
Mar 06 2009, 15:56 EST
Pretty amazing. My favorite bit was watching the 18 hot dogs go down.
Mar 02 2009, 22:23 EST
2) Real federal spending per household — $24,000 before the recession — would reach $33,000 per household by 2019. Between 2008 and 2013, the $5.7 trillion in new debt will come to $48,000 per household.
And that's just his first term.