Be a farmer, make billions

Billionaire farmers raking in farm subsidies (via http://stateofglobe.com)

Our farm system is totally rigged for generally very wealthy (made wealthier with our tax dollars) agribusiness participants. But the Republicans won’t attack this kind of welfare because it benefits constituencies in rural and generally Republican…

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China throws billionaire activist in jail

Chinese billionaire, Wang Gongquan, a supporter of the fragile Chinese civil rights movement, is thrown in jail for mouthing off against the powers that don't want to hear this nonsense. 

The Beijing crackdown continues.

Berlusconi: Bad Boy Billionaire

Berlusconi by the Numbers: Woes of a Billionaire (via Bloomberg TV)

Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) --- Italy continues to be on the brink of a political meltdown, with Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party trying to torpedo the government. Bloomberg Television's David Tweed looks at the numbers behind the former prime minister…

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