Reader asks about tax-exempt bonds and inflation risk
A finance columnist discusses shifting savings into tax-exempt municipal bonds for a 50 percent tax bracket investor. He cautions that dollar-fixed investments risk inflation, and warns a 42-year-old can still face rising prices while a 61-year-old must avoid gambling on preserving purchasing power.
Pedigree Pig Lacks Manners Scatters Garden in England
Somerset Moore, pub owner at Keyston, buys a pedigree pig named Dainty to spare it from slaughter. The seven month old pig has damaged fences, ruined his own yard, and bulldozed flower beds. The issue ends with Dainty entered as a prize in a farmers skittle contest.
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Quotes on ethics and society from Nader Shahn and Gregory
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