Tax rises right away would be a rotten idea, since for the moment fiscal stimulus is needed.
It's only natural that some of those ideas turn out to be as rotten as Jabba the Hutt.
And there could be still more rotten days ahead.
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But whereas it may be easy to identify a rotten banana, it is harder to be sure which trainee will be the next Nick Leeson and which the potential George Soros.
More important, Judge Pfaelzer has sided with Bank of America by dismissing it from a lawsuit involving Countrywide, saying the bank could not be held liable for rotten securities issued by Countrywide, which Bank of America purchased in 2008.
And a rotten time to be a start-up with a cash-flow problem.
The rotten economy, however, may be about to do what the exuberant Bezos can not: put expectations in check.
That is, buy shares in rotten, mismanaged public companies that can be fixed behind the curtain of privacy.
Instead of perfectly preserved beef, they found putrid meat so rotten that the stone floors needed to be coated with chloride of lime to mask the stench, according to an account in the Illustrated London News.
If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing.
Just look at the chart at the bottom of this story (which first appeared on Reddit) which predicts Shyamalan will be the first person ever to earn a negative rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
One way is to sell some rotten stocks at a loss, running up a capital loss deduction that can be netted against the Treasury profit.
It remains to be seen whether a mass audience will flock to the film though despite the outpouring of critical love. (The film currently earns a 97 out of 100 on Rotten Tomatoes.) No matter what, a silent film is going to be a tough sell.
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There will be rich kids who land legacy slots at fancy colleges, poor kids who fall behind while attending rotten elementary schools.
Actions such as selling credit default swaps based on rotten loans, money laundering, interest rate manipulation, and excessive risk-taking can be as objectively determined as financial restatements.
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