Random links
- European nations begin seizing private pensions
- "Hungary, Poland, and three other nations take over citizens' pension money to make up government budget shortfalls." ... what can you trust the government for in the longer term? Similarly, the New York Times reports that a Alabama town's pension fund has run out, and they stopped sending out checks to retirees.
- Charity Brawl: Nonprofits Aren't So Generous When a Name's at Stake
- "As the leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. Komen For the Cure helped make "for the cure" a staple of the fund-raising vernacular. ... it's launching a not-so-friendly legal battle against kite fliers, kayakers and dozens of other themed fund-raisers that it contends are poaching its name. And it's sternly warning charities against dabbling with pink, its signature hue."
- Israeli organ donors to get transplant priority
- I'm not a registered organ donor but this seems to make sense to me.
Runaway Grooms: Indian brides abandoned by expat husbands- Exploitation of the poor through the dowry system - how to react without going overboard?