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Calculating the connection of location and transportation costs within the metro area.
housing  transport  sf  money 
november 2009 by fakeisthenewreal
That’s What You Call Investing for the Long Term - NYTimes.com
Bonds issued in 1868 still active, millions in interest paid on $70,000 debt. Money erases time.
news  nyc  money  fictional_capital 
february 2009 by fakeisthenewreal
Jason Polan/ART/Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore #13 bill from Jason Polan:
"The Millard Fillmore Bill was printed on a Chandler and Price New Style letterpress at the Manchester Press on warm white 90lb Stonehenge acid free paper in August of 2008. The Fillmore Bills are approximately 6.14" x 2.61" printed on front and signed on reverse."
money  art  presidential  known  printing 
august 2008 by fakeisthenewreal
We All Pay for Leona Helmsley’s Bequest to Dogs - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com
Pleasant little op-ed about limiting tax-deductions for charitable bequests. This is the best part:
"Ray D. Madoff, a professor at Boston College Law School, is writing a book on immortality and the law."
news  writing  law  money  policy 
july 2008 by fakeisthenewreal
Tools / FHLB Boston / [Federal Home Loan Bank newsletter]
“[NC] will always, always do affordable housing,” she adds, “but I think we will look at more mixed-income developments in order to bring back the retail and business sector. You need to have expendable income here in order for there to be retail ac
roxbury  boston  housing  money 
october 2007 by fakeisthenewreal
Global Rich List
Fun tool to put your first world wealth in perspective. Also, amazing tiled ¥€$ gif background
money  economics  world  dirtstyle 
september 2007 by fakeisthenewreal
Service-Works
A granting foundtn supported by a table waiting job. Amazing theoretically & practically.
art  money 
february 2007 by fakeisthenewreal
The United States Mint: United States Mint Moves to Limit Exportation & Melting of Coins
1.4¢ of metal in a penny: 'Prices of copper, nickel & zinc have caused the production costs of pennies & nickels to significantly exceed their face values. "We don't want to see OUR pennies & nickels melted down so a few individuals can take advantage"'
money  usa  insane 
february 2007 by fakeisthenewreal
Presidential $1 Coin Act
Each (dead) President on the gold dollar, in order, through 2016. That means we can look forward to the Buchanan, Harding, Hoover, and yes, Nixon & Ford dollars (Ford is 93). [silver living: in 2016 GWB will be 70, so hopefully will dodge that bullet]
money  stupid  usa  presidential 
november 2006 by fakeisthenewreal
Hans Haacke "Tiffany Cares"
a little heavy handed, but I really liked it when I saw it at the deYoung.
art  money 
august 2006 by fakeisthenewreal
Citizens for Retiring the Penny
best part: spinning penny gif with caption "isn't it annoying?"
money  usa 
june 2006 by fakeisthenewreal
Obsessive Consumption
"wants to document and create from experiences through this over-stimulating, nauseating world of consumer culture" Credit card statement drawings are heartbreakingly great.
design  mississippi  song_of_the_corporates  the_everyday  money 
march 2006 by fakeisthenewreal
http://state-machine.org/agency/
dynamic visualization of relationship betweeen US senators and funding
usa  politics  money 
september 2005 by fakeisthenewreal

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