Tis the Season

For giving--but also for receiving. I saw the Times article over at Tbogg, and heard a related story on NPR on my lunch break (the discussion on NPR actually focused on why fired CEO's get such generous severance packages, aka 'golden parachutes').

So, while veterans from Iraq are showing up in homeless shelters, the monied classes are making do with high end real estate, fancy cars, mink coats, and ski vacations.

What a country...