Friday, April 17, 2009

A Florida legislator has proposed a bill that would require state residents to pass a drug test before they get unemployment payments. It should cut down on expenses: most Floridians need to take drugs to cope with the hot weather and crazy drivers.

General Growth Properties Inc, the second-largest U.S. mall owner, declared bankruptcy on Thursday in the biggest real estate failure in U.S. history. They listed total assets of $29.56 billion, almost all in soft pretzels, glowing athletic shoes, and needlessly engraved tchotchkes.