the book is called burning down the house. 32 years ago today, elvis fans were able to start making the ultimate pilgrimage to honor the king of rock and roll. his wife priscilla opened graceland to the public. this is how nightly news previewed the event the week before. memphis, tennessee, is about to get a new tourist attraction. public tours inside graceland, elvis presley s opulent mansion. for the first time, fans were allowed inside the recreation room where the star watched movies and listened to records. they saw the jungle room, known as the room where elvis recorded music and held lavish parties. but visitors were not and still are not allowed upstairs. that s where elvis died. graceland opened to the public because the estate owed some $17 million in inheritance taxes back then. those taxes have since been paid, as you might imagine. the ticket price at the time,
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if you re among the nearest and dearest that j.p. morgan had chase, you were recently graced with this holiday card in your mail box, showing the first family of finance having a great time, hitting tennis balls inside what seems to be their home, an image that says hey, we re so rich we can destroy our own stuff with a smile. if you think the diamond family has lost perspective don t worry, the message on the back of the card says all you need is love at least they were diplomatic enough not to put, let memory eat cake. and the royal family whose goal of the american family has been made equal regarding the inheritance attack, and the shocking admission that keeps tax revenue out of the government and in the hands of some of america s richest families, families who avoid inheritance taxes by quickly moving the assets in and out of
if you re among the nearest and dearest that j.p. morgan had to chase, you were recently graced with this holiday card in your mail box, showing the first family of finance having a great time, hitting tennis balls inside what seems to be their home, an image that says hey, we re so rich we can destroy our own stuff with a smile. if you think the diamond family has lost perspective don t worry, the message on the back of the card says all you need is love at least they were diplomatic enough not to put, let them eat cake. and the royal family whose goal of the american family has been made equal regarding the inheritance attack, and the shocking admission that keeps tax revenue out of the government and in the hands of some of america s richest families, families who avoid inheritance taxes by quickly
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