German Millionaires Volunteer to Pay ‘Rich Tax’ – CNBC

A group of 51 German millionaires and billionaires founded a Club of the Wealthy and wrote to Chancellor Angela Merkel proposing to give up 10 percent of their income in the form of a “Rich Tax” for 10 years to consolidate the budget. via Blog: German Millionaires Volunteer to Pay ‘Rich Tax’ – CNBC.

L.A.’s Most Popular Gym Is the City Itself – NYTimes.com

I love it when New Yorkers write about L.A. At the bottom of the stairs, runners cantering between the two sets of steps dodge trainers with their weights, their actor-waiter clients splayed like so much human rickrack along the sidewalk. via Los Angeles Journal – L.A.’s Most Popular Gym Is the City Itself – NYTimes.com.