The city is practically broke, its finances taken over in March by the state, despite local property taxes that are among the highest in Connecticut.
In 1932, for example, the Austrian town of Wörgl was almost broke, unable to finance public works or to support its destitute population, until the mayor heard of Gesell's proposal.
The Brazilian league is broke and clubs' finances usually depend on selling players abroad.
The country is hopelessly broke, with deteriorating public finances.
A dozen or so years ago, my friend Kim Dennis gave me a clever title for a book I wrote on higher education finances –"going broke by degree". In four words, it well described an important dimension of the American academic world in the first decade of the 21st century.
PolitiFact ruled his description of the state's finances as "broke" as "false".
It also likes Cazenove's equity-broking and corporate-finance businesses, though it thinks both will be more profitable if they have more things to offer.
It operates through the following segments: Treasury, Investments & Balance Sheet Management Unit, Retail Banking, Wholesale Banking, Vehicle Financing, Broking, Advisory & Transactional Services, Asset Management, Insurance and Other Lending activities.
"The point of saving, even if it's just a few dollars, is to start building the habit," Erin Lowry, the personal finance expert behind Broke Millennial, says.
Federal transportation financing is both broke and broken.
