Someone has money somewhere, Americans.
You are the only ones who do not.
"Hancock Tower auction: Gone in 60 seconds; A single bid of $20.1m in N.Y. conference room wins Hub's tallest edifice" by Casey Ross, Globe Staff | April 1, 2009
NEW YORK - From the front row, Jeffrey Gronning, an executive with Normandy Real Estate Partners, quickly raised a paddle in the air, bidding $20.1 million with a flick of the wrist."