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LewWaters Admin
Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 4042 Location: Washington State
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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 5:35 am Post subject: Kerry skips town on sails tax |
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Reported in the Boston Herald
Quote: | Sen. John Kerry skips town on sails tax
By Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa
Friday, July 23, 2010
Sen. John Kerry, who has repeatedly voted to raise taxes while in Congress, dodged a whopping six-figure state tax bill on his new multimillion-dollar yacht by mooring her in Newport, R.I.
Isabel - Kerry’s luxe, 76-foot New Zealand-built Friendship sloop with an Edwardian-style, glossy varnished teak interior, two VIP main cabins and a pilothouse fitted with a wet bar and cold wine storage - was designed by Rhode Island boat designer Ted Fontaine.
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Cash-strapped Massachusetts still collects a 6.25 percent sales tax and an annual excise tax on yachts. Sources say Isabel sold for something in the neighborhood of $7 million, meaning Kerry saved approximately $437,500 in sales tax and an annual excise tax of about $70,000. |
I get nauseous every time I recall how close this character came to being President of the United States.
But have no fear, Kerry is always there to vote for your and my taxes to increase and leave us no way to get around them.
It cannot be forgotten either, that Kerry is currently listed as the wealthiest Senator seated. _________________ Clark County Conservative
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Leeman PO3
Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 265 Location: Connecticut
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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 11:29 am Post subject: |
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here is a little more on Sen Kerry , do as I say not as I do.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_kerry_yacht
Man he has nerve. _________________ Leeman
"We are all Ghost now"
"But once we were men"
from an unsigned diary recovered from Cabanatuan Camp |
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LewWaters Admin
Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 4042 Location: Washington State
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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | "While we can fault the senator for his hypocrisy on taxes or having his boat built halfway around the world instead of here in the USA, John Kerry proves an important point that taxes in Massachusetts are too high. If they are too high for someone as rich as Senator Kerry, they are absolutely too high for working-class taxpayers who are being squeezed at every turn," said a statement issued by [Republican] party Chairwoman Jennifer Nassour. |
So, Kerry not only screws his state out of a half million dollars in taxes, but "outsources" the construction of it as well?
The hypocrisy of the left is glaring!!!! _________________ Clark County Conservative |
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Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 1235 Location: Kansas (Transplanted Texan)
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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:20 am Post subject: |
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"Kerry spokesperson David Wade said..."
...That's all I needed to see to know corruption was afoot. After supporting Kerry's lies about his military record, I suppose he's still good enough to be the spokesman for the head embarrassment of the former "Band of Bums". _________________ Find the perfect babysitter, petsitter, or tutor -- today! |
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Leeman PO3
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Navy_Navy_Navy Admin
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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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He was against paying the taxes before he was for paying the taxes. _________________ ~ Echo Juliet ~
Altering course to starboard - On Fire, Keep Clear
Navy woman, Navy wife, Navy mother |
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LewWaters Admin
Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 4042 Location: Washington State
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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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Kerry recently told Washington Times' Kelly Pickett, it's Not a yacht but a sailboat
"There's no issues. Everything is resolved. There is no question."
No, just the little matter of the wealthiest member of the Senate caught trying to avoid half a million dollars in taxes. _________________ Clark County Conservative |
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