Posted on 07/25/2010 8:47:16 AM PDT by Bon mots
John Kerry was busted for trying to evade high Massachusetts taxes for his new luxury yacht by berthing it in Newport, RI - very far from any of his residences, and surely a tax cheating ploy by this tax & spend Democratic sanctimonious hypocrite.
The part of this story that people seem to have missed, comes when his Chief of Staff, David Wade denied that the old poodle was berthing his boat out of state to avoid paying his own taxes to his own tax-ridden state.
“The boat was designed by and purchased from a company in Rhode Island, and it’s based in Newport at the Newport Shipyard for long-term maintenance, upkeep and charter purposes, not tax reasons,”
The fact that he plans on chartering a foreign built boat out in US waters now makes him clearly in violation of the "Jones Act" and "Passenger Services Act" which require that any boat that takes on charter passengers in US waters be built in the USA.
LINK TO ARTICLE (opens in new window)
Kerry was obviously looking to avoid paying about $500,000.00 in sales and property taxes that the Democrats imposed on us little people. His spokesperson has lied to get him out of one boiling pot and placed him squarely into another. So which law is he flouting -
(Excerpt) Read more at bostonherald.com ...
Doesn’t matter; he has a (D) after his name. Rangle wll (may) be their one sacrificial lamb. And he’ll likely be acquitted or given a wrist slap.
Yup, Rangle will get a wrist slap. The MSM will attack Republicans over parking tickets.
I love whoever said that illegals are exempts for the law. True.
The link is going to this article: Sen. John Kerry skips town on sails tax
See more here: http://www.cruisingyachts.net/charter_ownership_1.htm
sfl
What’s the weekly rate on Lerch’s new boat ?
Response: Being that Democrat "Old Poodle" Al Gore gets his Chakras released by hand massage, does this "Democrat Old Poodle" Kerry get his Chakras released by tax dodges? A rule is developing to wit: Democratic Politicians are "Old Poodles" and have Chakras that need release!
Massachusetts boat builders, who are having a terrible year, are pissed that poodle bought his yacht from New Zealand.
Quick search shows a 75’ sailing yacht (very similar to Kerry’s) in New England runs for about $15,000 a week. But bear in mind there would be additional charges for fuel, food, dockage, etc. incurred by the users; so add another $10K or so, depending on lifestyle considerations. LOL.
Yes, I posted it as CHAT and a vanity with a link to where I got the quote from his spokesperson.
yeah, this guy gives war heroes a bad name. like what john wayne gacey does for clowns.
Yes, I posted it as CHAT and a vanity with a link to where I got the quote from his spokesperson.
Everyone seems to miss the fact that the Senator thinks it is okay for him to flout both tax laws and the Jones Act.
Nobody seems to have picked up on the fact that his spokesperson admitted that he intends to violate the Jones Act.
If you look at my Post #1, you will see that BHO thinks it is VERY important...
They can build it much cheaper as they do not have those rigid Massachusetts labor laws, unions and taxes that make Massachusetts manufacturers totally uncompetitive.
Kerry voted with his pocketbook against his very own party and the economy they engineered.
Did you know he was a war hero In Viet Nam?
Ok. Thanks
we get that part...
What I don’t get is where you got this quote from???
“The boat was designed by and purchased from a company in Rhode Island, and it’s based in Newport at the Newport Shipyard for long-term maintenance, upkeep and charter purposes, not tax reasons,”
And a link to the “JONES ACT” would have been usefull also...
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