To: Redcoat LI
"And their hard-earned dollars go to finance the lavish lifestyles of gold diggers and gigolos who made their money the old-fashioned way - they married it."
2 posted on
05/14/2004 6:03:49 AM PDT by
Redcoat LI
(What Is Man That Thou Art Mindful of Him)
To: Redcoat LI
What I don't get is that if her fortune is $550 million, why is her income only $5 million?
I know interest rates are low, but surely she could do better than this.
To: Redcoat LI
"second wife of the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, Sen. John Forbes Kerry "
Shouldn't that be PRESUMPTIOUS?.........
4 posted on
05/14/2004 6:07:20 AM PDT by
Red Badger
(If everyone is SPECIAL then NO ONE IS SPECIAL...............)
To: Little Bill; 54-46 Was My Number; acapesket; AdrianSpidle; agitator; AHAB; airforce19811985; ...
5 posted on
05/14/2004 6:08:36 AM PDT by
Redcoat LI
(What Is Man That Thou Art Mindful of Him)
To: EQAndyBuzz
9 posted on
05/14/2004 6:15:23 AM PDT by
Redcoat LI
(What Is Man That Thou Art Mindful of Him)
To: Redcoat LI
The cost of municipal borrowing would almost double if those borrowings were taxable. That would mean an increase in taxes to maintain the same level of municipal (state, county, municipal, and their related entities).
Just for informational purposes, I used to 'trade' munis as part of my investment management duties for 5 different banks. I'm also sure their are many republicans, conservatives, and independents that own tax-exempt muni bonds (RANS, TANS, BANS,& GO). No big deal - move on.
To: Redcoat LI
"I am Elmer F. Dudd .... my wife owns five mansions and a yacht."
15 posted on
05/14/2004 6:38:05 AM PDT by
mikrofon
(He-he-he-he-he-he)
To: Redcoat LI
And their hard-earned dollars go to finance the lavish lifestyles of gold diggers and gigolos who made their money the old-fashioned way - they married it.
I hate to be on Teresa's side, but what incentive would there be to buy such low yielding bonds unless they were tax-exempt? How would a town or state finance their debt without rich people willing to buy it?
18 posted on
05/14/2004 6:46:41 AM PDT by
LetsRok
To: Redcoat LI
Don't knock this form of investment. To Invest in local and state bonds is highly encouraged by the feds. It helps fund projects at a lower interest cost.
The bond market has tanked and those holding bonds must keep them at the low interest rate. Saying that the holders are tax shirkers is wrong. Any person who can invest over millions is really dumb to invest in securities that could be taxable or loose capital that you invested. If Inron let its people invest for themselves, they would have money today
19 posted on
05/14/2004 7:08:55 AM PDT by
primatreat
(Go mac and you will never go back!)
To: Redcoat LI
That 5.1 million is only reportable income. It would be interesting to see the deductions to that income. She likely had more like $7-10 mil before she deducted the Gulfstream and various toys. Yaaaawn never raised taxes on himself, only us.
Pray for W and Our Troops
22 posted on
05/14/2004 7:47:10 AM PDT by
bray
(Diversity Divides, Jesus Unites!)
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