Posted on 10/11/2007 11:19:24 AM PDT by icwhatudo
I have read several versions of who and how it is being paid. From they got a grant and don't pay a dime. To the Grandparents pay it. To they got a reduced rate. To they got financial aid. To they got financial aid and a reduced rate.
Gosh Suzy, I have no clue. I have my taxes done by a pro. The IRS is relentless if you make even a simple mistake!
$2,500 per person? I’ve carried $100,000 per person for years. That might not have been enough to pay for everything following that collision, but it would have been better than $2,500 each.
It’s another peg that indicates Mr. Frost doesn’t consider insurance as a priority item. Insurance is always a bet. You’re betting that your choice - no insurance, minimum insurance, adequate insurance - is going to be the correct balance of cost vs coverage. Mr. Frost seems to tend to make choices that give him lower cost, betting that he won’t have a loss that the insurance won’t cover.
IMO, I should not be forced to pay for Mr. Frost’s losing bets.
Are there NO TAX EXPERTS that are Freepers????
FABULOUS!!!! BRAVO!!!! You need to TEACH reporters just HOW to do their work!!!
No, he bet and he won.
I guess it could have been icy at that time of year.
Black ice is a condition most often seen on highway overpasses and bridges. On secondary roads its seldom seen except in tree shaded areas during spring thaw.
My best guess would be that it was a case of “Too fast for weather conditions”, seeing how she hit a tree taking her kids to school and it wasn’t in spring.
Without exact location, time, date, its hard to say. Either way the SUV should have had the 4X4 engaged at the time if ice was suspected to be likely.
I see what you mean. LOL. (No, wait - that’s not laughing, that’s crying.)
He won because the nanny State covered his losses with our money. That’s the meaning of ‘he won’.
The Grandparents took a deduction for their ‘gift’ to charity.
Right??
If the grandparents gave or paid for the kids, I suspect that would be taxable income for the Frosts.
But the way they have it setup is they get the kids in school, keep the family income down and grandparents get a deduction. Wink wink, nod nod.
This man has found a hundred ways around the tax code. I suspect that an audit would find how he pays for cars, meal and entertainment has a way of helping the family too. It is very possible that supplies used in his company have also found their way into repairs or upgrades of his home. We are not talking about bringing home a couple of pencils.
Even if everything Ditto says is true regarding the cost of the remodel, he could have used the time and resources to do a remodel for a paying customer to get more income to provide security for his family, and lessen the taxpayer burden. In fact, the cheaper he was able to do it the worse it is that he didn’t do it for profit.
The kitchen is an extravagence no matter which way you slice it. Don’t fold on this point.
extravagence = extravagance
Can we please get automatic spell checking? I don't like misspelled words and I don't like correction posts. It's a conundrum.
PING to you, Tulip, for your expert input.
We have two kids, in this story, attending a private grade school — so, they’d still be counted as dependents on their parent’s tax forms — with annual tuition of $20K but the parents are paying far less owing to some scholarship money the kids are getting.
Seeing as the children are depndents, how does the IRS view that money? Is it counted as “Income” when April 15th rolls around?
The left should not be allowed to leave the impression that these claims have been debunked so they can quickly sweep them under their very big and exceptionally dirty rug.
I am planning to move out of state ,and may build a house in my new location.
I am a guy.
I care for what's practical.
Would stainless steel be a good idea for a counter-top?
Waterproof, rust proof, chip proof.
And best of all, maybe I could get it with a seemlessly integrated stainless sink, so there would be no lip around the edge of a sink to trap grundge.
I'm thinking it would be easy to clean--worse case scenario, I could Brillo it. And if it dents, rubber mallet it out.
What do you all think?
And I don’t like kitchen cabinets.
I prefer shelves, roll out carts for under counters, and a pantry.
And for any cabinets I might have, I was thinking stainless steel.
Stainless is what commercial kitchens use, so I figure it must be practical and easy to maintain—efficient—which is why I like the idea.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
Corian. Half the price, no bacteria problem, seamless sinks, low maintenance. The kitchen surface for the function-before-form crowd.
Although you can choose from lots of fancy edges if you want form too.
Stainless is a great choice if it fits with your design. I’ll be getting stainless counter tops for my very modern kitchen,
“What do you all think?”
Get ready to break the piggy bank, and if appearance matters to you, you probaly will be disapointed with fingerprints and water marks.
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