http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/john_kerry_mishandled_yacht_taxes.html
Key part>>>
“Kerry said he had sailed the yacht a handful of times, including to the islands of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. He and his wife, millionaire philanthropist Theresa Heinz, own a home in Nantucket.”
***** John Kerry’s yacht claimed a docking in Rhode Island (no tax) but it was actually used in Massachusetts. The two Kerrys do not own a house in Rhode Island. Massachusetts wants the sales tax money and they got if from him
If you live in Massachusetts and buy&berth your new boat in Rhode Island..... But you use it Massachusetts.... You will be taxed if you are reported. Because your real berthing and use is Massachusetts
The previous post offers eloquent arguments and explains why you, DennisW, believe Kerry and Heinz to be liable.
That is not what you said previously and to which I responded. What you said was that "actually he broke the laws of Massachusets." As you know, lawyers on both sides have diverrging opinions about the law, and it is the function of the courtse to decide what law is. I consequencly asked you to show where it was unequivocally shown that he broke the law. You first replied by pointing to an article which said the he did not brake the law and then to an article which offers nothing but various hypotheticals.
If you said, "I personally was persuaded Kerry had bracken the law" or "I believe he broke the law," there would be no discussion.
As it stands, your initial claim remains unsupported. As for the hair-splitting legal arguments on the matter, I cannot contribute to them: I am not an attorney and do not qualify thus.
In any case, thank you for explaining in detail what led you to your beliefs.