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Queen avoids taxes on mother's estate - special provision for the reigning sovereign - $73 MIL
Associated Press ^
| May 8, 2002
| Associated Press Staff
Posted on 05/08/2002 1:53:40 PM PDT by MeekOneGOP
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To paraphrase an old expression.......
It's GOOD to be the King!
To: brityank; happygal
fyi.....
To: MeeknMing
I expect that seventy-three million was heavily encumbered as the Queen Mum was a big spender. She borrowed against her property to maintain her lifestyle. The present Queen will be selling some of the property to pay off her Mum's debts.
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posted on
05/08/2002 1:58:10 PM PDT
by
RicocheT
To: MeeknMing
Nice work if you can get it.
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posted on
05/08/2002 1:59:23 PM PDT
by
Slainte
To: MeeknMing
Who would the Queen pay taxes to? Herself? Her Government? But that is just the same...
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posted on
05/08/2002 1:59:29 PM PDT
by
DrDavid
To: DrDavid
Yes. I imagine the Queen of Canada is exempt from inheritance taxes due in that country as well.
To: RicocheT
I don't know. Last I saw the Queenie was worth many, many billions of dollars.
To: MeeknMing
The laws for the peasants do not apply to the Lords. The sweet smell of caste systems. And dammit, caste systems aren't just for India!
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posted on
05/08/2002 2:03:37 PM PDT
by
coloradan
To: RetiredArmy
You wonder why liberals don't think mere peons are as deserving of relief from inheritance taxes as a Queen.
To: All; B-Chan
Don't hate the queen too much she is the only thing preventing the EU from becoming a true open air concentration camp.
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05/08/2002 2:04:57 PM PDT
by
weikel
To: MadIvan
Howdy! Just fyi.........
I was going to ping some other UK FReepers also, but I don't have a list. :O(
To: MeeknMing
....and I just can't wait to be Queen.
To: MeeknMing
Not too shabby for public housing! Really, the UK does need to pass some welfare reform!
To: MeeknMing
Does this mean Hillary is exempt also ?
To: weikel
Don't hate the queen too much she is the only thing preventing the EU
from becoming a true open air concentration camp. Isn't that the truth?
Tony Blair has grown much bigger in my eyes since 9-11 ! :O)
To: FryingPan101
.....and I just can't wait to be Queen. LOL! My ex is British. She always told me she was Queen Sh**! :O)
To: DrDavid
Who would the Queen pay taxes to? Herself? Her Government? But that is just the same... Would that it were! The Queen and Her Majesty's Government are not identical. HM the Queen reigns over England, but she does not rule; Parliament does that.
Unfortunately.
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posted on
05/08/2002 2:16:27 PM PDT
by
B-Chan
To: VRWC_minion
Does this mean Hillary is exempt also ?
To: MeeknMing
Off with her head!
To: coloradan
Yes. We must be reminded that some will always be more equal than others. We wouldn't want tax laws to apply to everyone, now would we?
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