[Razorism]

With the next Presidental debate topics sure to include tax rates of the rich and paying our fair share, what did Mrs. Heinz Kerry pay? Only $587,000 on income of $5,115,000 (some tax exempt) or 11.7% Donald Luskin says "If John Kerry wins the presidency, his household will be the richest ever to occupy the White House. Kerry's wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, controls a vast fortune estimated by a Los Angeles Times study to fall somewhere between $900 million to $3.2 billion" $5,115,000 is a minimum rate of return of only .05%! http://www.nationalreview.com/nrof_luskin/luskin200407140830.asp

[ArmyBratproud]

One would think...that with all that money...she could afford to stay on her meds.

And get groomed.

[camboianchristmas]

If I only got a .5% rate of return, I would be very displeased. Methinks something is fishy in milady's accounts.


Anyone in here work for the IRS? I say an audit is called for. Think of the over-time available.

[fooman]

Right. The dont pay taxes, the income earners do.

[conservative in nyc]

Teresa Heinz Kerry is either the biggest fool on the planet for hiring incompetent investment advisers, or is using (possibly legal) tax advantaged structures to hide her income. Because she refuses to release her full tax returns, I'm guessing the latter.

[ArmyBratproud]

So everyone should pay much more in Taxes.....everyone but the Kerrys....

Those two commie medicated freaks make me sick.

[mylife]

How does this beeotch pay less % than us?

[Casloy]

Bush should not bring this up specifically in the dabate but he should pound hard on the fact that you can't raise taxes on the rich beause they can afford shelters. Then, afer the debates the Republicans need to run ads about Tereysas 11% tax rake, juxtaposed against whatever Kerry says about raising taxes on the rich. It's like the Kennedy's voting against school vouchers then sending their kids to private schools.

[b4its2late]

She didn't make it off my ketchup purchases.....

[bray]

If she calls her Gulfstream V a business asset she can depreciate it in against her income giving her a nice fat write-off. Don't know the schedule but would love to see her returns. Not an accountant, but slept in a Holiday Inn Express. Bet she has some offshore write-offs too. Whatcha hiding Dingbat??

Pray for W and Our Troops

[razorback-bert]

I said, the first time these numbers came out, what a lousy return on investment and 5 million/year isn't enought income to support their lifestyle.

[WoofDog123]

I had wondered if her real motive in not releasing her tax returns was the possibility that she essentially paid no taxes despite a 9- or 10-digit net worth.

This would also explain why she has stated why she will not release anything else other than the 2 pages of her 1040 before the election, since the 1040 will NOT account for the monstrous gross income and subsequent write-offs under certain scenarios.

[Razorism]

The last line is a link to a more detailed discussion of Heinz-Kerry's wealth take a look. Every couple running for Presidential office has produced their 1040s since the 1980s
Why won't Heinz-Kerry? Does anyone believe that if George and Laura Bush where as rich as the Kerrys, the Liberal Media would not attach the adjective Billionaire to Bush's name