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Member Section => Politics & RKBA => Topic started by: twyacht on July 24, 2010, 10:56:40 AM
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To avoid Mass. state tax, that would be stiff on his 76 ft luxury blowboat.
http://bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view.bg?articleid=1269698
Sen. John Kerry, who has repeatedly voted to raise taxes while in Congress, dodged a whopping six-figure state tax bill on his new multimillion-dollar yacht by mooring her in Newport, R.I.
Isabel - Kerry’s luxe, 76-foot New Zealand-built Friendship sloop with an Edwardian-style, glossy varnished teak interior, two VIP main cabins and a pilothouse fitted with a wet bar and cold wine storage - was designed by Rhode Island boat designer Ted Fontaine.
But instead of berthing the vessel in Nantucket, where the senator summers with the missus, Teresa Heinz, Isabel’s hailing port is listed as “Newport” on her stern.
Could the reason be that the Ocean State repealed its Boat Sales and Use Tax back in 1993, making the tiny state to the south a haven - like the Cayman Islands, Bermuda and Nassau - for tax-skirting luxury yacht owners?
Cash-strapped Massachusetts still collects a 6.25 percent sales tax and an annual excise tax on yachts. Sources say Isabel sold for something in the neighborhood of $7 million, meaning Kerry saved approximately $437,500 in sales tax and an annual excise tax of about $70,000.
“The boat was designed by and purchased from a company in Rhode Island, and it’s based in Newport at the Newport Shipyard for long-term maintenance, upkeep and charter purposes, not tax reasons,” Wade told the Track.
And state Department of Revenue spokesguy Bob Bliss confirmed the senator “is under no obligation to pay the commonwealth sales tax.”
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Are you kidding me? Teresa Heinz Kerry, must be yanking the purse strings on this one, gotta keep Lurch in line. (Kerry served in Vietnam you know,.... >:().
What a hypocritical oaf.
Good for the goose? I know Delaware, RI, Cayman's, Virgin Islands, can be "tax shelters" for yachts, but what a punk.
Where's that whale that smashed the other sailboat at?
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"Taxes for thee, but not for me!"
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The irony of this is that in MA, you must "garage" your motor vehicle within the state in order to register it as it is in most states unless you have another residence in say, Florida. Even then, if you spend a majority of your year in MA, that's where it must be registered. We also have to register all watercraft like fishing boats, jet ski's and the like in order to use them on inland waterways. Obviously that isn't the case with sea going craft.
Why do they allow this to happen?
f..k you Senator....
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The irony of this is that in MA, you must "garage" your motor vehicle within the state in order to register it as it is in most states unless you have another residence in say, Florida. Even then, if you spend a majority of your year in MA, that's where it must be registered. We also have to register all watercraft like fishing boats, jet ski's and the like in order to use them on inland waterways. Obviously that isn't the case with sea going craft.
Why do they allow this to happen?
FuckYou Senator....
Fixed it for ya! 8)
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"Taxes for thee, but not for me!"
And you don't see the absolute wisdom in this? The illustrious Mr. Kerry became a member of the ruling class after heroically serving his country in Vietnam. It wouldn't do to have the heroic ruling class actually contribute filthy lucre to the state coffers. It would just be unseemly. That sort of thing should be left to we in the peasantry.
Sheesh, Eric. Now get back to your hovel and send in some more taxes, Peasant!
Sarcastically submitted by Crusader who would welcome the opportunity to plant the toe of his size 12s in that hero's a$$crack.
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Actually I saw news about this while I was in the hospital.
The reason given had to do with the company contracted for maintenance/ storage being located in RI.
Even if it is a legit reason, Kerry is still a scum bag Gigalo.
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John Kerry's New Yacht,...Moored In Rhode Island....Why?
Because he's an asshole?
*What'd I win?
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Because he's an asshole?
*What'd I win?
;D
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Actually I saw news about this while I was in the hospital.
The reason given had to do with the company contracted for maintenance/ storage being located in RI.
Even if it is a legit reason, Kerry is still a scum bag Gigalo.
Well, sure it was located in RI. When you go looking for a place to store a boat in RI to avoid taxes, the one you pick for the job WILL be located in RI.
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Well, sure it was located in RI. When you go looking for a place to store a boat in RI to avoid taxes, the one you pick for the job WILL be located in RI.
I would not know about that, when I want to store my boat, I just let the air out and fold it up ;D
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I would not know about that, when I want to store my boat floaty, I just let the air out and fold it up ;D
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That's a figure head darn it ! It just looks like "My little Pony" ;D
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That's a figure head darn it ! It just looks like "My little Pony" ;D
;)
Whatever you say Tom....
;D ;D
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Kerry has decided to pay the 450K in taxes to MA whether he owes it or not.....
Remember November 2, 2010, we can make John Kerry an impotent fool without any committee chairs..
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I submit for your consideration, (Johnny Bravo may have already posted this, I don't care, it deserves double attention ! )
DC airport ticket agent
THIS is actually almost more SCARY than funny!!
1. I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman (Carol Shea-Porter) ask for an aisle seat so that her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window. (On an airplane!)
This is the A-hole I'm voting against.
2. I got a call from a Kansas Congressman's (Moore) staffer (Howard Bauleke), who wanted to go to Capetown. I started to explain the length of the flight and the passport information, and then he interrupted me with, ''I'm not trying to make you look stupid, but Capetown is in Massachusetts ..''
Without trying to make him look stupid, I calmly explained, ''Cape Cod is in Massachusetts , Capetown is in Africa ''
his response -- click.
3. A senior Vermont Congressman (Bernie Sanders) called, furious about a Florida package we did. I asked what was wrong with the vacation in Orlando . He said he was expecting an ocean-view room. I tried t o explain that's not possible, since Orlando is in the middle of the state.
He replied, 'don't lie to me, I looked on the map and Florida is a very thin state!'' (OMG)
4. I got a call from a lawmaker's wife (Landra Reid) who asked, ''Is it possible to see England from Canada ?''
I said, ''No.''
She said, ''But they look so close on the map.'' (OMG, again!)
5. An aide for a cabinet member(Janet Napolitano) once called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas . I pulled up the reservation and noticed he had only a 1-hour layover in Dallas . When I asked him why he wanted to rent a car, he said, ''I heard Dallas was a big airport, and we will need a car to drive between gates to save time.'' (Aghhhh)
6. An Illinois Congresswoman (Jan Schakowsky) called last week. She needed to know how it was possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:30 a.m. , and got to Chicago at 8:33 a.m.
I explained that Michigan was an hour ahead of Illinois , but she couldn't understand the concept of time zones
7. A New York lawmaker, (Jerrold Nadler) called and asked, ''Do airlines put your physical description on your bag so they know whose luggage belongs to whom?'' I said, 'No, why do you ask?'
He replied, ''Well, when I checked in with the airline, they put a tag on my luggage that said (FAT), and I'm overweight. I think that's very rude!''
After putting him on hold for a minute, while I looked into it. (I was dying laughing). I came back and explained the city code for Fresno , Ca. is (FAT - Fresno Air Terminal), and the airline was just putting a destination tag on his luggage.
8. A Senator John Kerry aide (Lindsay Ross) called to inquire about a trip package to Hawaii o, she asked, ''Would it be cheaper to fly to California and then take the train to Hawaii ?''
Yeah, lucky you Tim .
9. I just got off the phone with a freshman Congressman, Bobby Bright (D) from Ala who asked, ''How do I know which plane to get on?''
I asked him what exactly he meant, to which he replied, ''I was told my flight number is 823, but none of these planes have numbers on them.''
10. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D)
called and said, ''I need to fly to Pepsi-Cola , Florida . Do I have to get on one of those little computer planes?''
I asked if she meant fly to Pensacola , FL on a commuter plane.
She said, ''Yeah, whatever, smarty!''
11. Mary Landrieu (D) La. Senator called and had a question about the documents she needed in order to fly to China . After a lengthy discussion about passports, I reminded her that she needed a visa. 'Oh, no I don't. I've been to China many times and never had to have one of those.''
I double checked and sure enough, her stay required a visa. When I told her this she said, ''Look, I've been to China four times and every time they have accepted my American Express!''
12. A New Jersey Congressman (John Adler) called to make reservations, ''I want to go from Chicago to Rhino, New York .''
I was at a loss for words. Finally, I said, ''Are you sure that's the name of the town?''
'Yes, what flights do you have?'' replied the man.
After some searching, I came back with, ''I'm sorry, sir, I've looked up every airport code in the country and can't find a rhino anywhere."
''The man retorted, ''Oh, don't be silly! Everyone knows where it is. Check your map!''
So I scoured a map of the state of New York and finally offered, ''You don't mean Buffalo , do you?''
The reply? ''Whatever! I knew it was a big animal.''
Now you know why the Government is in the shape that it's in!
Could anyone be this DUMB?
YES, THEY WALK AMONG US, ARE IN POLITICS, AND THEY CONTINUE TO BREED..
I don't write it, I just offer it for your consideration.
PS, as to Tim's last post, it should read that Teresa Heinz Kerry, gave him an advance on his allowance to pay it.
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and Charlie Rangel, was just going with the flow, John Kerry was just getting repairs and warranty work done on Isabel, Timmy Geithner just had a Turbo Tax error.....
and that dude from La, just kept cash in his freezer....
etc,..etc,.....etc,.....
Still miss tar and feathering, :'(