Cash Study, Senator Kerry
 

Here we have a news article in which a US Senator is conducting business against his cash strapped state:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/...html?tag=strip

Re: Cash Study, Senator Kerry
 

I can't think of a single American who doesn't try to reduce the amount of taxes they have to pay. Hell Americans pay people to make sure they pay the least amount possible in taxes.

Re: Cash Study, Senator Kerry
 

I think what Felix is trying to say is that as a public official and leader we should expect the senator to do the responsible thing and not avoid taxes etc.

But then, we all know that's like expecting people to actually stop at those funny red octagons with letters on them.

Re: Cash Study, Senator Kerry
 

I thought the right hated the idea of paying taxes. Or is it they hate when someone else doesn't have to pay them? Hehe.

Re: Cash Study, Senator Kerry
 

Correct.

With the double standard we have become accustomed to from our elected officials, one would think, they could think, what something like this means back home.

Re: Cash Study, Senator Kerry
 

This isn't even tax *evasion,* it's just tax planning. It's like blaming drug companies for all moving to Ireland when it instituted a tax haven for them.

Re: Cash Study, Senator Kerry
 

Now TL, you darn well know, if this were you, your state auditor would find a way. Take Washington state for example, some folks "attempt" to "tax plan" their RVs in Oregon. Washington has gotten very crafty on how to handle that, and collect their taxes.

This is yet another flaunt of politicians at work.

Remember he is an elected offical...

Re: Cash Study, Senator Kerry
 

Sounds like an issue for constituents to decide with their votes whether or not such behavior, done commonly by citizens as noted, is wrong for an elected official to do.

One perspective to consider is that it's easy in a region of small states like New England to blur the lines with regards to borders, heck even our NFL team belongs to the region. While there is clearly a tax benefit, that in and of itself doesn't prove irresponsible motive for parking the boat there. The facts presented in the article seem reasonable:

Re: Cash Study, Senator Kerry
 

Chewie! We were *not* discussing that he bought a foreign manufactured boat, we were discussing where he was docking his foreign made boat.

Re: Cash Study, Senator Kerry
 

Trade with other Nations, now there is a proud American tradition that goes all the way back to when we were rebel colonies.