07-24-2010, 08:25 AM | #1 | |
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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 Quote:
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07-24-2010, 08:48 AM | #2 |
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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.
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07-24-2010, 09:17 AM | #3 |
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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.
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07-24-2010, 10:02 AM | #4 |
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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.
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Re: Cash Study, Senator Kerry
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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.
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07-25-2010, 05:05 PM | #6 |
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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.
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07-26-2010, 07:06 AM | #7 | |
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This is yet another flaunt of politicians at work. Remember he is an elected offical...
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07-26-2010, 09:12 PM | #8 | |
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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: Quote:
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07-27-2010, 09:42 PM | #9 | |
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Trade with other Nations, now there is a proud American tradition that goes all the way back to when we were rebel colonies.
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