From The Theatre Of The Absurd

Ho hum, a yacht owner is LEGALLY avoiding taxes by registering their boat out of state or out of the country.

I'm just glad that it's American flagged.

He has also voted to lower my taxes at times.

The only hypocrisy I care about is how US Senators and Congressmen get free life time health care while denying it to the rest of us.

As to the boat thing, I'm just glad he has one so people in this industry can get some work off it.

Just a small point: Kerry is a United States Senator, and as such has input on Federal laws and taxes, not State taxation. Only Massachusets State Lawmakers have control over their own State's taxes.

Hi,

If the taxes are paid or not doesn't really matter to the fourm itself.

This thread has been a political one since the start with no one actually asking or talking about the boat.

If the thread exists at all it should be in the Yacht Club section not in General Yachting Discussion IMO.

I'd have preferred he bought an American built yacht all things considered, but for homeporting Newport is such a logical place. It's got the services and it's a great place to jump off from, plus it's where she was designed. Anybody here bought marine supplies (if you can find them) or even fuel in Nantauket? $$$

Nice article from the Boston Herald about the lost economic impact of the NZ build. A few highlights...

[QUOTE='roundthehorn]Nice article from the Boston Herald about the lost economic impact of the NZ build. A few highlights...[/QUOTE]


That's what I thought was interesting.

Hi,

Has anyone given a thought to why NZ Boat Builders continue to build for non NZ Customers?

There is great value for money and quality workmanship to be had Down Under, this is well proven by the number of yachts built the for the Nth American, European and other foreign owners over the years.

Anyone with enough money to buy one of these must have been careful with his/her money to get where they are today. I am sure they know as well or better than the next person how to sniff out a deal.

He was careful about how he got where he is. He sniffed out a very very rich widow.

Hi,

Is the wife in this case the widow of the politician who was killed in a strange plane crash when a helicopter came up to see if the planes gear was down and crashed into the plane?

A politician who marries a rich dame, then goes out and buys a multimillion-dollar sailboat, only to keep her (the Friendship, not the Catsup Lady) out of his home state [of which he is a U.S. Senator] in order to avoid payment of sales & excise taxes is to be considered absurd?

Nope. Just SOP for the Ruling Elite.

No absurdity here, folks...move along.

What A Shock Another Crook On The Public Pay Role

Nothing crooked there at all. All perfectly legal. This sounds a bit political. Is there an election coming up in November maybe? I sense that a tea party has come to YF. It's poped up on a few threads already. How about we just list all incubants and challengers and the boats they own or use. We can title the thread "Political Boats". In fact I think we should include planes, and foreign built cars in that as well. Any takers? In the mean time I'll have coffee.