airdvr 210 #1 December 20, 2010 Having just returned from 8 days in the Caribbean I have to say that I saw some of the most beautiful ocean-going vessels. I mean wow! Beyond comprehension. I noticed some interesting trends. Registry to either the Caymans or Jaluit. I know where the Caymans are but Jaluit? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaluit_Atoll Looks like a way to dodge taxes to me. I'm certain if I was to research further I'd find some proof. And of course we know how hides cash in the Caymans. Anyways, I've change my mind on taxation of millionaires. The general publice has no frickin' clue how much money these peopl have.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #2 December 21, 2010 Quote Anyways, I've change my mind on taxation of millionaires. The general publice has no frickin' clue how much money these peopl have. I have a very very good idea.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #3 December 21, 2010 QuoteHaving just returned from 8 days in the Caribbean I have to say that I saw some of the most beautiful ocean-going vessels. I mean wow! Beyond comprehension. I noticed some interesting trends. Registry to either the Caymans or Jaluit. I know where the Caymans are but Jaluit? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaluit_Atoll Looks like a way to dodge taxes to me. I'm certain if I was to research further I'd find some proof. And of course we know how hides cash in the Caymans. Anyways, I've change my mind on taxation of millionaires. The general publice has no frickin' clue how much money these peopl have. I have no problem what so ever with having those who have benefitted the most from all the sweet little rules that have allowed them to amass the most wealth and to hide it from the tax man by paying more for the priveledge of having far more than anyone else. Its time for all the trickling to actually start rather than the rather slow drip drip drip to our bleeding economy. As the prof said... yeah I too realize how very much they have and my six figures... is but a very small drip in those VERY large SEAS. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mirage62 0 #4 December 21, 2010 Well since you are in the "6 figures" that put's you in the top -what is it - 3% so your is all that "small" at all.Kevin Keenan is my hero, a double FUP, he does so much with so little Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamdancer 0 #5 December 21, 2010 Quote Anyways, I've change my mind on taxation of millionaires. The general publice has no frickin' clue how much money these peopl have. i'v been telling you for a while now that they have much too much. and of course an inheritance tax is the fairest tax of all stay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timmyfitz 0 #6 December 21, 2010 QuoteQuoteAnyways, I've change my mind on taxation of millionaires. The general publice has no frickin' clue how much money these peopl have. i'v been telling you for a while now that they have much too much. Who gets to decide how much is to much? Or is this just another "I hate anyone that has more than me" post? ________________________________ "1981 to 1988 is 7 years"-Kallend (oops, it's actually 8 years,Kallend) The decade of the 80's was from 1980 to 1989. 10 years. If you remove 1980 and 1989 you have 1981 to 1988. 8 years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #7 December 21, 2010 Who gets to decide how much is to much? Or is this just another "I hate anyone that has more than me" post? Quote Of course it is. The crying blubbering gnashing of teeth will end only when all have the same, regardless of whether it is worked for or not gimmee gimmeee gimmee "America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamdancer 0 #8 December 21, 2010 Quote gimmee gimmeee gimmee the endless whine of the children of the rich stay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #9 December 21, 2010 Quote Quote gimmee gimmeee gimmee the endless whine of the children of the rich You know my dad and mom? Rich? Need a hankie?"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freethefly 6 #10 December 21, 2010 Ingersoll-Rand has done it for years. (They put me out of a great job. Sent it to Mexico.) QuoteIngersoll Rand left the United States for Bermuda, where it reportedly pays less than $28,000 a year to register its phony headquarters and receives $40 million in U.S. tax savings. Ingersoll Rand had government contracts in 2001 worth $36 million. http://finance.senate.gov/newsroom/ranking/release/?id=f5ebaaee-0c03-40f0-8101-3de9d8965803"...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #11 December 21, 2010 Quote Who gets to decide how much is to much? Or is this just another "I hate anyone that has more than me" post? Quote I have to admit that staring at those 'yachts' made me a bit jealous but it's more than that. The word yacht doesn't begin to describe these floating palaces. And it goes much farther than that. This is St. Barts. Almost a gated island. Cruise ships don't dock here and are not welcome. Laborers can't live here and must be ferried in from St. Maarten. The rich and powerful don't want you to see this opulance. Example...Nikki Beach http://www.nikkibeach.com/stbarths/ We walked in to have a beer. The 'doorwhore' looked at us with obvious distaste. We sat at the bar and ordered 2 Caribs...8 Euros each. Take a look at the menu. The prices are in Euros. It is priced to keep average folks out...period. For no other reason than to make sure we don't see this type of wealth. And it's earned off the blood, sweat, and tears of the sub-par man. Do they have a right to do this? I say yes. But open your eyes people and see the light. I don't think they are paying their fair share for the common good of the system that allows them to earn this kind of wealth. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamdancer 0 #12 December 21, 2010 QuoteI don't think they are paying their fair share for the common good of the system that allows them to earn this kind of wealth. that's if they even earned it in the first place...stay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timmyfitz 0 #13 December 22, 2010 QuoteI don't think they are paying their fair share for the common good of the system that allows them to earn this kind of wealth. Do you have any facts to back this claim up? Once again, who gets to decide what is "paying their fair share"? I am not rich by any means and barring winning the lotto I probably never will be. But I have never understood this attitude to hate someone because they have more than me. I would be pissed off most of my life. I choose not to be mad at others because I have failed to make millions! You saw all these people with huge yachts and admitted you were a little jealous. Then you claim they have not paid their fair share? How do you know this? Did you interview each of them? Did you check their tax returns? Do you even have a clue what work they did to earn the money they used to buy their yacht? I doubt it. And you say "And it's earned off the blood, sweat, and tears of the sub-par man" which is just another emotional response with out any facts to back this claim up. It is just another way of saying "I hate you because you are rich. And if you have more than me you must have gotten it by screwing the guys with less". You just saw someone with better "stuff" than you and assumed "it's those rich bastards that aren't paying their fair share". You don't even know these people. How is it you can make such detailed descriptions of them without ever talking to a single one of them. Unless you just like to ASSume and play the blame game. It's to bad so many people go through life hating people for the wrong reasons. Eyes wide shut. ________________________________ "1981 to 1988 is 7 years"-Kallend (oops, it's actually 8 years,Kallend) The decade of the 80's was from 1980 to 1989. 10 years. If you remove 1980 and 1989 you have 1981 to 1988. 8 years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #14 December 22, 2010 Good post timmyfitz Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamdancer 0 #15 December 22, 2010 nice pointless little rant... (with an ASS thrown in for good measure) meanwhile the economic system says these people have too much - that's why the banks froze.stay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #16 December 22, 2010 QuoteQuoteI don't think they are paying their fair share for the common good of the system that allows them to earn this kind of wealth. Do you have any facts to back this claim up? Once again, who gets to decide what is "paying their fair share"? I am not rich by any means and barring winning the lotto I probably never will be. But I have never understood this attitude to hate someone because they have more than me. I would be pissed off most of my life. I choose not to be mad at others because I have failed to make millions! Expecting someone to pay more on account of the greater rewards they have received from membership in our society does not imply hatred.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #17 December 22, 2010 Whatever you say comrade. But this isn't the line for food. It's the line for shoes. The line for food starts over there. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamdancer 0 #18 December 22, 2010 QuoteWhatever you say comrade. But this isn't the line for food. It's the line for shoes. The line for food starts over there. you know where to line up then...stay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #19 December 22, 2010 Quote you know where to line up then... That's right, I am in the right line. You see I am hoping to get one of these ... Quote These boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do, one of these days these boots are going to walk all over you. Besides I am not the one who comes here desperate to implement a wealth redistribution system. I am not even remotely close to being as successful as someone who owns an airplane. But the funny thing is I don't want to take this airplane away from that person. You see, that airplane is not mine. I did nothing to earn that airplane. I have no right to demand that a portion of that airplane be given to me. If I want my own airplane, I better be prepared to change my life in order to earn it. To get back on topic, I would be in favor of increasing consumption taxes if income taxes were reduced (or eliminated) and I think taxing net worth as well as taxing death is the worst form of taxation. People who are in favor of inheritance and net worth taxes only want it because they rely on the "big government with it's massive bureaucracy" because they feel it is the government's job to spend spend spend and spend even more money without ever thinking government has gotten too big and too bloated with no shortage of self entitled lemmings lining up to feed off of the tax payers tit. The only problem with taxing consumption is that it does not address the underground economy. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamdancer 0 #20 December 22, 2010 Quote Quote you know where to line up then... That's right, I am in the right line. You see I am hoping to get one of these ... Quote These boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do, one of these days these boots are going to walk all over you. no boots either? (poor guy)stay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #21 December 22, 2010 QuoteWhatever you say comrade. But this isn't the line for food. It's the line for shoes. The line for food starts over there. I'm not talking going all socialist here so don't get your panties in a bunch. I've also been around long enough to know that most folks who accumulate that kind of wealth didn't do it through channels available to you and I, and have a history of making up the rules as they go. It's the reason the tax code is 16,000+ pages and DC is infested with lobbiests. I just think it's fascinating that you don't see any of these 'super-yachts' registered in the US. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=5687160&l=6f484c28c0&id=558007013 Here's a test if you like. There was a really nice super-yacht docked at the St. Maarten airport called 'Barbie'. How difficult is it for the average joe to find out who owns her?Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #22 December 22, 2010 QuoteI've also been around long enough to know that most folks who accumulate that kind of wealth didn't do it through channels available to you and I, and have a history of making up the rules as they go. You don't actually think we live in democratic countries do you? The rich have always ruled the common folk from the beginning of civilization and they are NOT about to let anyone (not even their own Hollywood created messiah savior of the world President) take their wealth away from them. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #23 December 22, 2010 QuoteQuoteI've also been around long enough to know that most folks who accumulate that kind of wealth didn't do it through channels available to you and I, and have a history of making up the rules as they go. You don't actually think we live in democratic countries do you? The rich have always ruled the common folk from the beginning of civilization and they are NOT about to let anyone (not even their own Hollywood created messiah savior of the world President) take their wealth away from them. Well not completely true. Once in a while, if they do not trickle some of that wealth all those greedy starving masses have been known to rise up and take it ALL away from those unwilling to trickle a little bit of it down. Its always good to remind the rich that guillotines’ are VERY easy to construct Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #24 December 22, 2010 I think it might be you who assumes. I never made any of the claims you assert. It's pure speculation on my part that they don't pay their fair share of taxes, that they earned their money of the backs of the laborers, and are probably fucking you and I over even as we speak. Wonder which one of us would be closer to the truth? Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #25 December 22, 2010 The rich only need to worry about guillotines when their own private armies and private security forces turn on them. As long as the rich keep some well supplied well armed loyalists happy, they need not worry about losing anything ... but a little sleep after their orgies living the life of luxury. It's the way it's always been and it is the way it always will be. If you want to start a revolution against the rich, you are going to have to find some other real world venue other than the internet. All the internet has done is create a place for people to gather and whine about the rich (or LOL whine about big government bureaucracy) as well as created a breeding ground for spam and computer viruses. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
