Re: Beat the Tax Man!
Ken Harrison
> RV holding company saves hundreds and thousands on taxes:
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> http://www.taxfreerv.com/
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> God bless you all,
I seriously doubt that god, in her infinite wisdom, has any interest in
what RVers do. Notwithstanding that belief, I have another belief.
My belief is that living costs money. Some of that money is used to pay
for services that we all demand from a government to whom we wish not to
pay anything. I suppose the government could just print more money, but
then that would be like what happened in Germany in the late 1930s or is
happening today in Zimbabwe. How well did/does that work?
Some states have little infrastructure to support, because few live
there. Montana is one of those states. So are the Dakotas. The right
and left coasts (and their inner adjoining states) are places to which
many people (too many, if I may say) want to move. Their influx causes
great strain on the governmental resources in those states. They bring
costs to the state that are greater than the income to the state that
these migrants produce. One of two things must then happen: 1) Services
to all state residents, even long-time residents, must be reduced, or;
2) taxes must be raised to provide the level of service expected by ALL
state residents.
I never cease to be amazed at the sense of entitlement that so many
people feel in this country. Want that big-screen HDTV? Go buy it (on
credit, if necessary). How about that big Ford 350 pickup with the
diesel engine? Go finance it. The newest cell phone with Blueberry or
Blackberry and all the bells and whistles? Just sign a two-year
contract at $100 or so a month. The idea seems to be that if one wants
it, he is entitled to it, and it is up to either the government or some
distant financial institution to see that he gets it.
I can afford a lot of things, but I can't afford everything I want.
What I can afford, I may purchase; what is beyond my means is not a
testimonial to my inadequacy in the face of modern living, but a
testament to the reality of my situation. Financially, we are not
created equal.
But I do want my government to provide me with adequate streets and
highways, good police protection, access to health care, a
pollution-free environment, good schools for my neighbors' children (I
have no kids...see previous paragraph), adequate public transportation
for all citizens, and other things that are quality-of-life issues.
RVing is not a quality-of-life issue. Those that can afford it and wish
to do so should take advantage of their good fortune. Others less
fortunate can find other means of recreation; there are many, THAT ARE
SUPPORTED BY OUR TAX DOLLARS. It is not a right that should be equally
available to all. It is not included in the previous paragraph.
So I get REALLY pissed off when somebody (who likely lives in my
high-tax state) tries to induce people to avoid taxes in his (my?) state
by buying and registering his personal property in some state to which
he has no fealty other than its ability to save him some money, which he
will then use to buy things that he otherwise can't afford, all the
while bitching about his state's failure to provide adequate streets and
highways, adequate police protection, adequate access to health care,
adequate public education for his or his neighbor's children, access to
adequate public transportation (there are many people who cannot
drive...or probably shouldn't drive), or other quality-of-life issues.
Of course, the lawyers in the Cayman Islands (or the "low or no tax"
states) have no responsibility for the further erosion of the common
weal, do they.
kh
Jerry
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> there so I pay no income tax at all. Come late spring I head up to the
> Northeast loaded up with cartons and cartons of low tax cigarettes
> which I resell at profit. I also redeem all those plastic bottles and
> cans I drank from (and pulled out of the garbage in the RV park) up
> north, at a nickle a pop it sure adds up. I have even registered for
> college and used the low interest loans to finance my RV. My RV is
> registered in Montana and I do pass through there at least once a
> year. My work as the CEO and owner of a non profit corporation takes
> me around the country (in my RV) doing good for people and soliciting
> donations takes up a good chunk of my time. The effort involved
> justifies my high salary and expense account which is on par with
> those companies that do professional soliciting for charities and keep
> 60-70%. I enjoy my high quality of life and I also enjoy helping
> people. I feel I am doing nothing out of line or am cheating anyone at
> all. I see the tax man in my rearview mirror going the other way. Life
> is great!
>
> Lloyd
"I enjoy my high quality of life", what? Picking smelly cans out of the
garbage to get a nickel deposit, never seen a CEO on a high salary with an
expense account stoop that low. Give me a freaking break. Now that's
really enjoying the RV life.