Odd bit of facts there

Post #229,319 by drewk 10/12/05 2:02:20 PM Reply	Odd bit of facts there Republicans are the party of the wealthy. The extremely wealthy tend to live in the blue states. (California, New York, hell the entire northeast.) How's that work? === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #229,322 by Another Scott 10/12/05 2:16:46 PM Reply	Their money is locked up in Trusts, or something. But apparently real estate taxes can still take a big bite. [link\|http://www.sptimes.com/2004/04/16/Columns/Tax_returns_show_Chen.shtml\|SP Times]: As several publications, including the National Review, note, Kerry's 2003 tax return shows how deeply the candidate's standard of living is bolstered by his wife's wealth. The most obvious example? Kerry's $147,818 salary as a U.S. senator last year was not enough to cover the property taxes on multiple homes owned by the couple. ~ $150,000+ in property taxes? A year? The Boston real estate tax rate is [link\|http://www.cityofboston.gov/trac/faq03.asp?ID=6\|1.073%]. Sure the rates vary, but a 1% rate would mean their properties were assessed at at least $15M. They don't need a mortgage interest deduction. Why the Republican blue bloods in the red states? Well, it usually takes money to make serious money. Thus one starts where the money is - meaning the NE, Florida, Texas, California. Political change happens more rapidly (a couple of generations) than changes in huge fortunes (maybe 3-6 generations or so). That's my thinking, anyway. Cheers, Scott.
Post #229,345 by tonytib 10/12/05 4:08:29 PM Reply	Sorry, Democrats are the party of the wealthy At the very least, the extremely wealthy. Some examples: [link\|http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/baroneblog/columns/barone_050817a.htm\|http://www.usnews.co...arone_050817a.htm] [link\|http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/06/13/senators.finances/\|http://www.cnn.com/2...enators.finances/] Of the 40 millionaire senators, 18 are Democrates with a networth of $528 million and 22 are Republications with a net worth of $99 million. Or look at the top contributors to 527's: [link\|http://www.opensecrets.org/527s/527indivs.asp?cycle=2004\|http://www.opensecre...vs.asp?cycle=2004] Soros and Lewis definitely don't support Bush.
Post #229,346 by Silverlock 10/12/05 4:11:16 PM Reply	s/of/with Fixed that for ya. ----------------------------------------- George W. Bush and his PNAC handlers sent the US into Iraq with lies. I find myself rethinking my opposition to the death penalty. --Donald Dean Richards Jr.
Post #229,366 by ben_tilly 10/12/05 5:16:10 PM Reply	Not quite... The Republicans are the party of the wealthy who think that the role of government is to help them get wealthier still. That's a subset of all wealthy people. Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)

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