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To: Alighieri who wrote (175456)	9/27/2003 1:42:46 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (4) of 1577592

Al, How are these uniquely available to any one segment of the wealthy....politicians least of all, given the potential scrutiny? Scrutiny? I'm talking about legal tricks, not illegal. Arianna Huffington is a prime example. Broke no laws, but paid less in income taxes than a typical middle-class citizen. Like I said before, it all depends on the difference between wealth and income. (It also depends on how much real estate you can move around, something the "mildly wealthy" can't do very easily.) Besides, politicians get away with a lot of crap, even under scrutiny. Have you heard about what Bustamante did? Accepted campaign donations greater than the legal limit, then diverted them toward a fund not subject to those limits just to pay for air time. (The commercials were for opposing Prop. 54, but Bustamante couldn't resist mentioning the recall in each of those commercials.) A judge ordered those funds returned, but Bustamante said, "Oops, I spent it all. Silly me." latimes.com Tenchusatsu

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