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To: Charles Tutt who wrote (74)	12/3/2004 11:31:09 AM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 111

>>without taxing to pay for them<< Pssst... inflation is a tax. But they don't want us to know that.

To: Charles Tutt who wrote (74)	12/16/2004 12:16:49 AM
From: dawgfan2000	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 111

You reminded me of a special report I read in our local paper...special executive yacht loopholes seattlepi.nwsource.com Some ultra-rich yacht buyers are expecting to deduct millions from their income tax next year by depreciating their pleasure craft under the provisions of the Bush administration's tax-relief program passed by Congress in 2003. About 500,000 boat owners nationwide can decrease their income-tax bill every year by declaring their vessels a second home. Some others collect healthy deductions from putting their boats into charter arrangements that may skirt the provisions of the tax code. And some corporations take deductions on yachts that seem to stretch the definition of a business resource.... click link to see complete report