Senator Kerry - Senator Kerry to the courtesy phone please
John (Lurch) Kerry had a yacht built a few years ago but failed to pay taxes on it.
July 24th, 2010 and
November 5th, 2010
From today's
Boston Herald:
Unclear sailing for John F. Kerry
Summer is back in New England and you know what that means — backyard barbecues, traffic tie-ups on the Cape, and the return of one of the most storied sailing vessels on the high seas — U.S. Sen. John F. Kerry’s yacht.
The Herald Truth Squad made a surprise inspection of the $7 million Isabel last week while it was docked in tony Newport, R.I. — a strange location considering it’s the place that landed Kerry in hot water two summers ago.
That’s when the Herald reported that the Massachusetts Democrat was avoiding a six-figure sales tax bill by keeping the luxury yacht in Rhode Island, rather than Massachusetts. The senior senator sustained major political damage, but Kerry eventually paid up and moved the Isabel to his home base of Nantucket.
Kerry’s office told the Truth Squad last week that the Isabel is still registered in Nantucket, and was apparently just making a stopover in Newport.
And the upshot:
After the tax scandal broke two years ago, Kerry said he would immediately pay all sales and excise taxes to Massachusetts.
But when the Herald called the Nantucket tax collector’s office last week, there was no record of any bills or payments in Kerry’s name.
But taxes are for the little people. He is our elected representative -- just how is he working for us. What is he doing to benefit the United States.
Posted by DaveH at May 29, 2012 1:57 PM