Why Doesn't Rahm Emanuel Pay Property Taxes?

Illinois Review ^ | November 6, 2008 | Editor

[PBRCat]

Why wouldn't 4228 North Hermitage property owners Rahm Emanuel and wife Amy Rule not pay property taxes?

One reason may be because Emanuel and Rule declared their 4228 North Hermitage home as the office location for their non-profit foundation appropriately called the "Rahm Emanuel and Amy Rule Charitable Foundation". As a non-profit headquarters, they may consider their home as exempt from paying taxes.

[PBRCat]

Multimillionaire Congressman Rahm Emanuel (D-IL-5th) claims that he and his family resides in the headquarters of a charitable foundation rather than a single family home. As a result of this ruse, Emanuel pays no real estate taxes on his high priced property.

This is the man that President-elect Obama wants as his Chief of Staff?

[silverleaf]

what a patriot

[abb]

bump

[BlueStateBlues]

They say charity begins at home. In his case, literally.

[FormerACLUmember]

Taxes are for the little people and Republicans only.

Multimillionaire scumbags like Rahm Emanuel are above the law.

[xcamel]

Taxes for thee, but none for me....

[3AngelaD]

Okay, I live in Alexandria VA and my property taxes are waaay too high. How do I go about creating a charitable foundation, making my house its headquarters and getting out of those bothersome property taxes? Oh, and do any of you all want to contribute to my charity?

[dragonblustar]

Why Doesn't Rahm Emanuel Pay Property Taxes?

Because he's liberal and can get away with it?

[RexBeach]

If it’s free, it’s for me!

[aShepard]

Oh goody!

Now that it makes no difference by trashing Wright and Ayers, new stupid RAT bogeymen start to show up for us to trash. Here’s one, then there’s pig-nose Waxman, and Dingleberry. All is not lost, we can still have some trash fun!

[Argus]

How can I do that?!!

[NOBAMA in 08]

The Slime never Stops with These Perverts of Humanity!
Begala, supposidly one of Emanuel’s closest friends described him best as a Awful Cross between a Hemmoeroid and a Bad Toothache!
The OBAMANATION is OFF to a Flying Jump into The CESSPOOL of DEMORAT CHARACTERS!

[blf1776]

Zeros fault!!

[spectre]

Only the little people pay taxes.

sw

[MeanWestTexan]

Start a Bible study in your home and call it a church.

You’re probably zoned for it.

[Cecily]

Oh dear, I guess Rahm and his wife have also made selfishness a virtue. Right, Barry?

[Mamzelle]

I know some very very rich liberals who make abundant use of charitable foundations...one I know goes on elaborate safaris and antarctic vacations and calls them “science” and proceeds to deduct them! Wifey, too!

[Lets Be Frank]

Hey, My hubby and I established a charitable trust in our names. Can we do the same thing? mmm..

[mockingbyrd]

This could be fun.

[lonestar]

If your charity doesn’t work, try being a church.

[nufsed]

This guy is a very arrogant a$$—le. He was on some talking head shows during the Clinton scandals. People like this are better than ordinary people donchano! I wouldn’t be surprised to see half a dozen things come out revealing what a great guy he really is (not).

[goodnesswins]

THIS is how the sleazy RICH HIDE their money.....

[CE2949BB]

Huh. That’s a good idea.

[realdifferent1]

Let the vetting of the Thug-Elect and his crew begin!

EZ-Pass days are over for the Big Zero.

[KoRn]

What a dirtbag.

[chickpundit]

Someone recently told me a friend of theirs has done this. They live in a state with ridiculous property taxes, so this saves a ton of money. They are planning to leave the foundation to their daughter, so I’m guessing death tax may not apply either.

I am intrigued by this idea. Our property taxes are probably lower than most, but I’m still curious how to go about this. Does anyone know?

Of course, the Democrats are hypocrites. They just want other rich people not in their power structure to pay taxes.

[PogySailor]

Why? Total lack of scruples. It's the prime requirement to be a Democrat big wig. The more shameless the better (see WJC).

[Uncle Chip]

They say charity begins at home.

LOL

[KoRn]

What a dirtbag.

[goodnesswins]

First of all....I wonder if the location is ZONED for this....second....SEND THIS to all your LIBERAL friends...with the subject line: Do you PAY PROPERTY TAXES? And, then summarize the facts here....start driving them crazy....with FACTS....and keep it up for the next 4 years.

[sharkshooting]

Now that is change you can believe in!! I will be gathering the details of how to do this and what the restrictions might be real soon.

[nufsed]

We need a tax person to chime in on this. Here's what I think the deal is. You can always claim the percentage of your home used for business or charity. Didn't know you could claim the sleeping quarters and residential areas?

Does anyone know if a church pays property rtax for the minister's house?

[abb]

Can this be put into news/activism and on the front page sidebar?

Looks like a good one.

[abb]

I’m thinking the IRS might need to be notified just in case he’s claiming a home office deduction or some such.

[silverleaf]

bump it again

apparently his charitable foundation exists to funnel “donations” (tuition) he pays to his kids’ private jewish school

chutzpah

[NoKoolAidforMe]

Come on people, don’t you know that in order to be a good Democrat, you must scam on your taxes, lie about your background, deny allegations tooth and nail even when there is overwhelming evidence, and claim to be a person of faith when you’re anything but.

[ExSES]

Multimillionaire Congressman Rahm Emanuel (D-IL-5th) claims that he and his family resides in the headquarters of a charitable foundation rather than a single family home. As a result of this ruse, Emanuel pays no real estate taxes on his high priced property.

"ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS"..........

[silverleaf]

consult your CPA

this one looks like an easy loophole

all you have to do is claim your church offerings (or your kids’ religious school tuition) as “donations” by your private foundation

[Ghengis]

Now this is the Hope and Change® Peggy the Moocher was talkin’ about! She's filing her papers to become a charitable foundation this week!!

[chickpundit]

Be sure and share with everyone what you find out :)

[abb]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-01-28-pelosi-side_x.htm
Democrats put own money into charitable foundations

http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2006/436/886/2006-436886910-034d9baa-F.pdf

[rocksblues]

Does this also exempt him from paying education/school tax?

Inquiring minds want to know.

[GoRepGo]

This is perhaps the cha-ching-change I could begin to believe in.

[Savage Beast]

"We don't pay taxes. The little people pay taxes."
-Leona Helmsley-

[abb]

Cook County Assesor's Office

[bigcat32]

“Let the vetting of the Thug-Elect and his crew begin!
EZ-Pass days are over for the Big Zero.”

I think you’ll be learning a lesson over the next 4 years. There will be no vetting of The One or his minions except for the lowly, weak-voiced patriots. The Love-fest has just begun for the MSM.

[abb]

Ping. The NEWS of this is that the Drive-Bys didn’t find it out.

[Ceoman]

so, if we give to this charitable outfit...can we have access to their records?

[abb]

Don’t know the answer to that.

[martin_fierro]

Why Doesn't Rahm Emanuel Pay Property Taxes?

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