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Buffett the Benefactor ( Avoids Death Taxes )
The New York Sun ^
| Jun 26, 2006
| Editorial & Opinion
Posted on 06/26/2006 3:53:23 PM PDT by george76
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To: dixiechick2000
Ch-ching!
Say, is Daunte going to be ready this year?
To: IslandJeff
LOL!
I have no idea. ;o)
My reference was to the former owner of the Dolphins
who had to sell the team to pay their estate taxes.
I can't recall the name right now.
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posted on
06/27/2006 12:49:18 AM PDT
by
dixiechick2000
(There ought to be one day-- just one-- when there is open season on senators. ~~ Will Rogers)
To: dixiechick2000
Huizenga. Have a great summer down "deh"!
-Jeff
To: dixiechick2000; IslandJeff
My reference was to the former owner of the Dolphins who had to sell the team to pay their estate taxes. That would be the family of Joe Robbie. The stadium (Joe Robbie stadium) was also sold to pay for the estate.
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posted on
06/27/2006 12:52:09 AM PDT
by
BigSkyFreeper
(There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity.)
To: IslandJeff
HA!
I'm in Oregon.
It was 104 degrees today.
How crazy is that? ;o)
Nite!
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posted on
06/27/2006 12:52:52 AM PDT
by
dixiechick2000
(There ought to be one day-- just one-- when there is open season on senators. ~~ Will Rogers)
To: BigSkyFreeper
Yes!
Thank you!
I couldn't remember the name.
I'm up way past my bedtime.
It's too hot to sleep.
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posted on
06/27/2006 12:54:48 AM PDT
by
dixiechick2000
(There ought to be one day-- just one-- when there is open season on senators. ~~ Will Rogers)
To: dixiechick2000
I ain't far from you (Seattle) - it's oppressively-hot here today (even now, where my thermostat reads 88).
Of course, we all whine when it gets over 80 and stay home when it snows an inch.
To: onyx; LM_Guy
Think about this: If the Walton family had to pay estate taxes when Sam Walton died and their family fortune was worth $25 billion at the time of his death, then according to estate tax tables their tax liability would have been about $12 billion. Since the majority of the family net worth was Walmart stock, that means they would have to sell hundreds of millions of shares of stock just to pay a tax liability.
How would that be good for the markets?? It certainly would'nt be good for a Walmart shareholder, which btw number in the millions.
The bottom line is that transfering wealth from private citizens to the US government is just about always a bad idea.
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posted on
06/27/2006 12:57:04 AM PDT
by
BigSkyFreeper
(There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity.)
To: IslandJeff
LOL!
I don't mind the heat, except when I need to sleep.
But, it's been oppressive the last couple of days.
The South doesn't have anything on this place, heat-wise.
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posted on
06/27/2006 12:58:00 AM PDT
by
dixiechick2000
(There ought to be one day-- just one-- when there is open season on senators. ~~ Will Rogers)
To: BigSkyFreeper
That is an excellent point!
Ole Sam would be turning over in his grave.
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posted on
06/27/2006 12:59:29 AM PDT
by
dixiechick2000
(There ought to be one day-- just one-- when there is open season on senators. ~~ Will Rogers)
To: dixiechick2000
Ole Sam would be turning over in his grave.Yeah. While his family gets punished for his success in life. Started out as a bag boy at a local grocery store, moved up to working for K-Mart, left and started Wal-Mart.... and the rest , they say, is history.
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posted on
06/27/2006 1:03:16 AM PDT
by
BigSkyFreeper
(There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity.)
To: dixiechick2000
Because it's a "wet heat", and even locals can't deal with it.
Sleep naked. Really. Just one blanket. You'll be wanting a full breakfast.
To: IslandJeff; dixiechick2000
Sleep naked. Really. Just one blanket. You'll be wanting a full breakfast.Or do what I do. Sleep in a bed in basement of your house if you have one. LOL
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posted on
06/27/2006 1:11:31 AM PDT
by
BigSkyFreeper
(There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity.)
To: BigSkyFreeper
That actually works, too. Just don't burn a propane lantern for reading without ventilation.
I'm off to somnolence myself. Great thread, and thanks again.
To: IslandJeff
Just don't burn a propane lantern for reading without ventilation. Yep! No problem there. I have a makeshift bedside table with a small reading lamp and an "el cheapo" alarm clock/radio right beside the lamp. It's a double twin bed, but I ain't complainin'. LOL
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posted on
06/27/2006 1:20:22 AM PDT
by
BigSkyFreeper
(There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity.)
To: LM_Guy
His investment style made him one of the riches men in America....
Buffett was a disciple of Ben Graham. He's never made it a secret. Graham was even one of his profs at Columbia. There's a bunch of books out by and about Graham. Basically how to determine the value of a company in relation to the stock price. They lay out the rules - follow the rules and get rich.
Personally speaking, I prefer the more colorful investors. Though Graham did dump his wife for the maid, which counts for something, I suppose.
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posted on
06/27/2006 2:00:27 AM PDT
by
durasell
(!)
To: george76
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posted on
06/27/2006 2:14:04 AM PDT
by
spetznaz
(Nuclear-tipped Ballistic Missiles: The Ultimate Phallic Symbol)
To: D_Idaho
It is. It's not like Bill's going to keep the money for himself.
To: Unam Sanctam
Reproductive "health", yes. Abortion, no, as far as I'm aware. Definitely contraception.
To: BigSkyFreeper
If the Walton family had to pay estate taxes when Sam Walton died and their family fortune was worth $25 billion at the time of his death, then according to estate tax tables their tax liability would have been about $12 billion. Sam Walton died in 1991 or 1992, when was the estate tax implemented?
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posted on
06/27/2006 6:14:00 AM PDT
by
LWalk18
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