Posted on 08/31/2006 11:34:43 AM PDT by Alex1977
Fair enough.
"Scalia also is one of at least six millionaires among the nine justices, with assets of $1.1 million to $2.6 million."
Big deal. So an Italian boy makes good. You got a problem with that?
Must be a slow day down at the Ass. Press for Mrs. Sherman's little Markie. Scalia filed for an extension and got it. What's the problem little buddy? Are all the office pencils sharpened and there is nothing else for you to do?
ROTFLOL!
I wish there was a way to get rid of the Supreme Court and ALL elected politicians. Then we could have a group of everyday Americans represent the American people and when a law needs to be made, let the American people decide, by vote, if they want it or not. Something along the lines of "We, the people".
I suspect that even Supreme Court justices don't want their heirs to pay vast amounts in inheritance taxes.
They have likely moved much of their assets into trusts or transferred much of them to others.
I would expect that the value of their homes alone would make up a sizable part of $1 million, and their government pensions which appear to be ignored in this article, have to be worth a huge amount as well.
I wouldn't put much faith in the numbers this article is throwing around. I suspect the numbers are accurate in that they match the assets that they are legally required to disclose. However, I doubt those numbers truly reflect the net worth of any of the justices.
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