How do you think the fat one pays for the freebees she gives away.
I thought that it was hilarious that the women that got
the free car were bitchin’ that they had to pay taxes on the car.
Yes, GM donated those cars for the poor people that go to Oprah’s show. Oprah took the credit. When the people couldnt cover the taxes or insurance, Oprah, their hero, wouldnt part with a buck.
GM stepped up once again and paid that too. Some or most had to sell the cars becuase they couldnt afford them and Oprah took all the credit for that give away.
But it was all GM.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-09-13-oprah-cars_x.htm
But instead, the 50-year-old icon is starting her 19th season on daytime talk TV. And on Monday’s premiere of The Oprah Winfrey Show, she kicked it off with an Oprah-sized stunt: Everybody in the audience got a new car, 276 midsize Pontiac G6’s fresh off the assembly line — each worth $28,400. Total value: more than $7 million, courtesy of Pontiac.
http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/22/news/newsmakers/oprah_car_tax/
According to a spokeswomen for Harpo Productions Inc., Oprah’s company, the recipients must pay a tax on the winnings, just like any prize.
For a brand new Pontiac G-Six, the model given away on the show, the sticker price is $28,500. The $28,500 would need to be claimed as income so, depending on the individuals tax bracket, the tax could be as high as $7,000. And that was after Pontiac agreed to pay most of the local charges, including state sales tax and licensing fees.
The Harpo Spokeswomen said winners had three choices. They could keep the car and pay the tax, sell the car and pay the tax with the profits or forfeit the car.