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Post: Californian Republican aka 'Yacht Party' Ripoff

Posted by Sam I Am on 5/13/08

    Q: What is the "Yacht Party"?

    What else would you call the California Republicans who
    decided to support an appalling tax loophole for yacht
    purchasers while the state is facing a massive
    $20 billion budget deficit and teachers are getting pink
    slips? The Republicans earned this new brand. Credit
    California bloggers for this good piece of snark.

    Q: How does this yacht tax loophole work?

    Say you live in California and you just can't live without a
    new yacht. So you buy one. If you want to stiff the state
    on your sales tax, you simply stash the boat out of the
    state for 90 days. Poof, you don't have to pay your taxes
    like everyone else. Nice, eh?

    Q: Why does the yacht tax loophole (sloophole) matter?

    Close this loophole and the state would bring in about $26
    million. It is a relatively small sum given how massive the
    budget deficit is, but with the economy in free-fall and
    schools and parks being closed, every dollar counts.

    We shouldn't be protecting the personal profits of yacht and
    private jet purchasers when California's future is in
    jeopardy. Not to mention that the state and its workers are
    losing out on any renovation work these new owners want done
    to their new boats, which is now done out of the state, or
    country.

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