On 12/19/2012 8:20 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:53:59 -0800, "Fred C. Dobbs"
wrote:

On 12/17/2012 9:11 PM, GOP_Decline_and_Fall wrote:
On Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:09:57 -0600, Ignoramus31296
wrote:

On 2012-12-18, Spehro Pefhany wrote:
On Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:48:42 -0600, the renowned Ignoramus31296
wrote:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/...196_story.html

``Nancy Lanza was a divorcee who got a good settlement from Adam???s
father, Peter, a General Electric executive who earned $445,000 in
2009. She didn???t work and was scheduled to get nearly $300,000 in
alimony this year. She could have afforded good care for Adam if he
needed it.''

Am I the only person for whom the above makes no sense? How can the
ex-wife get alimony that was 67% of his pretax income? What is wrong
with that picture?

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http://www.lohud.com/article/2012121...nclick_check=1

"Beginning on Jan. 1, 2009, Peter Lanza?s annual alimony payments
started at $180,000, but grew yearly to $289,800 this year. Next year
they were to increase to $292,800 and to $295,800 in 2013." Plus the
house. Plus a bunch of other stuff. The alimony ends on her death.

Maybe if she'd had to go out and work...

What I am saying is that I do not understand how such an alimony is
possible. Either Peter Lanza had a lot of unreported income, or else
someone is lying about the amount of her alimony.

It is beyond strange.

What exactly could happen between Peter and his ex-wife to make him
agree to such enormous alimony?


As a tax avoidance specialist for GE I think it's safe enough to
assume he knew what he was doing.

He undoubtedly does an excellent job helping GE Energy Financial
Services reduce the firm's tax liability, and he is well compensated for
it. That's all to the good.

No it isn't. GE didn't pay ANY taxes last year

Bull****.


so difference is addedto our public debt.

No, that's not true, either. That's not how budgeting works.


Nobody but GE won that one.

Business shouldn't pay any taxes at all.


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