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;-{)🖖 Goonch Oct 2021 #1
Ok, it's easy to rag on this, but... TreasonousBastard Oct 2021 #2
Take a look at what 200,000 gets you in the 20002 zip come bottomofthehill Oct 2021 #4
Um, Manchin insured that boat for $700,000 bluewater Oct 2021 #8
So what? He lucked out and got a great deal-- he should be hammered... TreasonousBastard Oct 2021 #10
So what? Bottomofthehill didn't show us what $700K could get us in the housing market is what! bluewater Oct 2021 #11
Let me try it this way bottomofthehill Oct 2021 #12
Does Manchin pay any local DC taxes on his "frugal" residence? bluewater Oct 2021 #20
No, he pays slip fees though bottomofthehill Oct 2021 #21
Manchin's $$$ boat is kept year round in DC, right? And yet he pays no local luxury taxes on it? bluewater Oct 2021 #22
But the simple answer is yes he is avoiding paying some DC Taxes. bottomofthehill Oct 2021 #23
"yes he is avoiding paying some DC Taxes." SHAME ON MANCHIN then. bluewater Oct 2021 #24
He's being mocked. Not hammered. Get it right. LanternWaste Oct 2021 #16
I don't know the details, Mr.Bill Oct 2021 #29
That's about one third of one of his colleague's "summer home". George II Oct 2021 #7
Do those colleagues also have private planes valued at $151,000? lol bluewater Oct 2021 #9
Manchin bought his single-engine prop plane more than 40 years ago. George II Oct 2021 #15
And 1981 Piper Saratoga currently sell for $151,000 as an average price. bluewater Oct 2021 #17
He probably paid about $30,000 back in 1981 (just guessing) My parents bought their house... George II Oct 2021 #25
OK, about $90,000 in today's dollars? Manchin has been comfortably wealthy for a long time. bluewater Oct 2021 #26
The implication is that Manchin bought his plane from money he made while in politics, but.... George II Oct 2021 #31
The implication is that Manchin is rich and wants to stop expanding the social safety net bluewater Oct 2021 #32
Image is everything in Politics. Tommymac Oct 2021 #14
What's your best guess on what you would have to pay Mr.Bill Oct 2021 #30
Years ago my brother in law owned a 48' boat that he docked at the 79th Street boat basin.... George II Oct 2021 #33
People who can't spell "Mansion" or "Cinema" RiverbendsJoe Oct 2021 #3
I see what you did there - nicely played malaise Oct 2021 #18
I see what you did there - nicely played malaise Oct 2021 #19
Okay, GAME ON!!! calimary Oct 2021 #5
game definitely on - that work's for me !!!! monkeyman1 Oct 2021 #6
Trash their brand. It's a usable battle tactic in this day and age. calimary Oct 2021 #34
His previous boat canetoad Oct 2021 #13
Sweet ride! bluewater Oct 2021 #27
Truth hurts... (n/t) Patton French Oct 2021 #28
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