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hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
32. Time for the tumbrels
Mon Nov 9, 2015, 06:56 PM
Nov 2015


Followed by the seizure and repatriation (from offshore financial black holes) of every last dime.
You don't have to go to the Virgin Islands to see this leftofcool Nov 2015 #1
Or any marina in Florida during the Winter season FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #3
Hey. I live in Arnold. Annapolis is heaven on earth yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #26
Ain't that the truth LibertyLover Nov 2015 #38
It is unbelievable. Octafish Nov 2015 #2
Modern yachts are so ugly FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #4
Me, too. No place for fun -- and they look like a 22-foot ski boat made large. Octafish Nov 2015 #16
Wow. That is a yacht I can be jealous of. nt FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #20
Mmm Huh... Yachts: Ghost Dog Nov 2015 #22
Yeah that is a sweet classic.. EX500rider Nov 2015 #21
Got our boat. Octafish Nov 2015 #27
I just noticed the new pretend is that for some, there are no such thing as billionaires! Rex Nov 2015 #30
When I was a kid, I saw William F. Buckley on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson... Octafish Nov 2015 #35
A caterman is the only way to go IMO Travis_0004 Nov 2015 #31
I hope to retire onto an Antares 44 (in about 7 years) FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #34
The one in the middle is a 46 meter Perini Navi. A HERETIC I AM Nov 2015 #47
And yet these people have the amazing ability to convince so much bullwinkle428 Nov 2015 #5
Conspicuous consumption fasttense Nov 2015 #6
Behind every great fortune lies a great crime. hobbit709 Nov 2015 #7
Elizabeth Warren is worth millions of dollars. Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #8
That is pocket change to the people with the yachts. hobbit709 Nov 2015 #10
How about Al Gore's $200 million? Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #11
Generally speaking, ronnie624 Nov 2015 #13
That's fantastic, I didnt know he had gotten so wealthy lostnfound Nov 2015 #14
That's nice, Gore could afford a single yacht with a helipad! Rex Nov 2015 #29
and have their own prn website n2doc Nov 2015 #9
Fort Lauderdale Boat Show Turbineguy Nov 2015 #12
Well its does keep people working in shipyards.... Historic NY Nov 2015 #15
..and the shipyards aren't in the US. nt Bigmack Nov 2015 #17
Actually there are 85 yards & marine architects here that are capable of building superyachts ..... Historic NY Nov 2015 #24
Only one of the top 10 is US.... Bigmack Nov 2015 #41
Maybe the yachts are to help them get to their money hidden "offshore.'' Get it? Octafish Nov 2015 #18
Thomas Piketty's proposal for a global, progressive annual hifiguy Nov 2015 #33
Oh, so THAT's why they bought Washington! Octafish Nov 2015 #39
one day the clock will reset, as it so often does in history. Javaman Nov 2015 #19
OMG. Rich people with big boats ! Bonx Nov 2015 #23
There are a lot of nice Yachts out there for sure. ileus Nov 2015 #25
They will have to think about where to hide when the global economy crashes and burns. Rex Nov 2015 #28
The global economy is not going to "crash and burn". former9thward Nov 2015 #42
Kewl story. Rex Nov 2015 #44
Have you ever been out of your basement? former9thward Nov 2015 #45
I'm glad it bothers you that much. Rex Nov 2015 #46
Time for the tumbrels hifiguy Nov 2015 #32
Many of those who sent people to the guillotine wound up going there themselves Freddie Stubbs Nov 2015 #48
Redneck Yacht Club OxQQme Nov 2015 #36
Hey, you have the bucs greytdemocrat Nov 2015 #37
I'd rather they buy yachts than hedge funds. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2015 #40
This level of affluence and extravagance isn't even 1% territory. Heeeeers Johnny Nov 2015 #43
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