There’s Plenty More Where That Came From
This is just another example of why people hate Americans. And quite frankly, this makes me hate Americans too …
People Complaining About Oprah’s Free Pontiacs
You know what, I’m not the biggest Oprah fan, but if she continues to give free stuff away after this (and I’m 99.9% positive she will) then that just says a lot about her character. Regardless of how much she actually has to pay (word is that GM paid for the stunt) or how miniscule that is compared to her wealth, it still takes a pretty cool person to put together something like this. And for people to raise a stink like this, it just makes me sick.
Oh and if you’d like to offer a rebuttal and ask if I would be able to afford a $7,000 jump in my income taxes then I’d probably say ‘No’, but rather than complain about Oprah, I might complain about the income tax system or just NOT ACCEPT THE CAR! Maybe they don’t have the luxury of knowing about the income tax hiccup before they accept the car … so sell it, minus the 25% off-the-lot depreciation and after the $7,000 of income tax you made $14,000 which (and I’m sure I’m wrong here) you already paid taxes for. Suppose you still have to pay taxes on that, at 30%, and you still made almost $10,000. Not a bad down payment on a lesser car. Am I wrong here? Please, tell me I’m wrong.
Edit: The last paragraph from a CNN article regarding the matter only strengthens my point …
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.
Source: CNN.com