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John and Cindy Owe Property Taxes Just Like Us!

Owing property taxes is a way of life for homeowners. Sometimes we even get a little behind. Sometimes we default. Sometimes our accountants and trustees eff-up paying our bills for our multiple foundation/trust held properties across these great United States. Stuff happens....
When you're poor, it can be hard to pay the bills. When you're rich, it's hard to keep track of all the bills that need paying. It's a lesson Cindy McCain learned the hard way when NEWSWEEK raised questions about an overdue property-tax bill on a La Jolla, Calif., property owned by a trust that she oversees. Mrs. McCain is a beer heiress with an estimated $100 million fortune and, along with her husband, she owns at least seven properties, including condos in California and Arizona. [...]
Shortly after NEWSWEEK inquired about the matter, the McCain aide e-mailed a receipt dated Friday, June 27, confirming payment by the trust to San Diego County in the amount of $6,744.42. County officials say the trust still owes an additional $1,742 for this year, an amount that is overdue and will go into default July 1. Told of the outstanding $1,742, the aide said: "The trust has paid all bills shown owing as of today and will pay all other bills due."
Now, the thing I don't get is that the overdue tax bill was for 4 years worth of property taxes. The Newsweek article I linked to doesn't indicate whether these are partial tax bills due or what. I can only hope so....I suppose it could be a net difference in the old tax rate vs. a new rate that the accountants had not taken into consideration or had not been made aware of. I would be truly incensed if the McCain's annual property tax bill for beachfront in La Jolla, CA was $1500 less than our modest townhome in south Jersey.
Here's a Google Earth tour of the McCain properties:
(h/t Paddy)
It may be time for Mrs. McMealTicket to hire some new accountants.
Recent Comments
(Page 1 of 2)Crystal4:29PMJun 29th 2008
Tom3:49PMJun 29th 2008
Denise.. This video is very boring, and you are forgetting one big thing...mccain married a heiress. However if this story was about obama and mama obama the media would be blaming the accountant for making the mistake
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If this was about Obama, we'd never be reading about it. It must be a really boring week-end for something like this to have been reported. lol
David S.4:33PMJun 29th 2008
Gee, and conservatives called John Kerry a gigolo for marrying Teresa Heinz. John McCain's wife has a nice $100 million fortune. Does this make him a gigolo too?
longwalker4:58PMJun 29th 2008
What Denise Williams left out of her story was that the government had been sending the bills to the wrong address. The Post Office was returning the bills to the government agency as being undeliverable. The government agency made no attempt to contact Mrs. McCain or the bank that was administering the trust. Naughty, naughty, Ms. Williams.
rebecca6:31PMJun 29th 2008
I don't care what excuse they come up with, if I can manage to pay my property taxes on my disability income--and pay them ON TIME!! then the McCain's have no excuse for their taxes to be overdue. When are the wealthy actually going to be held accountable for getting their taxes paid on time and not given extension after extension? I know if I was nearly $5 grand behind in my taxes, my city would have my house--and its only a tiny little cottage with no land and in need of some work.
Susan8:29PMJun 29th 2008
Here's what I am incensed about:
What the HELL is Newsweek doing inquiring into the McCain's property tax bills?
Talk about an infringement of privacy.
You guys take the cake in your constant struggle to find something bad about McCain and in your shameless pandering to Barrack Obama.
You should be ashamed of yourselves.
I hope whatever customers you have left tell you to f... off.
Susan8:32PMJun 29th 2008
The disgusting title of "Mrs. Meal Ticket" above shows just what an ass you are, Denise.
What are you, thirteen?
It makes me sick that people like you even have a job like this - there are so many people out there far more deserving who would tell ALL of the truth and not just search for dirt.
Mike1:26PMJun 30th 2008
Your NJ state property taxs are the highest in the US and California is 45th. So there you are. Taxs are cheap in CA. I guess thats why they are always broke.
Dave2:39PMJun 30th 2008
Who is ELITE now Mr. Rove?
The McCains and their "seven or more" homes and not paying taxes...or Obama.
Talk about spin.
REPLACE-DEMS-IN-CONGRESS5:17PMJun 30th 2008
THE DEMS IN CONGRESS “SELECTED” OBAMA — HE WAS NOT “ELECTED” BY THE PEOPLE.
Obama has no experience on any political topic. His foreign experience is vacationing with his family on a beautiful island.
Read Obama’s books. This bi-racial man, who claims to be ‘black’ is a threat to our country.
From ‘Dreams of My Father’: “I never emulate white men and brown men whose fates didn’t speak to my own. It was into my father’s image, the black man, son of Africa, that I’d packed all the attributes I sought in myself, the attributes of Martin and Malcolm, DuBois and Mandela.”
From ‘Audacity of Hope’: “I WILL STAND WITH THE MUSLIMS SHOULD THE POLITICAL WINDS SHIFT IN AN UGLY DIRECTION.”
Early this year, Obama said: “Don’t tell me that words don’t matter”. His words on various topics keep changing. He has lost all credibility. OBAMA SIMPLY CANNOT BE TRUSTED.
John McCain does have foreign policy experience. In fact, he has more political experience on every topic than the ‘wanna be’.
McCain served our country during the Viet Nam War. He proved he loved our country enough to die for us. He has served in the Senate for 20 years.
Vote McCain in 2008.
bonbon6:07PMJun 30th 2008
ahhh gee, oh me oh my.
what a very important story, now we can all rest easier.
Allie6:52PMJun 30th 2008
David S.4:33PMJun 29th 2008
Gee, and conservatives called John Kerry a gigolo for marrying Teresa Heinz. John McCain's wife has a nice $100 million fortune. Does this make him a gigolo too?
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Cindy McCain's money is Cindy McCain's money. They have a pre-nup... it's not his, not one thin dime. Cindy McCain is an heiress to an AMERICAN beer company, where Teresa Heinz's company is based in South Africa... where she's from.
BUY AMERICAN!!
P.U.M.A.9:16PMJun 30th 2008
PUMA:
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Obama is the perfect example of the classic politician, (of the worst kind) with the media’s full support. The media has turned a blind eye, to him, because, he is BLACK. The media just may elect him, a man with no credentials for the position. The media and the far left,will say, we finally have a black president. America is not a racist nation, see. America the new symbol for hypocracy. We need to replace dems in Congress.
VOTE McCAIN IN 2008 --- HILLARY IN 2012.
COUNTRY-NOT-PARTY9:46PMJun 30th 2008
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Obama was "selected" by the DNC and biased media --- not "elected" by the people. We need to replace the dems in Congress.
If you're anti-Obama and your goal is that he isn't elected POTUS, then a McCain supporter should be someone you'd want on-board. If you want Obama defeated, it sure as hell isn't going to happen without McCain supporters.
I pledge not to vote for Barack Obama (now or ever). When it's a question of Party or Country, I choose Country.
I'm sure all Hillary Supporters will be welcomed back to the Party in good standing as soon as they support Sen. Obama for President. I realize it may irritate one or two people when I put it that way. But I'm trying to be realistic about how the Democratic "game" works.
VOTE COUNTRY --- NOT PARTY.
VOTE McCAIN IN 2008.
ANYBODY-BUT-OBAMA10:02PMJun 30th 2008
U.S. money for Russia is linked to Iran nuclear plant.
Guess who's bill funded this program.... Little Obamas
No wonder the Russians call Obama the CLUELESS PUPPET IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/06/mideast/nuke.php
VOTE FOR JOHN McCAIN IN 2008.
REPLACE-DEMS-IN-CONGRESS10:09PMJun 30th 2008
SHAME ON FORMER GENERAL CLARK --- HIS REMARKS ARE DISGUSTING. HE HAS TURNED OUT TO BE UNPATRIOTIC. HAS HE CONTRACTED DEMENTIA?
HE SAID McCAIN HAS NO 'EXECUTIVE' EXPERIENCE. WHAT A JOKE! --- BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA HAS ABSOLUTE NO EXPERIENCE IN ANY TOPIC. NOBODY KNOWS WHO OBAMA IS! READ HIS BOOKS.
HAD THE DNC AND BIASED MEDIA TOLD THE TRUTH ABOUT THEIR 'GOLDEN BOY' BAMA BEFORE OVER HALF OF AMERICA HAD VOTED --- HE WOULD NOT BE THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE --- HILLARY WOULD.
JOHN McCAIN HAS PROVEN HE LOVES OUR COUNTRY ENOUGH TO DIE FOR IT. HE HAS TWO SONS FIGHTING FOR US NOW.
OBAMA HAS NEVER SERVED OUR COUNTRY. HE HAS TOLD TOO MANY LIES AND HAS TOO MANY TIES TO TERRORISTS AND ANTI-AMERICANS.
VOTE FOR JOHN McCAIN IN 2008.
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Petition Hillary to run as an Independent for President. Let's show Hillary that we support her all the way!
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REPLACE-DEMS-IN-CONGRESS8:10AMJul 1st 2008
ACTUALLY, CLARK'S REMARKS HIGHLIGHT JOHN McCAIN'S SACRIFICES, SUPPORT AND SUPPORT TO OUR COUNTRY.
SHAME ON FORMER GENERAL CLARK --- HIS REMARKS ARE DISGUSTING. HE HAS TURNED OUT TO BE UNPATRIOTIC. HAS HE CONTRACTED DEMENTIA?
HE SAID McCAIN HAS NO 'EXECUTIVE' EXPERIENCE. WHAT A JOKE! --- BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA HAS ABSOLUTE NO EXPERIENCE IN ANY TOPIC. NOBODY KNOWS WHO OBAMA IS! READ HIS BOOKS.
HAD THE DNC AND BIASED MEDIA TOLD THE TRUTH ABOUT THEIR 'GOLDEN BOY' BAMA BEFORE OVER HALF OF AMERICA HAD VOTED --- HE WOULD NOT BE THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE --- HILLARY WOULD.
JOHN McCAIN HAS PROVEN HE LOVES OUR COUNTRY ENOUGH TO DIE FOR IT. HE HAS TWO SONS FIGHTING FOR US NOW.
OBAMA HAS NEVER SERVED OUR COUNTRY. HE HAS TOLD TOO MANY LIES AND HAS TOO MANY TIES TO TERRORISTS AND ANTI-AMERICANS.
VOTE FOR JOHN McCAIN IN 2008.
NO-BAMA10:54AMJul 1st 2008
Obama to expand Bush's faith-based programs
By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
CHICAGO - Reaching out to evangelical voters, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is announcing plans that would expand President Bush's program steering federal social service dollars to religious groups and — in a move sure to cause controversy — support their ability to hire and fire based on faith.
http://news. yahoo.com/ s/ap/20080701/ ap_on_el_ pr/obama_ faith;_ylt= AooW3gt5sWeN2zd9 avPk0sGs0NUE
MAYBE OAMA SHOULD BE HIRED OR FIRED BASED ON REV. JEREMIAH WRIGHT, PFLEGER, AYERS, ETC.?????
BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA CANNOT BE TRUSTED.
VOTE JOHN McCAIN IN 2008.
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Tom3:49PMJun 29th 2008
Denise.. This video is very boring, and you are forgetting one big thing...mccain married a heiress. However if this story was about obama and mama obama the media would be blaming the accountant for making the mistake. Really how many heiress do you know who do their oun accounting.