Anyone remember hearing the phrase, "only the little people pay taxes"? Well, that phrase was uttered by none other than Leona Helmsley just before she was carried off to prison for tax evasion, and according to a recent article in The Scotsman, Helmsley passed away a few days ago at the age of 87. The interesting part of the story is that this article does not center around her death, but, rather, on her will. In her will she gave her dog, Trouble, $10 million and left 2 of her grandchildren out entirely for, "reasons known to them."
The first thing that popped into my mind was, "how the hell is a dog going to spend that much money?" Yeah, thats the first place my mind went. I didn't even bother to think about the fact that a dog can't spend money. Or can it? Anyway, upon further reflection, my new question was, "how much does she really hate these two kids?" While this will could simply be the result of a billionaire's undecipherable psyche, it could also be one giant "burn" on these two grandchildren on hers. How would you feel if your rich relative basically said "I have so much money to leave my family that I'm even giving my dog some. So everyone gather 'round and sign your name.....except you two.....you suck." This is either an absurd woman's final gesture of love to a small canine, or one absolutely brilliant way to show your spoiled offspring who's really in control.
2 comments:
I read this article already. It was very strange and crazy... Only rich people who are already crazy can leave all kinds of money to their pet.... but anyways, i agree with what you have said
I wonder who will execute the will on Helmsley's behalf, because that's the person who will spend this money. It could actually be a tax dodge, but I cannot be sure.
In the end, I think you hit it right with the line "one absolutely brilliant way to show your spoiled offspring who's really in control." Helmsley was a control freak in her life, so why not carry that on into death?
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