This painting is oil on canvas, two sail boats/yachts in a storm…..on one of the sails is a four digit number….and is older than I am. I have found very little about the artist, Deryek Foster, (that is how the painting is signed….it is also numbered)and in excellent condition. I know he was a early [...]

This is a follow-up to my previous question, how long to yacht from Gig Harbor to Seattle to the Pacific. I have already recieved a fantastic answer. This is to clarify some things and ask a couple more little questions. It should be noted that I know next to nothing about yachts and boating. I [...]

Ok, I’ve never even been on a boat in my entire life. But I’m fascinated by boats, yachts, etc. My budget is around $20,000 … and for this price, I’ve only seen very simple pontoon boats. I’m going to Thailand this year – and I wanna go along the coast to Malaysia, and Singapore. What [...]

In 1991 the Federal government imposed a 10 percent excise tax on yachts costing more than $100,000. This tax: A. failed to bring in the expected amount of tax revenue because the demand for yachts was more price elastic than the government estimated. B. brought in more tax revenue than expected because the demand for [...]

Suppose that instead of income taxes the government taxed us on things society generally considers vices and frivolities? So, instead of collecting taxes from everyones income we put a tax on things like alcohol, cigarettes and porn? It wouldnt even have to be a very large tax, a 1 cent tax on every soda sold [...]