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    Colorado Tesla Buyers Get $42,000 Tax Credit

    BREAKING: Six-Year-Old Boy Floating Over Colorado In Runaway Balloon

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    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    10/22/09

    In reply to Colorado Tesla Buyers Get $42,000 Tax Credit
    Subsidies shouldn't be the answer. Let the free market determine which cars we should buy. #tesla
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    10/22/09

    In reply to Colorado Tesla Buyers Get $42,000 Tax Credit
    It's worth it just to see if one every appears with tire chains....

    /ex-Colorado resident who'd like to return, though stupid things like this give me pause #tesla
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    10/22/09

    In reply to Colorado Tesla Buyers Get $42,000 Tax Credit

    David Bowie Tesla approves. #tesla
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    10/22/09

    In reply to Colorado Tesla Buyers Get $42,000 Tax Credit
    This is a state tax credit only. And I doubt it's a refundable credit, so it can only offset tax owed.

    Colorado's 2008 income tax rate was 4.63%

    In order to take advantage of the full credit you would have to have at least 907,000 in taxable income.
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    10/23/09

    @the_bob_files: That's good to know, but I would imagine that a fair number of people who would consider buying a Tesla fall into that bracket anyway. :) #tesla
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    10/22/09

    In reply to Colorado Tesla Buyers Get $42,000 Tax Credit
    So instead of a screaming brat hanging on your hood yelling for his two dollars back Tesla owners will have angry tax payers yelling for 42K?

    This is turning out to be like a '80's movie. It is bad, but funny to watch happen. #tesla
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    10/22/09

    In reply to Colorado Tesla Buyers Get $42,000 Tax Credit
    Note that this is a State Tax CREDIT, so you actually have to owe Colorado (not the federal gov't) at least $42k in income taxes for 2009 in order to get all of it. That translates into an income of something over $900,000 per year with no major deductions. #tesla
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    10/22/09

    @Sharky: no. that is not how it works. when you purchase a $110k car in colorado - you owe $5225 in taxes up front. The 42k credit would apply to that. So what you have left is $36,858. The credit is only available in the year during which the vehicle was purchased - BUT if the credit allowed exceeds the net tax liability for that year, any excess credit may be carried forward and claimed on future year returns for up to FIVE YEARS until the credit is fully utilized. So you would need a colorado state tax liability of $7371 for 5 years straight to get the full tax credit. With the state income tax being a flat 4.63% - you are looking at someone with an income of approx $160k after all deductions but BEFORE this tax deduction. #tesla
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    10/22/09

    @z0iid: Folks who make 160k don't need a helping hand to buy fashionable toys. #tesla
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    10/22/09

    @TRAMS_AM: Based on what those who are posting in this section of the thread are saying with rgeard to state taxes in Colorado, it seems that the best real tax advantage would be to someone who owned a Domino's Pizza franchise & bought a few Teslas as delivery vehicles. #tesla
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    10/22/09

    In reply to Colorado Tesla Buyers Get $42,000 Tax Credit
    Wait just a damned minute. I thought the whole point of Boulder was to house all the people who could AFFORD to be environmentally conscious and look down their noses at everyone. And now they're subsidizing that?

    Subsidies need to be implemented in places that wouldn't already buy these cars. #tesla
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    10/22/09

    @Ash78 isn't really gone, but sorta is: You don't understand Boulder...it defies every preconceived notion, law, rule. I'm pretty sure you could sue someone for farting next to you there. #tesla
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    10/22/09

    @Ash78 isn't really gone, but sorta is: I would love to see a Tesla dealership in Maine. #tesla
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    10/22/09

    @Ash78 isn't really gone, but sorta is:

    I'm not certain what the point of Boulder is, other than to put all the arrogant bastards in one place.

    Makes me want to reconsider looking for work there. I love the area, but a larger than I'd like percentage of the people...um...not so much. #tesla
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    10/22/09

    @Neener:

    Or for having the audacity...the unmitigated gaul, of wearing sandals without socks.

    /repeated eye-rolling #tesla
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    10/22/09

    @send lawyers, guns, and money: The wealthy have traditionally monopolized many of the nicest places to live all over the US. The political beliefs and fringe attitudes move in later, once the infrastructure becomes comfortable and the combination of academia and wealth take hold.

    I pay no attention to the statewide blue/red maps. I prefer the county-level "shades of purple" data. I actually have a loose theory that "conservative" beliefs are everyone's fundamental baseline, while "liberal" beliefs are borne out of living together in dense groups. Neither is right or wrong (that's not my angle here), but it's just interesting to see the political divide across land area. #tesla
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    10/22/09

    @Ash78 isn't really gone, but sorta is:

    It's nice to see someone else looks at the "black-and-white" data which is fed to us and comes up with a color other than a washed-out gray.

    I grew up thinking I was one of the very few who could say, "I'm convervative, liberal, and don't care one way or the other about so many issues I can't find a place to start". It's nice to find, as I age, there are more than a few of us out here, we're just kinda quiet because we don't like the loudmouths who insist on putting their agenda first, regardless of how it affects others.

    Working for a private university the past few months has re-opened my eyes to the mystery which is the acedemic entitlement attitude. I just don't get it.

    Education ≠ intelligence #tesla
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    10/22/09

    In reply to Colorado Tesla Buyers Get $42,000 Tax Credit
    So if I bought a Tesla Roadster (and it was actually delivered), I could immediately sell it for a profit, right? #tesla
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    HoonThatFerrari - Once Again w/Star - Always on the Edge, Baby! promoted this comment TR3-A was starred TR3-A was unstarred
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    10/22/09

    @TR3-A: In theory... but only if you bought it in Colorado, and sold it to someone outside Colorado.

    There... screw the stock market, let's all pool our money & buy 50 Teslas in Colorado - who's with me? Anyone? Anyone? #tesla
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    10/28/09

    @HoonThatFerrari: Why not. I've done stupider things. #tesla
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    10/22/09

    In reply to Colorado Tesla Buyers Get $42,000 Tax Credit
    Wow. If I were a Colorado taxpayer, I'd be PISSED!

    Subsidizing 40% of some rich asshole's joy ride? Just wow. #tesla
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    10/22/09

    In reply to Colorado Tesla Buyers Get $42,000 Tax Credit
    Uh oh. That's one crazy government subsidy right there. #tesla
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    10/22/09

    In reply to Colorado Tesla Buyers Get $42,000 Tax Credit
    Totally shocking development there, leaving me energized to consider Tesla for my next car. I'm coiled in anticipation, waiting for a dealer to open near me, as I'm powerless to resist. Still, that price hertz. #tesla
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    10/22/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: But it hertz so good! #tesla
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    10/22/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Ohm, I see what you did there. #tesla
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    10/22/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: These are just watt I expected in the form of lame comments... #tesla
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    10/22/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: heh. electricity. #tesla
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    10/22/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Besides, I'm dielectrically opposed to these revolting vehicles. #tesla
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    10/22/09

    @CopterBob: Wow, my comment really has you guys all amped up. #tesla
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    10/22/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Yeah, but it's a good outlet for their current silliness. #tesla
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    10/22/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: this whole thread is revoltingly punny. #tesla
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    10/22/09

    @jark: I thought it was a joule. I practically diode laughing. #tesla
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    10/22/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: I don't have the capacitor to withstand all this punning. I'm solenoid at all of you that I'm going to relay your misdeeds to the editors . #tesla
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    10/15/09

    In reply to BREAKING: Six-Year-Old Boy Floating Over Colorado In Runaway Balloon

    He was dropped off to take a piss #planelopnik
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    10/15/09

    In reply to BREAKING: Six-Year-Old Boy Floating Over Colorado In Runaway Balloon
    Update: Boy's family was on ABC reality show Wife Swap last year. #planelopnik
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    10/15/09

    In reply to BREAKING: Six-Year-Old Boy Floating Over Colorado In Runaway Balloon
    UPDATE: every news source just got pWned.

    No kid in the balloon. #planelopnik
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    10/15/09

    In reply to BREAKING: Six-Year-Old Boy Floating Over Colorado In Runaway Balloon
    I hope this ends a lot better than the empty balloon portends. #planelopnik
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