"Duncan McNiven" wrote in message
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On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 00:54:37 -0000, "Oliver Keating"
wrote:

Because they if they are rich enough to be buying a second house (which I
regard as the ultimate frivoulous activity), they can certainly afford to
be
screwed for every penny by the tax man.

Between us, my wife & I own 2 homes & rent a 3rd. Does that make us rich?
Hardly. We have
our family home. We also own the home which, before our marriage, I shared
with my mother;
my mother still lives there. My wife also rents an apartment near her work
(1000 miles
from home).

Now should I sell my old home, thus making my mother homeless? Should my
wife commute
daily?

If you want to tax rich people, tax income, not what people choose to
spend their money
on.


But none of the additional houses are purely holiday/weekend homes are they?
It's a different situation.