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Christmas Eve from JB's Twitter (no news, just fun)
Mira:
--- Quote from: Bad Alias on January 03, 2019, 12:14:38 AM ---The total for medical expenses would probably hundreds of millions of dollars.If everybody with medical costs had a bill of $1,000 and there are only 2 "tens of thousands" (20,000) then that would be a minimum of 20 million dollars. I have a feeling that the average medical expenses are going to be much higher.
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I was being metaphoric.... Oh and it isn't just about carat weight, you can have a hundred carats of flawed crap not worth much at all... It is about clarity, color, and cutting... One 3 carat colorless/flawless well cut stone can be worth from $35,000.00 to $250,000.00 I just looked it up... So if Harry's half a shoe box was filled with those... Well, you do the math..
KurtinStGeorge:
--- Quote from: tacorrific on January 01, 2019, 09:08:24 PM ---Hasn't Jim said somewhere that Mab and Winter are in charge of the security and safety at the peace talks? That would mean that Harry would also be responsible for keeping things smoothly and dealing with any problems arising. That could also be why Molly paid for all the expenses of the fallout. The people killed would not have been part of any agreements and therefore originally left out of any compensations. But Harry would see that very differently.
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I don't know about that, but I do know that in chapter 1 of Peace Talks, (click to show/hide)Carlos Ramirez approaches Harry and asks him to help with security for the upcoming talks. Perhaps when we read the entire story we will learn that only applies to security of the attending members of the White Council, but Harry won't see it that way. He will blame himself if any innocent people die on his watch. So even if Mab has no responsibility for the security and safety of the talks, Harry will feel responsible just the same.
morriswalters:
Whatever they got out was divided into five boxes on the Capenter's kitchen table. One each for everyone who got out. Grey turns his down and Harry gives it to Marcone as a weregild. Harry gives ?/half/? of his to Murphy. So 1/8 of the total after the wergild. Check my math. I failed arithmetic.
I'll give you some links which explain the tax codes for gifts for education and medical bills. I'm stating this poorly so here's a link.
I should tell you this is money from a criminal enterprise. Hitting the gift tax limit might be the least of their worries. It isn't reportable income. You can't bank it. Cash transactions over a certain figure are automatically reported to the IRS.
And your cost calculations assume selling the diamonds on the open market. Not gonna happen in the US. You'll need a fence, which will mean a significant discount from market.
You weren't suffering under the illusion that you could just drop 20 million in a saving account and call it good? Harry's covered by the White Council, it's one of their purposes. Valmont and Binder are criminals and know the ropes, Murphy is a cop and knows what not to do. Do the archangels have a bank?
The word is that Marcone is hosting. Ivy is attending. I assume that Harry and Ramirez are tasked by the White Council. And Molly is apparently in the mix somewhere.
Dina:
If the school is for supernatural people they could have a system to manage the money, no questions asked. So perhaps Harry put the biggest part of the diamonds as payment for Maggie's education.
I am just saying, I have not read Zoo Day or the first chapters of PT.
KurtinStGeorge:
--- Quote from: Dina on January 03, 2019, 03:56:45 AM ---If the school is for supernatural people they could have a system to manage the money, no questions asked. So perhaps Harry put the biggest part of the diamonds as payment for Maggie's education.
I am just saying, I have not read Zoo Day or the first chapters of PT.
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1. Doesn't that seem like something Marcone would do? He has a supernatural bank; or make that a bank for supernatural customers, so why not an investment service or money (loot) transfer service for the same groups and individuals? Of course I can't see Harry trusting anything run by Marcone. Now that I think about it, Harry should get a safe deposit box at Marcone's bank for his diamonds, but he won't for the reason above.
2. That's why I spoiler tagged it. I know many people haven't read chapter 1 and I know some of those same people are loath to learn spoilers so far in advance of the actual publication. Funny thing is, it's been so long since I read chapter 1, I barely remember what any of the characters said to each other. I just remember a few basic facts, so Jim could rewrite that entire chapter and if those two or three major things didn't change, I wouldn't notice the difference.
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