Paula gives birth...

[The Kitchen Cynic]

My father, a man of principle, boycotted movies that featured American actors or actresses who lived in Monaco. He felt that these people were living there solely to avoid paying US income taxes. As a wage earner, he paid taxes on every dime he earned, and he resented very highly paid Hollywood types who made their income from movies that were (in those days) getting almost all their revenue from the USA, but who didn't pay income tax at all because they had fled to a tax haven.

My question is, does anyone feel that way anymore? Does it bother any of our British posters that Paula Radcliffe makes lots of money running in the UK and getting sponsorships from UK companies (and representing GBR internationally) but presumably don't suffer the heavy burden of British income taxation by simply setting up a residence in Monaco? I don't know of any top US track stars who live there, but I think there are other Europeans who do this as well. Doesn't anyone care?

[tafnut]

Doesn't anyone care?

Nah - the rest of us wish we were rich enough to do it too!

[SQUACKEE]

Please play George Harrison's "Tax man" real loud and call me in the mornin. Doctor Roberts orders!

[Jon]

Re: Paula gives birth...

...to a baby girl. Arrived this morning.

http://www.athletics-weekly.com/newsarticle.php?id=150

Last edited by Jon on Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:29 am; edited 2 times in total

Two edits?

One to add the link to the article, and one to edit the article URL.

[Jon]

My question is, does anyone feel that way anymore? Does it bother any of our British posters that Paula Radcliffe makes lots of money running in the UK and getting sponsorships from UK companies (and representing GBR internationally) but presumably don't suffer the heavy burden of British income taxation by simply setting up a residence in Monaco? I don't know of any top US track stars who live there, but I think there are other Europeans who do this as well. Doesn't anyone care?

Not really. Kelly Holmes, Kajsa Bergqvist and Christian Olsson all have a house there too. I'm sure if Monaco was closer to the US, more US track stars would do the same. It's a smart financial move.

[Daisy]

Doesn't anyone care?

I'm betting no one gives a damn, she earned the right to live there. More likely targets are the sloane rangers who most would feel have not earned the right to play in Monaco. The irony is that many of the upper class are broke trying to maintain their mansions which fall into disrepair.

[Jon]

Greek discus record-holder Ekaterini Voggoli gave birth to a baby girl one day before Radcliffe.

[Jon]

Paula's baby has been named Isla (silent 's').

[Jefferson Buffalo]

Well, Isla be darned!

[tandfman]

Apparently, it was a long labour. But exactly how long? The article doesn't say. Don't they know that track people like to time things?

http://rss1.mediafed.com/feed/mirror/To ... ce5400e69d

[Brian]

[quote="tandfman"]Apparently, it was a long labour. But exactly how long? The article doesn't say. Don't they know that track people like to time things? [quote]


I'd guess 2:15:25; Radcliffe has always been consistent.

[Jnathletics]

Very cute.

Will she have inherited her mum's head bob?

If they made a head bobble doll of Paula that would be funny, huh? See the head bobble doll is already bobbing all around- see?

If they made a Paula bobble head would the head bobble? Wouldn't it be funnier if the head didn't bobble since her head does? :idea:

[nctrackfan]

Congratulations to Paula. I'm glad mother and daughter are going well.

I have a question for forum members out there. Paula gave birth on Wednesday morning (the 17th), how soon do you think it will it take until Paula is able to beat each one of us individually in a race? For example, I'm a slow jogger and go around 25mpw, so I'd say either by yesterday or today, Paula would be able to kick my butt in a 10K.

How soon would Paula be able to catch up to you after she returns from maternal leave? Remember, last Fall, Paula was able to go ~42min in a 10K, which she called a 'slow jog' (she was several months into her pregnancy).

[tafnut]

how soon do you think it will it take until Paula is able to beat each one of us individually in a race?

I'm pretty sure that Paula could have beat me the day before she gave birth and the day after. But it IS comforting to know I coulda whipped her butt THAT day!

[SQUACKEE]

how soon do you think it will it take until Paula is able to beat each one of us individually in a race?

I'm pretty sure that Paula could have beat me the day before she gave birth and the day after. But it IS comforting to know I coulda whipped her butt THAT day!

Paula can run 6:30 pace WHILE giving birth, can you Tafnut? :P