February 14, 2012
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Elin Nordegren closed on a deal to buy a sprawling island estate in the Stockholm archipelago in the early days of an infidelity scandal which continues to plague her star golfer husband Tiger Woods, the island’s residents' association said on Sunday.
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The celebrity status comments that are generated on the blogs will thankfully fade, and they can go on with the privacy of their marriage in private.
She probably needs to put all her assets in real estate, etc so that when they split the swedish government doesn't take 60% of her money.
She'll probably need a place in Cali too so she can get some sun once and awhile.
Run Tiger, Run!
I had a friend whose dad sold their home in New Jersey for about $500,000 and got his residents permit to come here and live with his daughter, but went to open a Bank account to put his money into and was told the government would take 60%. He said screw that and put it in an offshore account in a tax haven country and kept around $100,000 in cash. I don't blame him, it was rediculous. That money was hard earned and tax paid for already. Why should he have to fund some stupid greedy socialist welfare state system he did'nt want to partake of in the first place.
She'd be absolutelt stupid to bring the bulk of that wealth back here. Well, of course it's obvious she's made stupid decisions before.
I do agree with some comments: not a smart thing to do to bring in so much money to Sweden. And 60% is probably a very low estimate. With the amount she probably has coming, I wouldn't be surprised if this percentage rose up to 80-85% or even more.
Didn't Astrid Lindgren get taxed for 102% or some ridiculous figure like this?
They are going to be able to bring a lot of Muslim families to Sweden with that kind of money! Maybe they will give some of it to Communist Dictators, so they are not immediatly overwhelmed and can continue to rob the regular Swedish taxpayer.
She went all the way to America to find such an idiot????? Maybe we could export them to Sweden. How many ships of trash do you need??? This guys an American, do you know how much our country despises this kind of behavior??
She could have drug home one of the millions of Lutheran men of Nordic decent in the US and had some shared values, but she had to find a real winner, Ha, Ha. Everybody in the US is lauhig at her and her idiot.
Oh, I forgot her mother is a Socialist politician, so this was probably an exercise in proving everybody is the same as Sweden in the world . LOL
What American husband goes to Las Vegas by himself???
she will never get half his money(kids or no kids). i don't think his family or the american public will let that happen. look at paul the guy from the beatles this woman wanted half of his wealth and they was married under 10yrs and with a son. the uk public was so brutal on this woman,she took the first offer that she was given in the first place. tigger's wife don't win a golf title or worked hard to be the best in the world.the man cheated and got what was coming to him,if they was to get divorced and it came down to money. it would be tied up in a legal battle for yrs. tigger's wife in america would be cast as a bimbo white trash from sweden and her mother a socialist hypocrite. his wife would get the same bashing as paul's wife did in the uk. for those who are wondering if this woman would get tigger's money she may get up to 200 million(tigger's networth is 575 million or so). why would she bring that money home to sweden and get 60% or more taken from her? one last thing i noticed that some of you are HATING on tigger,but get this if he goes on a winning streak again and again. some of you HATERS will be on tigger's D¤¤&/%K once more!
OUCH! Well hopefully, your dry fish won't do the same to you - or at least be more discreet.
The moral relativists will lose that one. I was at the sporting goods display the other day and they had taken down the Tiger pictuers. America wanted a Tiger and he promised them that, and all we got was some loser John.
It has been reported that Elin is filing for divorce in the state of California. State law says she is entitled to half of Tiger's current and future income. What she does with it, or where she banks it, is her decision.
Also, all property holdings in Sweden, have thus far, been in Elins name only.
Sounds like she is doing what she needs to do for both herself and her kids.
And btw.... most American's are so over any Tiger news. It was shocking but not surprising as most American pro athletes cheat. The news is all about how Elin is striking out, not staying by her man for a a future pay out.