“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his late wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, didn’t pay a penny for the high-end kitchen appliances, dual-flush toilets, solid brass and zinc faucets, hardwood flooring and hypoallergenic rugs when they created their eco-friendly Westchester mansion. Even the bamboo hangers and the cleaning products were free — a $1.3 million bonanza of swag.
Now five months after Mary Richardson Kennedy’s suicide at the sprawling estate in Bedford, her husband is set to make a windfall.” [New York Post]
What has entitlement got to do with this? People offered goods and discounted services in exchange for favorable publicity. If these contractors and vendors think that was a good deal, so be it. As long as the arrangements were voluntary and all parties were happy with the exchange, all is well.
Wonder how it was handled and will be handled on the old TAX return!!