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Herb Kohl: There is in the bankruptcy code today a limit on cars. I think it is $5,000. There is a limit on art, along with other…

On the recordMarch 15, 2001
There is in the bankruptcy code today a limit on cars. I think it is $5,000. There is a limit on art, along with other provisions, which I think is at $8,000. The claim that you can shield an unlimited amount of art, or a fabulous car collection, in a bankruptcy proceeding today is simply not true.
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Herb Kohl
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Addressing misconceptions about limits on shielding assets in bankruptcy proceedings.

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