Subj : Re: Um...no comment?
To   : Deuce
From : Frank Reid
Date : Tue Sep 13 2005 06:26 am

  Re: Re: Um...no comment?
  By: Deuce to Angus McLeod on Tue Sep 13 2005 03:00:00

 > Because, many patriarchs don't trust their heirs to take care of them.  In s
 > cases, I firmly believe the heirs don't deserve anything.

I'm sure there's great merit in the true "can't take it with you" concept, but
there would be obstacles.  First, I would agree there should be some minimum
threshold (as there is today) to ensure families don't go hungry should a
provider die intestate.  Next, and even more important, it'd be tough for a
government to *plan* around the date for an arbitrary event (like death!)  I
suppose the country's population could anxiously await the deaths of the Fords,
Hughes and Gates types, but getting that tax revenue on a more predictable
basis might be necessary to keep running while you wait!  (Yes, we cannot
balance our checkbook!)

> However, there's nothing stopping people from takeing out life insurance.

Ah, privatize death benefits entirely... I like that!  Now, if we could do the
same for social security, we'd be all set!

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