Subj : Re: Um...no comment?
To   : Frank Reid
From : Finnigann
Date : Tue Sep 13 2005 09:04 am

-=> Frank Reid wrote to Deuce <=-

 FR>   Re: Re: Um...no comment?
 FR>   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.

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

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

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

Social Security is all ready an insurance policy - for the nation.

.... The BUCK stops here! So, now let's move over there. 'w'
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