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New s/few years/rest of your life
At least, if you actually live like I do, instead of like some spoiled rich brat.
When somebody asks you to trade your freedoms for security, it isn't your security they're talking about.
New I said a nice place :-P
However even if you change that you're probably wrong. After a couple of decades inflation, the money won't rent as much as it does now.

Cheers,
Ben
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
     18 wealthy families behind estate tax repeal movement. - (inthane-chan) - (87)
         And rightly so. - (pwhysall)
         the income/equity has already been taxed once - (boxley) - (84)
             Disagree. - (Another Scott) - (3)
                 There are many bad things in life. - (pwhysall) - (1)
                     "They'll tax the pennies on your eyes" (new thread) - (jb4)
                 hogwash, you think they sit around on piles of money? - (boxley)
             What is fair? - (ben_tilly) - (76)
                 so if you get mugged its fair if you are rich? -NT - (boxley) - (75)
                     It's income. Tax it. -NT - (Silverlock) - (74)
                         Fair enough. As income. -NT - (imric)
                         income should be taxed, savings from income already taxed - (boxley) - (72)
                             Exactly. -NT - (pwhysall)
                             That is it in a nutshell. - (bepatient) - (42)
                                 Bah. - (Another Scott) - (23)
                                     how very marxist of you - (boxley) - (19)
                                         I don't think Teddy was a Marxist. -NT - (Another Scott) - (1)
                                             For those who don't understand that comment... - (ben_tilly)
                                         You have to have balance - (ben_tilly) - (16)
                                             so advocating theft of private property to balance power is - (boxley) - (15)
                                                 Yes, it is. - (ben_tilly) - (14)
                                                     Oh you mean national socialism, got it -NT - (boxley) - (13)
                                                         Nice insult - (ben_tilly) - (12)
                                                             not an isult just a description of what you want to do - (boxley) - (11)
                                                                 Then use another description - (ben_tilly) - (10)
                                                                     well lets see, that party believed that all wealth was at - (boxley) - (9)
                                                                         You been taking rhetoric lessons from BeeP? - (jb4) - (8)
                                                                             Sorry Ben, Ascribed a quote from Todd to You - (boxley) - (7)
                                                                                 I don't think that's the "banker" he meant - (drewk) - (5)
                                                                                     maybe not but the freekin local squire with his hand out - (boxley) - (3)
                                                                                         What are you gonna do with it - (tuberculosis) - (2)
                                                                                             I think my kids could sqander as efficiently as a government -NT - (boxley)
                                                                                             Not spend it on invading Iraq, for one thing. -NT - (pwhysall)
                                                                                     It was a reference to Monopoly -NT - (tuberculosis)
                                                                                 The usual quote is "rags to rags in three generations" - (ben_tilly)
                                     And you'll see me be very consistent - (bepatient)
                                     I see your Bah and raise you a Feh. - (pwhysall) - (1)
                                         Wow, is that ever a 'well worn' arguement. - (Andrew Grygus)
                                 Cry me up a river - (ben_tilly) - (12)
                                     so having a rich dad is a detriment - (boxley) - (11)
                                         What do you call having a poor dad then? - (ben_tilly) - (4)
                                             s/few years/rest of your life - (inthane-chan) - (1)
                                                 I said a nice place :-P - (ben_tilly)
                                             whenever someone takes 1/2 of mine it gets detrimental - (boxley) - (1)
                                                 It wasn't yours - (ben_tilly)
                                         Please provide verifiable references . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (5)
                                             :-) - (Another Scott) - (1)
                                                 Yeah, we had that in my family too. - (Andrew Grygus)
                                             Andrew Jackson's Grandchildren - (boxley) - (2)
                                                 Eh? - (Another Scott) - (1)
                                                     When I was at the Hermitage I saw info that had the begats - (boxley)
                                 Its a tax on *personal* wealth - (tuberculosis) - (4)
                                     Small set of victims is larger than the set your after. - (bepatient) - (3)
                                         s /surf/serf/ "Surf's up at Wal-Mart!" :-) -NT - (Another Scott)
                                         I disagree on how good it is - (ben_tilly)
                                         not if you measure in dollars - (tuberculosis)
                             Look at it from the child's point of view - (ben_tilly) - (27)
                                 Difference is, when you get that income - (bepatient) - (19)
                                     So I don't keep the house, big deal. - (ben_tilly)
                                     Easy - (JayMehaffey) - (17)
                                         Since you've never had this happen to someone you know - (bepatient) - (16)
                                             Compromise suggested - (ben_tilly)
                                             Don't know about New Jersey - (JayMehaffey) - (4)
                                                 Selling part of a farm - (imric)
                                                 Lovely use of statistics - (bepatient) - (2)
                                                     Figures where for 2000, current rate is lower. - (JayMehaffey) - (1)
                                                         Re: Figures where for 2000, current rate is lower. - (bepatient)
                                             Latest numbers and info from the IRS. - (Another Scott) - (1)
                                                 Estate tax level is current wacky - (JayMehaffey)
                                             Re: Since you've never had this happen to someone you know - (tuberculosis) - (7)
                                                 Try.. - (bepatient) - (6)
                                                     Nota bene - (jake123)
                                                     All true, but that's a different problem - (drewk)
                                                     Mortgage or move - (tuberculosis) - (3)
                                                         Interesting take - (bepatient) - (2)
                                                             So take Ben's solution. - (inthane-chan)
                                                             I have no intention - (tuberculosis)
                                 why should you have to pay %50 taxes because your - (boxley) - (1)
                                     simple, your parents had more money...that makes it fair. -NT - (bepatient)
                                 Does your father(s estate) get to write off the expense? - (drewk) - (4)
                                     I know someone who did it. - (broomberg) - (2)
                                         I know multiple people who've done that - (ben_tilly)
                                         That's a little different, as I understand it. - (Another Scott)
                                     Its called a living trust came into being with the ERISA law -NT - (boxley)
             This tax was deliberately confiscatory when introduced. - (Andrew Grygus) - (2)
                 I'd agree with that -NT - (ben_tilly)
                 She's got vast... tracts of land. -NT - (jake123)
         This surprises you? -NT - (tuberculosis)

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