Inheritance

Trollheart · 04-12-2018, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

A corpse can't own things. A corpse is a corpse, not a who.

You against zombies getting rich then?

Oriphiel · 04-12-2018, 05:44 PM

It's kind of funny that the bootstrap types are always the first to defend inheritances. I guess they don't have the same faith in their children that they have in the poor to do shit for themselves.

Also, considering that no endeavors happen in a vacuum, and that those fortunes couldn't have been made without the society and economy that the lower classes slave to maintain, it's hard to look at any amount of money as purely belonging to one person. When someone hoards wealth to such insane degrees that it further lessens the already limited pool of money in our economy, maybe society has the right to level the playing field, even if only in extreme circumstances.

The Batlord · 04-12-2018, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Goofle

Have you heard about that thing called "will and testament"?

We're talking about how we'd like the law to be, and since a corpse is a corpse and can't use a bank account or buy property then logic dictates that they can't own anything, because duh. **** your will and testament. You want to dictate how you're buried? Fine. You want to be able to dictate what happens to $10k or $50k or whatever limits are reasonable, then go ahead cause who cares, but if you're Bill Gates then that's a lot of assets to pass onto someone who did nothing to earn them and who has no claim to them other than their daddy's warm and fuzzies.

Trollheart · 04-12-2018, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Oriphiel

It's kind of funny that the bootstrap types are always the first to defend inheritances. I guess they don't have the same faith in their children that they have in the poor to do shit for themselves.

Also, considering that no endeavors happen in a vacuum, and that those fortunes couldn't have been made without the society and economy that the lower classes slave to maintain, it's hard to look at any amount of money as purely belonging to one person. When someone hoards wealth to such insane degrees that it further lessens the already limited pool of money in our economy, maybe society has the right to level the playing field, even if only in extreme circumstances.

Well, my inheritance is going to come from a life insurance policy, so how is that not my money? I pay the premiums: you gonna say Karen don't deserve to reap the rewards of that when I shuffle off this mortal coil?

The Batlord · 04-12-2018, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Oriphiel

It's kind of funny that the bootstrap types are always the first to defend inheritances. I guess they don't have the same faith in their children that they have in the poor to do shit for themselves.

Also, considering that no endeavors happen in a vacuum, and that those fortunes couldn't have been made without the society and economy that the lower classes slave to maintain, it's hard to look at any amount of money as purely belonging to one person. When someone hoards wealth to such insane degrees that it further lessens the already limited pool of money in our economy, maybe society has the right to level the playing field, even if only in extreme circumstances.

Church. Try making all that money if nobody builds a road for you to drive to work on.

Trollheart · 04-12-2018, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

We're talking about how we'd like the law to be, and since a corpse is a corpse and can't use a bank account or buy property then logic dictates that they can't own anything, because duh. **** your will and testament. You want to dictate how you're buried? Fine. You want to be able to dictate what happens to $10k or $50k or whatever limits are reasonable, then go ahead cause who cares, but if you're Bill Gates then that's a lot of assets to pass onto someone who did nothing to earn them and who has no claim to them other than their daddy's warm and fuzzies.

Again ignoring the poor zombies.

And I bet you wouldn't say that if you were Gates's son.
It'd be gimme gimme it's mine nobody else can have any get the **** out of my way!
You know it would.

The Batlord · 04-12-2018, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Well, my inheritance is going to come from a life insurance policy, so how is that not my money? I pay the premiums: you gonna say Karen don't deserve to reap the rewards of that when I shuffle off this mortal coil?

It doesn't have to be completely Draconian, but there should be reasonable limits to the amount of money you can pass on.

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Again ignoring the poor zombies.

And I bet you wouldn't say that if you were Gates's son.
It'd be gimme gimme it's mine nobody else can have any get the **** out of my way!
You know it would.

Yes let's continue to be ruled by the desires of entitled rich kids.

Trollheart · 04-12-2018, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

It doesn't have to be completely Draconian, but there should be reasonable limits to the amount of money you can pass on.

How does 200 grand sound?

~~Cuthbert~~ · 04-12-2018, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

How does 200 grand sound?

That's too low imo. Especially if you have multiple children.

Trollheart · 04-12-2018, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Man like Monkey

That's too low imo. Especially if you have multiple children.

I have no children, but a sister whom, if I should go before her, is going to need every penny of that to be able to continue to live at home, or at least in a decent nursing home.

View Poll Results: Well?
People should be able to pass on their fortune however they want.	7	63.64%
There should be some limits to how much someone can inherit.	3	27.27%
Only under special circumstances should someone be allowed to inherit money/property.	1	9.09%
There shouldn't ever be any inheritances.	0	0%
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