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To: TigerPaw who wrote (7913)	12/22/2005 3:41:52 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541922

Allow them to leave a portion of their property to heirs. So if your dad dies and leaves you the family home, do you you get to keep just the dining room and downstairs half bath?

To: TigerPaw who wrote (7913)	12/22/2005 5:00:33 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541922

Why is it any of your business what I do with my assets. They aren't your assets or the governments for that matter. If estates or corporations or anything else become in effect, immortal, then they will eventually crowd out all opportunity. I don't think that is a very realistic view. Estates get divided, and people who inherit often are less able to add to them than the ancestor was. Companies might last a long time, but their existence doesn't crowd out opportunity. New ideas and areas to compete in keep arriving, and if a company doesn't face strong competition for a long time its likely to get "fat and happy" and allow room for a more nimble competitor. You would not only not allow people to leave their property to their heirs but would force corporations to disband after a certain period of time? Tim