Posted on 01/29/2006 10:21:03 AM PST by wagglebee
Because they have chosen this existence over eternity.
Wow, and just think it's all because of their money. What do the rest of us poor do, get put in an ice cube tray with 11 of our best firends?
I was thinking the same thing.
Yeah, there might be a shortage of bizarre pedophiles in a couple hundred years.
This trend is gonna give the shivers to some chirrens of those folks..."What? No inheritance??"
Too creepy to think about!
Calling Dr. Frankenstein and Igor...
Trickle down, er, economics , ah yeah
From sheer curiosity, I suppose. This fundamental impulse is what made us human. Otherwise we'd be still living in the trees and eating bananas. Best of luck to them; hopefully their frosen bodies will be revivable.
"His daughters have since produced a second will"
Heh. I'm sure they did 'produce' it.
How long can a huge fortune without an owner quietly gather interest before someone gets the bright idea of taxing it at 99%? Or before it gets lost, converted into occupation currency, nationalized, redesignated or otherwise plundered? If I wanted to preserve wealth like that I'd put it in dozens of accounts all over the world, as private as possible. I'd seek out countries and families with long histories of good banking practice and take my business there. And if I were really wealthy I'd have part of the interest pay for a permanent staff of lawyers devoted to continually improving the defenses.
Put it in diamonds or something like that.
"Put it in diamonds or something like that."
Diamonds are a bad bet in the long term. Platinum, on the other hand, is a very good bet. Not only is it valuable for jewelry purposes, but for many industrial purposes, as well. It's also in much shorter supply than gold, the other hedge metal of note.
"Hey, everybody, let's have some fun,
"You only live but once
"And when you're dead you're done,
"So let the good times roll,
"Let the good times roll,
"I don't care if you're young or old,
"Get together, let the good times roll...."
To see if the Lions ever win a Super Bowl?
Diamonds are used for a great many high-tech purposes like lasers, although in 200 years those uses may be obsolete.
The big advantage of diamonds is that you can easily carry several millions of dollars worth in your pockets.
This is the ne plus ultra of arrogant self absorbtion.
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