Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

I agree.

My point was this: will you not create such a trust yourself, for your kids, if there does not exist one that is available for all, if you had the means?

I hope Bill Gates starts a trend. I'm sure he'll give away all of his money except for that 100M trust fund for his kids. What if they then turn that measly 100M into billions and then repeat what their father did? That would be pretty cool. How could laws about inheritance stop that from happening, I wonder.

I think laws about inheritance are mostly good because they protect the inheritor. The money would go that way either way, unless the parents and their kids ave afalling out. If a child has a falling out with his parents, parents could easily cut him out of the heritage if it were not for laws protecting those children. I think those laws are mostly good. Because rebelling against your parents is mostly a good thing, to society that is, because there is a very good chance you are smarter than them.




I'm a bleeding heart liberal, and I want Democrats to use and abuse Super PACs as far as possible, while also working to get rid of them.




Consider applying for YC's Spring batch! Applications are open till Feb 11.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: