We can assume they paid their taxes when they received their paychecks. Why should their heirs pay them again?

In this case, this life insurance policy isn't to stop anyone from paying taxes. The purpose is to pay the taxes rather than having all the assets sold off to pay them. For example, if I were to leave a taco hut family business to my kids, if they can't scrape up the cash to pay the taxes on what the state guesses the hut is worth, they would be forced to sell it to pay 45% tax, thus losing the business me and my family spent a lifetime building. A life insurance policy would allow them to pay the taxes in cash and keep the business. Unfortunately, this may not be an option for those who do not have "extra" income to afford an life insurance policy.

Yeah- it may not be a real issue but my brain wont let me be less than very careful due to the financial investment.

you still kicking ass and taking names in northern Europe?

Others have pointed out that you are wrong concerning whether the violence is 'unprovoked'. I submit that you are also wrong in saying that the GP is trying to justify this behavior. He is not. He's predicting it. And explaining the genesis of it.

You sound like you've spent a lot of time thinking about this.

I looked around a bit and saw a few citations that back your assertion that "Parents of children born in the U.S. are not allowed to stay here just because their kid is a citizen" Do you know of any firm numbers? Say the number of births in the US with non-citizen parents? Of perhaps more interest to me would be the numbers of deportations of these parents. And are the children returning to the home country of the parent(s) or are they staying in the US and entering various foster care situations?

I submit your 'wide variety' is far less diverse than you imagine. Get out of your suburb.

You should be more circumspect about people who not only view Ayn Rand as a brilliant thinker, but a sex object as well.

If I had my way, I'd have all of them shot.

--Pink (or is that Alan Greenspan?)

Many who oppose homosexual behavior also oppose some of the items on your list, especially vasectomies and tubal ligation. Does the gender reassignment surgery really even need to be addressed in regards to this?

In fact, the only one of interest that you mentioned was intercourse with post-menopausal with. IIRC, this is usually explained as being more or less a gift to the couple for being in a union. There's a bit more to it, but you have to accept the postulation that marriage is a joining of man and woman under God.

I think it's called 'Slashdot Disease'. The symptoms are particular apparent whenever the topic of tablet computers comes up.

And union protection.

B O O H O O

A minor edit of Obama's 2008 campaign, isn't it?

I don't think that's the point. I believe the point is that a dictatorship or single party rule is more efficient than a democracy or group run system.

Or it could be that the US is more in bed with the interests of businesses and is more likely to agree with them.

In any event, your reading of that isn't necessarily the correct one.