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If gas/fuel taxes pay for Road & Highway maintenance, what happens when Electric Vehicles over take Fuel Burning Vehicles and the fuel tax revenue drop off?
They'll tax the electricity at public charging stations.
Mystic
We're all born mad
Surveys of stormwater ponds in suburban Toronto revealed the presence of more than 20,000 goldfish in a single pond less than an acre in size. Some of the fish weighed in at over three pounds. They are likely descended from “dumped pets.”
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/supersized-goldfish-could-become-superinvaders/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/supersized-goldfish-could-become-superinvaders/
Mystic
We're all born mad
On the origin of Sun Ra's album Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy (Saturn, 1967):
In the 1950s, Sun Ra and the Arkestra performed at a Chicago mental hospital. In the middle of the gig, a woman who hadn’t spoken for years stood up, walked to his piano and said, “And you call that music?”
In the 1950s, Sun Ra and the Arkestra performed at a Chicago mental hospital. In the middle of the gig, a woman who hadn’t spoken for years stood up, walked to his piano and said, “And you call that music?”
Mulch season is underway! We have been doing mostly funeral homes this week which brought an ad slogan for funeral homes to mind. "If you're terminally ill, please make sure to die in the spring so that your loved ones can enjoy our freshly mulched flower beds."
Someone has the right idea!
Big fish in a small pond.
noogies
My Favorite Woofers.
Good planning?
Bill Ferris
Lunatic Member
Another possible reason could be that in their elderly years, many people with a decent sized estate will put everything they own in a Trust, with their Heirs as Trustees. This is done to shield the estate against sky high nursing home/hospice costs, as well as to avoid the estate having to go through probate court, a costly and time consuming process. The net result is that a person "of means" can end up a Pauper on paper upon his death, having assured his estate has gone to exactly who he wanted it to......
Bill Ferris
Lunatic Member
Another possible reason could be that in their elderly years, many people with a decent sized estate will put everything they own in a Trust, with their Heirs as Trustees. This is done to shield the estate against sky high nursing home/hospice costs, as well as to avoid the estate having to go through probate court, a costly and time consuming process. The net result is that a person "of means" can end up a Pauper on paper upon his death, having assured his estate has gone to exactly who he wanted it to......
Yes... And I`m setup that way, per recommendations/encouragement by my financial advisor some yrs. back.
All my estate`s assets will be split between my very close three long time friends, with no wife, no children, and my three sisters have their own money, so nothing for them, whether they agree on not.
noogies
My Favorite Woofers.
Sorry, I guess I wasn't very clear -- I only meant that it has long been an ambition of mine to die just as I'm spending my last dollar. Not as easy as it sounds.Another possible reason could be that in their elderly years, many people with a decent sized estate will put everything they own in a Trust, with their Heirs as Trustees. This is done to shield the estate against sky high nursing home/hospice costs, as well as to avoid the estate having to go through probate court, a costly and time consuming process. The net result is that a person "of means" can end up a Pauper on paper upon his death, having assured his estate has gone to exactly who he wanted it to......
