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On Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:39:09 -0700, Chambers wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Well, and what's more, it is ostensibly the Government's place to
>> protect us from the stupidity of others, no? So in this instance, the
>> government would be protecting the rightful heirs from the stupidity of
>> the deceased. They're certainly not protecting the deceased from
>> his/her own stupidity: The deceased is, by definition, no longer a
>> party to the affairs in question.
>
> How do you know its stupidity? Maybe he didn't leave a will because he
> didn't want his family getting any of his money.
Then that is something that should be stated as an *explicit* wish so
there's no doubt about it.
> Of course, that brings up the question of whether or not you should be
> able to decide what happens to your property after you die.
True enough.
Jim
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