Comment on Ask HN: Do you think inheritance should be illegal?parentComments−BrentRitterbeck16yBecause I'm not breaking my back for the benefit of others. Hell, half the time I wonder why I am doing so much work for myself and my family.−amichailOP16yYour money doesn't have to go to the government after you die. You could spend it on yourself taking advantage of your doctor's prediction as to how much longer you will live.−BrentRitterbeck16yLife often ends unexpectedly. I seriously doubt I could time the cash flows to expire at the exact moment I expire.EDIT: I am absolutely certain I could not time the cash flows to expire at the exact moment I expire.
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Because I'm not breaking my back for the benefit of others. Hell, half the time I wonder why I am doing so much work for myself and my family.
Your money doesn't have to go to the government after you die. You could spend it on yourself taking advantage of your doctor's prediction as to how much longer you will live.
Life often ends unexpectedly. I seriously doubt I could time the cash flows to expire at the exact moment I expire.
EDIT: I am absolutely certain I could not time the cash flows to expire at the exact moment I expire.