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  1. livendive
    ARRGHH!! STOP!! WRONG!! No offense, Dave, but this is an oft-repeated MYTH that's like nails down a blackborad to me every time I hear it. If you have a will, your stuff passes to the beneficiaries named in your will. If you don't have a will, it's called dying "intestate", and your stuff passes to whoever your nearest surviving relatives may happen to be, in accordance with a specific formula as set by the particular state's inheritance and intestacy statutes. Only in those very rare cases where a person dies intestate and doesn't have a single living relative, no matter how remote, that can be located do the decedent's assets go to the state. And believe me, those instances are very rare. Again, I didn't say that's how things ARE, I proposed it as a "how things could be". Per your post above, it sounds like things are already fine and don't need fixing, minus the references to marriage. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    I finished batch 1 yesterday...time for batch 2. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  3. livendive
    Huh?? Not to my recollection...although it's been quite a while since Mom died. The state WAS involved, but did NOT inherit - again, at least not to my recollection. I was referring to my theoretical situation, not the actual current state of affairs. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    I didn't say they're stressing me personally. I have a child who went to public school, so the taxes I spent on education got me something (just not as much as those parents who have 6 kids). Beyond that, those people are getting a tax break for each child...those taxes still have to be collected to cover the government's expenditures, therefore they are collected from the rest of society (including me). Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    I was just about to say I'm not one of those people, but on further reflection I guess I am. I want the government to step in where people are harming the collective, e.g. murderers, rapists, thieves, vandals, etc. In fact, that's the *only* way I want the government to control our lives. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    First to the surviving parent. If there isn't one or they are not suitable, then it goes to the family who makes the best argument for custody (i.e. appears able to provide the best home environment). Shared custody is also a possibility. Why would the process change if there were no legal recognition of marriage? The courts already have to deal with this issue with unmarried parents. The process is exactly the same as for divorcees. I see no reason for it to change. In the absence of a will, the state inherits everything. Pensions had better be directed to a specific survivor(s) lest they be forfeit. Alternately, what happens to the estate of an unmarried/widowed person today? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    Maybe I'm just cynical, but what percentage of humans would you say actually improve the world around them? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    And that is why over half of my ballot remained blank. I only voted for those issues and candidates that I cared enough to read up on. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    $179,000 is kinda high and seemingly arbitrary. I'd entertain the notion of increasing taxes on people who have children rather than decreasing them. Right now, the system is backwards...the more kids a family has, the more they use our roads and schools and water and electricity. For that increased use, they pay decreased taxes while the single person who opts not to have children pays more and more to cover the expenses of those children? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    OK, I'll compromise and say that marriage is a religious institution that's become entwined in our legal system. But it is still primarily religious in nature...why else would the majority of them happen in churches and/or be presided over by clergy? I *totally* agree with the sentence I bolded. I think the best thing would be for our government to step completely out of marriage. No recognition of what is or isn't a marriage, no tax breaks, inheritance breaks, divorce procedures...no MENTION of "marriage" in federal law. Make it so those people who wish to enter into marriage can enter into a legally binding contract that can be adjudicated by the courts just like business contracts. Similarly, people could go through a marriage ceremony without such a contract. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    That's one serious gloat you've got there! Edit: So, uh, how did the Republicans do in the '98 elections (6th year of Clinton's presidency)? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  12. livendive
    And just what advantages should those people be getting, outside of a break on rental costs? The same as those couples who have the blessing of a church on their relationship. Marriage is a relious institution, and therefore should remain outside the domain of governmental intrusion. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    I think we even jumped together. Is that you in the orange pants in this picture? I'm the guy docked on the base (and it's a different dz.commer about 300 feet below us ) Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    There is only one other person I introduced myself to that I can think of so far. I'm telling you I'm a little shy. I'm trying to change that at boogies though. I met you this weekend. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    Coozie is a funny word. Reading fast it looks like coochie. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    I concur. I've supposedly been to three boogies where he was there at the same time and I've never met him. I think dz.com needs to make tshirts where you can put your username on it! Followed by Who are you? I had several people come up to me at SDA this weekend and say something along the lines of "Hey, you're livendive...I'm fill in blank". Saddest were the ones who said I look exactly like my avatar. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    I agree 100%, and then some. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    Awww...I'm blushing. How about showing your love and sending me the uncensored version of that avatar? And me too! I was severely disappointed to not see them on display this weekend! As for PhillyKev - nice to see you're reanimated. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    Depends on which one is consentual or not I thought consent was a given and it just depended on having the key. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  20. livendive
    I always find it much more fun to be restrained by others, but whatever floats your boat Which one is less likely to involve the police being called? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  21. livendive
    Sorry, I don't know what came over me. I'll try to restrain myself in the future. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    horny_gorilla floating_dildo zoo_load legstraps creeper the_rabbit Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    As if you even have to ask...Boobies of course!! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    Happy birthday brother J! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)