July 13, 2010 · 5 comments
in George Soros, bailout, charity, economics, gifts, philanthropy, stock exchanges, terminology, wealth, wealth transfer
U.S. public discourse especially, particularly during election seasons, as we saw in the primaries leading up to Obama’s election, makes a lot of fuss with the phrase “the redistribution of wealth.”
Those using the phrase seem to intend it to refer to some type of “Robin Hood” scenario, where some guy steals from the rich in order [...]
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Have you made plans for what you would do with any inheritance you might receive from your parents’ estates when they die? It’s not the most pleasant subject to think about frequently, but every now and then I come back to it. I haven’t sat down with my parents to have an in-depth conversation about [...]
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