m***e
发帖数: 428 | 1 三 困难之本体论方面的根源
华人学生赖以成长的社会，在制度和文化的各方面与西方社会均有着重要的历史的和现
状的差异，因为这一系列存在经验的差异而对诸多现代西方社会科学的概念不易接受，
是笔者所观察到的最普遍的一种困难。
例一。在西方社会科学文献里，bureaucracy是一个中心概念。对当代bureaucracy讨论
影响最大的，是韦伯(Max Weber)的著名定义：
The following may thus be said to be the fundamental categories of rational
legal authority:
(1)A continuous organization of official functions bound by rules.
(2)A specified sphere of competence…
(3)The organization of offices follows the principle of hierarchy…
(4)The rules which regulate the conduct of an off... 阅读全帖 |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 2 Mary Pilon, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Sign Here; Move over, heirs and
heiresses: Baby boomers are flocking to sign prenuptial agreements, too.
Wall Street Journal, July 3, 2010.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703280004575309013835978070.html
("Because prenups are general legal contracts, same-sex couples may be able
to draft financial agreements, even if their state doesn't legally recognize
the union, she says. 'People are free to contract,' Ms. [Marlene Eskind]
Moses says. |
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b*****t
发帖数: 1422 | 3 Although his story wasn't very inspiring for people who got heir phds in
Caltech, gatech etc... But for his age, this is
satisfactory enough.
I believe if he makes more efforts, he will be also outstanding after 10
years in whatever he decides to pursue |
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h*******a
发帖数: 1372 | 4 挑战第三周
第十五天
Love Dare - Day 15
Choose a way to show honor and respect to your spouse that is above your
normal routine.
选择一条路，超越寻常的自我，来表达对配偶的敬意和尊重。
** 相关圣经启示
1Pe 3:7 Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives
, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of
the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.
彼得前书3:7 你们作丈夫的、也要按情理和妻子同住，因他比你软弱、与你一同承受生
命之恩的、所以要敬重他，这样便叫你们的祷告没有阻碍。 |
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f**g
发帖数: 366 | 5 His two sisters both live much closer to their parents' home. But my husband
explained this as "my mom think you as her heir, that is why she is storing
all her best stuff at your home".
When we got married, his father said "now our 2 homes are united as 1".
Maybe that is why they thought my parents' home as their own.
When we are looking at opportunities in China, his mom said "Better go to
your wife's city, because you would not need to buy a house there".
The house price is more than 20 times... 阅读全帖 |
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m*****u
发帖数: 1342 | 6 Heard it from two insurance guys at wealthtrack.com, the main benefit for
life insurance annuity is if you live longer than
your peers, you get paid from the money by those other people, that's also
the guts of buying insurance at first place.
But like everything else in life, there is downside with that too: such as
inflation risk, and no left over for your heirs. |
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l*********m
发帖数: 16971 | 7 【 以下文字转载自 Stock 讨论区 】
发信人: lovefreedom (橘子爱自由), 信区: Stock
标 题: 美国富人不用付遗产税
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Dec 17 18:37:41 2013, 美东)
http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=BLOOM&date
Federal law requires billionaires such as Adelson who want to leave fortunes
to their children to pay estate or gift taxes of 40 percent on those assets
. Adelson has blunted that bite by exploiting a loophole that Congress
unintentionally created and that the Internal Revenue Service unsuccessfully
challenged.
By... 阅读全帖 |
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r****m
发帖数: 1204 | 8 1. Let me say this again - when you are old and take out cash value to use
for retirement use, your premium WILL BE HIGHER.
The reason is simple, premium is based on your age and remaining cash value
in your account (the two scenarios you mentioned). Now with older age and
less cash value to generate contribution (because you take out some cash
value to use), your premium will be higher than if you do nothing (leave the
money to your heirs).
所以, 我说的是正确的.
2. I was referring to level death benef... 阅读全帖 |
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r****m
发帖数: 1204 | 9 1. Let me say this again - when you are old and take out cash value to use
for retirement use, your premium WILL BE HIGHER.
The reason is simple, premium is based on your age and remaining cash value
in your account (the two scenarios you mentioned). Now with older age and
less cash value to generate contribution (because you take out some cash
value to use), your premium will be higher than if you do nothing (leave the
money to your heirs).
所以, 我说的是正确的.
2. I was referring to level death benef... 阅读全帖 |
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r****m
发帖数: 1204 | 10 想法还行, 但实际上还是有问题.
Most importantly because anti-money laundering regulations.
First, when you buy an IUL/VUL, you need to justify with appropriate income
sources. How do you justify it with 灰色收入?
Second, for large amount of premium payments, you can't pay with cash. If
you pay with check, you have to deposit the 灰色收入 in a checking account,
which will leave traces.
Third, how does the owner plan to use the cash value? There are a few ways I
have discussed before, none of them is good for people tr... 阅读全帖 |
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n********e
发帖数: 41 | 11 楼主 看到 你 isDiffByOne 函数就知道你必然要超时
Leetcode免费给你用 就别挑剔了。凡事要先从自身找问题
你那个测试不是大数据
真正的大数据在这里：
start = "nanny";
end = "aloud";
String[] d = {"ricky","grind","cubic","panic","lover","farce","gofer
","sales","flint","omens","lipid","briny","cloth","anted","slime","oaten","
harsh","touts","stoop","cabal","lazed","elton","skunk","nicer","pesky","
kusch","bused","kinda","tunis","enjoy","aches","prowl","babar","rooms","
burst","slush","pines","urine","pinky","bayed","mania","light","flare","
wares","wom... 阅读全帖 |
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o**********e
发帖数: 18403 | 12 加了一段
E) When Chinese are called evil tyranny undemocratic etc. I'd say:
More than 3000 years ago, the founder of Chinese civilization had an almost
democratic system passing the reign peaceful from elder generation to the
non-biological heir (禅让制，3年服丧自我放逐)
3000 years ago, the Chinese carried out a Marshall Plan (周公) and protected
free speech;
3000 years ago, the Chinese invented Federalism;
2700+ years ago, the Chinese invented stoicism and libertarianism and called
it Daoism.
2600 years ago, ... 阅读全帖 |
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o**********e
发帖数: 18403 | 13 应对别人公开的询问，FB/G
老中可以坦荡地考虑以下说法。 练习
淡定，慢吞吞，清晰的DELIVERY
A) Well, 9/10 my Chinese friends at Facebook
could be trusted to behave professionally. (meme2)
B) Well, 9/10 my visitors (including the Chinese) went away with great
impression of Facebook as an open and innovative company
C) Sharing economy poses unique ethical questions as well as
great opportunities. Let's respect the Chinese for blazing trails
in this space, and let's not target them for McCarthy style witch
hunt. Especially not in ... 阅读全帖 |
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o**********e
发帖数: 18403 | 14 海外IT老中深受其害，都知道把
负面媒体危害尽量减少。 国内
的媒体，却还在炒作。其实也有
教育的意义，但是他们好像比较
偏重于嘲笑弱者。
纸包不住火。 早晚会烧过来。
海外老中早做准备。
1. 帮FB/G 受牵连员工找身份
找工作。 可以考虑DON‘T ASK，
DON'T TELL。 这样没有人需要
撒谎，或者难堪。 招工的方面的
老中，如果被人问到， 可以完全诚实
地说：”这是人家的私事，我不知道“。
2. 应对别人公开的询问，FB/G
老中可以坦荡地考虑以下说法。
A) Well, 9/10 my Chinese friends at Facebook
could be trusted to behave professionally. (meme2)
B) Well, 9/10 my visitors (including the Chinese) went away with great
impression of Facebook as an open and innovative company
C) Sharing economy poses un... 阅读全帖 |
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b**********5
发帖数: 7881 | 15 An elite Manhattan school is teaching white students as young as 6 that they
’re born racist and should feel guilty benefiting from “white privilege,”
while heaping praise and cupcakes on their black peers.
Administrators at the Bank Street School for Children on the Upper West Side
claim it’s a novel approach to fighting discrimination, and that several
other private New York schools are doing it, but even liberal parents aren’
t buying it.
A slide from the Bank School shows the different goals... 阅读全帖 |
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c****p
发帖数: 6474 | 16 It would be embarrassing that if an employee under one manager got an F in p
erformance later got an A+ under another manager.
I think in most cases, managers are pretty clear about REAL performance of t
heir reports. "Performance" review is related to performance but it's more l
ike a "Political" review. |
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r******d
发帖数: 1879 | 17 The owner’s title insurance lasts as long as the owner or any heirs have an
interest with regard to the property. |
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i****a
发帖数: 36252 | 18 http://money.msn.com/home-loans/rich-famous-and-in-foreclosure-
bankrate.aspx?GT1=33032
Nicolas Cage
The star: He's an Academy Award-winning actor (for "Leaving Las Vegas"),
nephew of multiple-Oscar-winning filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and the
former son-in-law of Elvis (he was briefly married to Lisa Presley).
The house: Make that "houses." In November 2009, Cage lost two New
Orleans homes -- one in the French Quarter, the other in the Garden
District -- worth a combined $6.8 million, accordi... 阅读全帖 |
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c**m
发帖数: 1457 | 19 http://www.mitbbs.com/club_bbsdoc/MA_Mortgage_Realestate.html
【 以下文字转载自 MA_Mortgage_Realestate 俱乐部 】
发信人: chem (Mortgage Consultant), 信区: MA_Mortgage_Realestate
标 题: Title Insurance Information
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon Oct 24 23:03:59 2011, 美东)
What is Title Insurance?
A title insurance policy protects against losses that occur when you
discover after closing that someone else can claim a lien interest or
ownership of the property. Could that happen? Yes. Fraud, forgery or simply
errors during your ... 阅读全帖 |
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j****i
发帖数: 68152 | 20 Apple's Tim Cook profiled as "most powerful gay man in Silicon Valley"
By Daniel Eran Dilger
Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs has left operations chief Tim Cook in
command during extended periods of medical leave three times now, indicating
confidence in a man who has been described as Jobs' heir apparent for years. |
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l****i
发帖数: 473 | 21 我也有这个问题.想汇些钱给爸爸买辆靓车.
IRS说：
May I deduct gifts on my income tax return?
Making a gift or leaving your estate to your heirs does not ordinarily
affect your federal income tax. You cannot deduct the value of gifts you
make (other than gifts that are deductible charitable contributions). If you
are not sure whether the gift tax or the estate tax applies to your
situation, refer to Publication 559, Survivors, Executors, and
Administrators.
so, 想省税几乎是不可能的。
被请去喝茶应该不会，楼主多虑了。
consultant |
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a*****g
发帖数: 19398 | 22 （原文标题－－The Best Language for Math ）
Sept. 9, 2014
【注：刚才遇到一位平时熟悉的美国教育学系的教授．
她说看了这篇文章，以为是我写的．
因为平时我发表的中文对数学教育影响的观点，
以及围棋数学这个游戏对儿童数学能力的影响，
基本上已经覆盖了这篇文章中几位教授的工作．
我说暂时还和文章里面的教授们没有交集，
不过早晚有一天他们会知道围棋数学．】
What's the best language for learning math? Hint: You're not reading it.
Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Turkish use simpler number words and express m
ath concepts more clearly than English, making it easier for small children
to learn counting and arithmetic, research shows.
The language gap is drawing... 阅读全帖 |
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L******N
发帖数: 1858 | 23 link:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/personal/09/06/bullies/index.html
Serious business of dealing with bullies
(Oprah.com) -- As kids go back to school after the summer break, they have a
lot to think about, from new classes and teachers to extracurricular activi
ties and seeing their friends again. But in addition to the excitement and n
ervousness of the new school year, some students also have a major fear on t
heir minds -- bullies.
Many children worry about not fitting in, especially becau |
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m***o
发帖数: 1367 | 24 Since he had his own sons, why did he need to adopt his brother's son to be
his heir?
very puzzling. |
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a*****g
发帖数: 19398 | 25 （原文标题－－The Best Language for Math ）
Sept. 9, 2014
【注：刚才遇到一位平时熟悉的美国教育学系的教授．
她说看了这篇文章，以为是我写的．
因为平时我发表的中文对数学教育影响的观点，
以及围棋数学这个游戏对儿童数学能力的影响，
基本上已经覆盖了这篇文章中几位教授的工作．
我说暂时还和文章里面的教授们没有交集，
不过早晚有一天他们会知道围棋数学．】
What's the best language for learning math? Hint: You're not reading it.
Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Turkish use simpler number words and express m
ath concepts more clearly than English, making it easier for small children
to learn counting and arithmetic, research shows.
The language gap is drawing... 阅读全帖 |
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f******y
发帖数: 96 | 26 初到美国，给孩子报afterschool， 看到有张免责的声明，貌似还是必须得签， 请
教大家afterschool的免责都是这样的吗，感觉有点不合理。 求指教，多谢
AFTER SCHOOL WAIVER
RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
IN CONSIDERATION, of being permitted to utilize the facilities, services,
and programs of the ＝＝＝＝ YMCA for any purpose, including, but not
limited to observation or use of facilities or equipment, or participation
in any off-site program affiliated with the YMCA, the undersigned, for
himself or herself and any personal representatives, h... 阅读全帖 |
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h****a
发帖数: 8 | 27 Smash the ‘Bamboo Ceiling’ of Racial Quotas
One Indian American says he overcame anti-Asian bias and got into med
school by claiming he was black.
By John Fund — April 5, 2015
A group of Asian-American students has filed suit against Harvard’s
admissions policy, charging that it seeks to limit the number of Asian
students much like quotas held down the number of Jewish students
until the 1920s. For example, one of the students Harvard rejected, an
unnamed child of Chinese immigrants, had perf... 阅读全帖 |
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k***2
发帖数: 39 | 28 According to William Thompson and Joseph Hickey's description in 2005,
American families are divided into the following classes because of their
family annual incomes:
Upper class (top 1%):
top-level executies, celebrities, heirs commonly with annual income of
$500,000 or more;
Upper middle class (15%):
highly educated (often with graduate degrees) professionals and managers
with household income varying from high 5-figure range to commonly more than
$100,000.
Lower middle class (32%):
semi-pro |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 29 China was a great civilization. For the past half millennium, 子孫不成才,
sqaundering hte patrimony.
China was above rules and laws, Chairman Mao said. "It is unique."
Well, not necessarily.
Whether China will collapse or when, economically or politically, it is
beyond me. Many pundits and investors have placed their bets--one way or the
other, sometimes risking their own money. I will not deal with it today.
I am going to talk about invisible laws in nature, such as economic laws.
(1) You state, "国的... 阅读全帖 |
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f*******r
发帖数: 1086 | 30 小弟之前一直在欧洲读博士，今年2月份来美国博后，和老婆今年刚刚有了一个女儿，现
在打算邀请父母12月份签证过来团聚旅游一下，请大家帮忙看看我准备的邀请信，看看
有什么问题？ 欢迎大家拍砖，非常感谢的！
我没有主动在信里提女儿的事情，怕签证官觉得父母是过来带孩子，应该可以？
Dear Sir/Madam,
This is xxxx writing you a letter with great pleasure in support of the B-2
visa applications of my parents, Mr. xxx and Mrs. xxx. They plan to visit me
and my family from December 2011 to May 2012.
On February 7th, 2011, my wife, xxxx, and I moved to xxxx U.S., and I starte
d working at the xxxx University as a postdoctoral research associate. ... 阅读全帖 |
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h****d
发帖数: 358 | 31 technically it is doable. But be careful, if you transfer the money to your
father, IRS may question it. Because in US, the gift giver needs to pay gift
tax (to prevent the rich people from transferring assets to their heir to
avoid estate tax). But small amount should be fine.
了？ |
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l**t
发帖数: 6971 | 32
这跟Ron Johnson没关系啊。Tim Cook都说是heir apparent，但是一直不让他进board
，这有点儿suspicious。希望Apple的board能handle好succession，这是唯一能screw
up的地方了。最好Jobs在cafeteria的正大光明匾后边留个条子啥的。 |
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i*******e
发帖数: 1904 | 34 Link: http://www.examiner.com/international-trade-in-national/merkel-wants-greece-to-default-and-
leave-the-eurozone
Merkel wants Greece to default and leave the Eurozone
Angela Merkel, German Chancellor, wants Greece to default on its loans and
leave the Eurozone according to sources who spoke on condition of anonymity
because the proposal is still being negotiated at the ECB/IMF/EU level for
implementation.
The information obtained about how to push out Greece was confirmed
yesterday by a reli... 阅读全帖 |
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o****y
发帖数: 26355 | 35 The three biggest adavantages for the Roth IRA.
One is not tax when you withdraw the money from the IRA.
Second is that you can withdraw the principle after opening the account
after 5 years, no need wait for 59 and 1/2 year old.
Third is that you don't need have to withdraw the money after you turn 70
and 1/2 year old. You can keep the accout forever and even leave it to your
heirs without death tax. |
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l*********m
发帖数: 16971 | 36 http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=BLOOM&date
Federal law requires billionaires such as Adelson who want to leave fortunes
to their children to pay estate or gift taxes of 40 percent on those assets
. Adelson has blunted that bite by exploiting a loophole that Congress
unintentionally created and that the Internal Revenue Service unsuccessfully
challenged.
By shuffling his company stock in and out of more than 30 trusts, he’s
given at least $7.9 billion to his heirs while legal... 阅读全帖 |
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r**s
发帖数: 266 | 37 From Yahoo finance:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/how-to-lose--5-billion-in-two-mon
When you think of traders cornering a market, frozen orange juice futures
and that 1983 American classic, "Trading Places" might spring to mind.
Randolph and Mortimer Duke Brothers are said to have been inspired by
William and Nelson Bunker Hunt, the heirs to a billion-dollar Texas oil
fortune. These brothers believed that inflation would turn silver into a
haven just like gold, and predicted a 10-fold increase i... 阅读全帖 |
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W***n
发帖数: 11530 | 38 The World's Richest People Got Poorer This Year
Devon Pendleton
DevonPendleton
Jack Witzig
December 28, 2015 — 7:34 PM CST
The richest people on Earth became a bit poorer this year.
The world’s 400 wealthiest individuals shed $19 billion in 2015, according
to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Falling commodities prices and signs of
a slower-growing China spooked investors around the world leading to the
first annual decline for the daily wealth index since its 2012 debut.
"After three great year... 阅读全帖 |
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W***n
发帖数: 11530 | 39 World's Richest Lose $194 Billion In First Trading Week of 2016
Brendan Coffey
bpcoffey
Jack Witzig
January 8, 2016 — 4:59 PM CST
Amazon's Jeff Bezos, last year's biggest winner, lost the most
Number of billionaires who shed more than $1 billion: 47
Share on Facebook
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The world’s 400 richest people lost almost $194 billion this week as world
stock markets began the year with a shudder on poor economic data in China
and falling oil prices.
Forty-seven billionaires lost $1 billion ... 阅读全帖 |
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s*****g
发帖数: 221 | 40 http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/03/29/1139679505292.html
Mary-Anne Toy - China
Email Print Normal font Large font
Mary-Anne Toy
Photo: Rebecca Hallas
Mary-Anne Toy is rather surprised to find herself living in China, her birth
place, as it never figured in her haphazard career plans. But when the China
bug bit, it did so big time.
On an exploratory trip last April she was blown away by the friendliness of
the people and the massive tasks facing the government and the society in t
heir bid |
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F*******k
发帖数: 156 | 41 Wrong!
We should go for business. Business owners create jobs, pay taxes, and have
the money to influence the politicians.
Forget about MDs and technical jobs. Go to create your own business, heir
people, pay your employees, be the boss! |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 42 I don't.
On the other hand, a few days ago, I read the list of 40 richest Taiwanese
again. (I read news before but did not go to Forbes.com to read the list.) I
was thinking: If I were in Taiwan, maybe the list may include ME. A few
people on the list, I had heard of them and in particular, their parents (
now deceased). when reading the list, I was thinking, "These people don't
have as much as I."
The thing is, after heirs divide the estate--by wild stretch, you may be in
this category--each po |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 43 You misinterpreted the sumary, "1. 接受捐赠的财团法人应该在被继承人死亡的时
候，已经依法设立登记并且符合行政院规定标准."
(1) The plain language says that if charity giving is to 财团法人--and 财团
法人 only--the 财团法人 has to be established before the giver dies. In
other words, once a person dies, Taiwan does not allow the heir(s) to
establish a brand new 财团法人 just to receive money from the deceased. The
reason, presumably, is Taiwan considers that act a tax evasion.
This interpretation is supported by the text of the estate law of Taiwan.
See |
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z****l
发帖数: 5282 | 44 only if you have millions to give to your heirs
AND congress keeps $1M deduction for estate tax
如果
薪阶 |
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b*******0
发帖数: 1695 | 45 【 以下文字转载自 SanFrancisco 讨论区 】
发信人: lint (half life), 信区: SanFrancisco
标 题: SCA-5 is Almost Dead, but the Ghost of SCA-5 Continues Haunting o
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon Mar 17 21:35:15 2014, 美东)
Summary:
On March 17th, 2014, State Assembly Speaker John Perez(D-AD53) announced
sending SCA-5 back to State Senate citing the lack of support of the bill in
current form and the request of the bill's author, Ed Hernandez(D-SD24).
The original bill was passed strictly along the party line because of
Democrat Pa... 阅读全帖 |
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v****e
发帖数: 19471 | 47 agree with what you said about marketing. I think they'll also need to diffe
rentiate themselves from Nike by introducing their tight body armour type of
work-out clothes, but at the same time need to redesign some of the product
s to make the weekend xiaozi gym-goers in china look better and help boost t
heir self esteem. my concern is if you put an average 20 year-old chinese bo
y in a heat gear sleeveless shirt, he'll look quite funny.
one
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young
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kids
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r****a
发帖数: 3249 | 49 【 以下文字转载自 SanFrancisco 讨论区 】
发信人: incarnation (轮回), 信区: SanFrancisco
标 题: Unclaimed Property California
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu Feb 6 00:01:23 2014, 美东)
政府网站在这里 （今天在FM 92.3听到的）
你可以search your name
http://www.sco.ca.gov/upd.html
You may be one of millions of Californians owed money by the State!
The State of California is currently in possession of more than $6.9 billion
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发帖数: 38613 | 50 既然你对金钱什么的这么感兴趣，你看看这个吧，昨天有人给我推荐的，我也打算开始
看看
应该很有意思，Hulu上可以免费看
“Born Rich"
The film was described as "a documentary on children of the insanely rich,
directed by one of their own, Johnson & Johnson Inc. heir Jamie Johnson." It
consists primarily of Johnson interviewing his friends and peers about the
experience of living life free of financial constraints. These interviews
are offset by Johnson's exploration of his own experience and family. |
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