I would say first come, first serve. Of course, there is always the family factor. Or they could be twisted psychopaths and burn it all in an offering to the person...
My guess is that the money would be split up to the direct family members. Mainly kids and such. At least, that's what happened when my mom died. o.O Hm.
It's actually labelled the "Death Tax", and I forget how much they take, but it's a decent amount.
At least when you kick the bucket, you can feel proud you're helping keep everyone else's taxes lower, since you don't have much use for your money anymore...
But yeah, I think they take more than what is necessary.
When my dad died, my mom got the money. (life insurence and such.) The government didn't take too much away because I am under 18 and I need to get through college.
Well, he might have had a will (never know). And that is such bullshit that the government thinks they can take your many when you already are shelling out a bunch of cash to them each year. That sucks,.... (sorry to hear your dad is dead)
Last edited by HandOfHeaven; 2004-03-25 at 01:59 PM.
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You people are acting like the government taxes so they can have money for themselves. Even if they tax you after your death, that money is going to schools for your kids and stuff. If everyone in the government got large amounts of money because of taxes we wouldn't have democrats.