[extropy-chat] Cryogenics Economics- Estate Tax deferral?

[Eliezer S. Yudkowsky]

Greg Burch wrote:

> Finally, the idea of entrusting one's wealth until one
> is reanimated is EXTREMELY problematic, as the few people who have
> looked into it at any length can attest: There's an old and pesky thing
> called "the Rule Against Perpetuities" which prohibits perpetual
> private trusts.  As far as I know, no one's ever satisfactorily solved
> this problem.  Of course, if people in suspension were ever to be
> considered legally NOT dead, this wouldn't be a problem, since the
> infamous Rule Against Perpetuities only applies to the bequests of dead
> people.

I really, really, really don't think that it'll take more than 100 years 
to resolve this little issue one way or the other.  So establish a 
1000-year trust for safety margin.  Would that be allowed?

-- 
Eliezer S. Yudkowsky                          http://singinst.org/
Research Fellow, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence