Documents tagged "Trusts"
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029433.txt
Richard Kahn from HBRK Associates Inc. forwards an email about estate planning after the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to Jeffrey E. The email discusses the new legislation's impact on high net worth individuals interested in advancing their estate planning goals, highlighting the temporary doubling of the federal estate tax exemption and other changes related to income taxes. The provisions of the Act became effective on January 1st and will sunset after December 31, 2025, unless further action is taken by Congress.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023720.txt
The article discusses the concept of shame and its importance in society, particularly in relation to financial executives' behavior during the 2008 financial crisis. Jennifer Jacquet, a researcher at the University of British Columbia, is highlighted as someone who studies the effects of honor and shame on cooperation. The author raises questions about the necessity of shame in balancing individual and group interests in various social dilemmas such as energy, food, water shortages, climate disruption, declining fisheries, increasing antibiotic resistance, and nuclear warfare.