Stephen, please don't delete disinter's crude expletive against Mr. Miller. Let it stand as a monument to disinter's utter lack of civility and credibility.
Despite all the noise, there's some interesting signal above.
Carl, is your idea of scaling inheritance taxes to age difference original? If inheritance taxes weren't such a very bad idea, yours might be a very good one.
Susan, there are some obvious rejoinders to the promise/contract distinction, but instead of exploring them with you, I'll just ask if you have any favorite reference on the topic of the freedom to sell oneself into slavery.