[ClearCase_guy]

I wonder how many old rich folks are going to shoot themselves in December?

[jimbo123]

I wonder how many liberal democrats are going to off themselves in November?

[Jack Hammer]

I wonder how many FAMILIES of rich old folks shot themselves when their nearest and dearest died a few days - or a few months - short of January 1, 2010?

[Scoutmaster]

I wonder how many old rich folks are going to shoot themselves in December?

I wonder how many elderly owners of family farms are going to shoot themselves in December.

Large family farms are notoriously cash-poor, but wealthy in land and machinery. Large agri-corps or land developers are waiting like wolves at the door.

So you think "if I die before January 1, 2011, my estate doesn't pay any tax and the farm passes down to my children; if I die on or after January 1, 2010, my children have to sell my farm to pay estate taxes so that NASA can help Muslim nations feel good about their contributions to math and science. Maude? Would you hand me the 12-gauge and find some errands you need to run in town?"