>From: Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Evil Empire: the World leader in executions >Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2002 09:17:53 +0200 > >Jon Gabriel wrote: > > > >From: Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: Re: Evil Empire: the World leader in executions > > > > <snip> > > > > > > > >Financial trusts in the name of a person can be set up that can only be > > >held > > >inaccesible for that person until the age of 21. In some countries >there > > >is also a > > >limited parental responsabillity between the age of 18 and 21. If a >person > > >under 21 > > >is not able to support him/herself it is possible that parents are held > > >responsible > > >for the livelyhood until the age of 21. So there are a few more things > > >until one is > > >21 that depends on a parent or a guardian. So there, I was correct > > >afterall.... :o) > > > > > >Sonja > > > > Hi Sonja, > > > > I'm not sure if this is entirely relevant to the conversation at hand, >but > > in the US, health/medical insurance for a child can usually be extended > > through the time they are in college by a parent. I had insurance >through > > my Mom until I was 23, for example, but was eligible for it through the >age > > of 25. > > > > US laws don't always make sense, but there is definitely a gray area >around > > the transition between childhood and adulthood. > >Ah, well it probably isn't very relevant anymore since everybody seems >hellbend >on the discussion of what "anti-semite"/"anti-semitism" means/could >mean/doesn't mean/etc. (quite frankly going nowhere) but what the heck.
Not that it matters, but Jeroen has been dismissing people as �pro-Israel fanatics� in an effort to invalidate their viewpoints. I felt that the foundation of his argument was based on a false assumption, so I proved it with help from Julia & Adam. But, as you say, it will most likely go nowhere. He�s been proved wrong, but if previous precedent is any indication, probably won�t admit it. :-) >In the >Netherlands the limit is extended to the age of 27 in case you are in >college >and dependent on your parents. In which case your parents also get tax >reductions. So a large grey area from the age of 12 untill the age of 27 >where >different rights are acknowledged to bring one nearer to full and official >independence of ones parents. With a big step toward adulthood at the age >of >18. > That�s interesting. An age limit of 27 would cover most graduate/professional school time frames, not just undergraduate work. Such a system encourages people to finish advanced degree curriculum. I like the idea! :-) In the US, on average, you must be 16 to drive a car, 17 to see nudity or graphic violence in a movie or have sex, 18 to vote, marry or buy cigarettes and 21 to drink. As other posters have mentioned, some ages vary from state to state. (You can marry at 16 in some states, etc.,) The numbers have always seemed somewhat arbitrary to me. IMO, Age is hardly ever an accurate guage of mental maturity. :-) Jon _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
