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Advice for Florida, California, and New York Lottery Winners

“…In many cases, the winner and his spouse jointly own the winning ticket, which means that each gets one half of the money. 64 This turn means that each half of the money is taxed individually, which results in less money being taken out for taxes. Once again, it is helpful if the winner has retained an experienced estate attorney prior to claiming the winning ticket.…”

“…Many winners attempt to claim their prize as a partnership as a way to avoid incurring gift taxes when they share their winnings with family members. 66 This is where courts will either look for a formal written agreement or they will look to the behavior of the winner and his past lottery playing habits. 67 The federal annual gift tax exclusion is $14,000.…”

Water is a Girl's Best Friend: Examining the Water Valuation Dilemma

“…483 Often water is diverted from agriculture to other users using a skewed economic argument, which presents another example of the need for internalization of externalities. 484 There is a value of a product beyond the price received for it at market just as there might be a cost. 485 In order to fully account for the value of agricultural markets, one must look beyond the price given for food and include the value of having food products available for domestic consumption and exportation.…”

A Better, Dual Theory of Human Rights

“…6 Others argue that there are a moderate number of human rights, but not as many as those contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) or existing human rights covenants. 7 Others argue that there are many more human rights, and that the UDHR and existing human rights covenants contain more or less the correct list and number. 8 Others argue that there are human rights to basically all liberal-democratic rights-including, centrally, a right to democratic elections.…”

“…However, only 48% of Americans in the aforementioned study reported disagreeing with the claim that there is a human right to freedom from severe poverty, and 49% surveyed disagreed with the claim that there is a right to adequate housing. 34 Second, human rights claims in the UDHR and existing covenants have been 22 Beitz (2009 Griffin (2007), Shue (1996). 26 Griffin (2007).…”