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States make up the rules as they go? Last I checked, there was a legislative process that is overseen by elected officials required to change most laws around

States make up the rules as they go? Last I checked, there was a legislative process that is overseen by elected officials required to change most laws around marriage. You have to sign a contract with the state to get a license and operate a vehicle legally, I don't see people up in arms and refusing to drive because the state can change driving rules. Same with incorporating a company in any given state. You are subject to that state's laws even if they change after you start your company, but you take that risk because you determined that the protections you get from signing that contract is more valuable than the risk from not doing so. Also, other than legalizing no-fault divorce and expanding marriage to same-sex couples, what are the changes that states could make which are so scary to you? Sharing wealth 50/50 in the case of divorce is not some new thing.

32f247e5 9y ago
> * ... driving licence ... company laws ... * Except (AFAIK) none of these has ever resulted in 50% of someones wealth/future-wealth/ip being "awarded" to someone else. > Also, other than legalizing no-fault divorce and expanding marriage to same-sex couples, what are the changes that states could make which are so scary to you? Beside legislative branch, judiciary also gets to set precedents as it go. > Sharing wealth 50/50 in the case of divorce is not some new thing. It was new when first time it happened. Since it could not have been in marriage contract or constitution. It must have been made up by courts.
gspetr 9y ago
It's not 50/50 if your spouse gets alimony on top of your assets. It might even be permanent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alimony#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alimony#United_States EDIT: With regards to no fault divorce, you might want to take a look at this rather short paper, called "No-Fault Divorce and Rent-Seeking": https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1630462 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1630462

32f247e5 9y ago

> * ... driving licence ... company laws ... * Except (AFAIK) none of these has ever resulted in 50% of someones wealth/future-wealth/ip being "awarded" to someone else. > Also, other than legalizing no-fault divorce and expanding marriage to same-sex couples, what are the changes that states could make which are so scary to you? Beside legislative branch, judiciary also gets to set precedents as it go. > Sharing wealth 50/50 in the case of divorce is not some new thing. It was new when first time it happened. Since it could not have been in marriage contract or constitution. It must have been made up by courts.

gspetr 9y ago

It's not 50/50 if your spouse gets alimony on top of your assets. It might even be permanent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alimony#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alimony#United_States EDIT: With regards to no fault divorce, you might want to take a look at this rather short paper, called "No-Fault Divorce and Rent-Seeking": https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1630462 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1630462