Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.quux.org!eternal-september.org!feeder2.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Evelyn C. Leeper" Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.fandom Subject: Re: Longest plan Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 09:47:51 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 43 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 15:47:52 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="7ad68b8c42de730f26a93073462d1788"; logging-data="729409"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19lcvxBi5v31nmLc0bAej7S" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:+/nvTvokkrXkZhJPGGyWpMIssCA= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 2804 On 11/21/24 4:00 AM, Charles Packer wrote: > On Wed, 20 Nov 2024 08:23:59 -0500, Cryptoengineer wrote: > >> In practical terms, this limits such instruments to around 100 years. >> For example, Disney has an agreement with the state of Florida which >> grants certain privileges until 21 years after the death of the last >> survivor of the descendants of King Charles III at the time the >> agreement was made. >> > > Do you have a source for this rather bizarre provision? Google is your friend, but here's one source: .... Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Walt Disney World and a special tax district are once again making headlines, but this time, it's with a new cast member: England's King Charles III. In a quiet move that's enchanting the internet, the former `` signed its power back to Disney before leaving office, a binding declaration that doesn't expire until England's monarchy dies out. .... And, in an extra detail that the internet is devouring, the term of the agreement was set using the "Rule Against Perpetuities" — which states that a policy will continue until after a certain person dies. In this case, the declaration will continue "until twenty one (21) years after the death of the last survivor of the descendants of King Charles III." DeSantis, after all, frequently refers to Walt Disney World as a "corporate kingdom." .... -- Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president... -- Theodore Roosevelt