Immortality and A Super-Rich Species Predicted

American Futurologist Paul Saffo predicts that in the future, the advancements made possible by the fusion of biology and technology will only be available to the super-rich, possibly leading to the super-rich being a different species than their less wealthy counterparts.  

On a related note, an American scientists has predicted that immortality is only 20 years away. 

If these predictions become a reality, estate planning as we know it would likely change.  Until then, this blog will continue to focus on arguably more concrete predictions, such as the future of the federal estate tax. 

See Amy Willis, Rich ‘may evolve into separate species,’ UK Telegraph, Oct. 25, 2009. 

Special thanks to Joel Dobris (Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law) for bringing this interesting article to my attention.