I must confess that last week flew completely out of control as far as writing was concerned. Also it was one of waiting to see if what might come out of Congress. So far no tax bills are forthcoming with the Senate totally tied up in knots over passing a health care bill. This means of course that time is running out on a bunch of extenders that need to be passed by the Senate and the ever present 2010 one year repeal of the Estate Tax which I worked over last year. If your billionaire uncle is about to die, you might hold off pulling the plug for a couple of weeks at this stage. I do recall some late bills passing Congress, but with only 10 days left in the year, I would put the odds a 50/50 whether any tax bills are signed into law before the end of the year. I heard that once President Obama signs a health care law in whatever form, he’s heading for a vacation in Hawaii. So, now we get to the knotty question of ex post facto laws. What happens if a person dies on January 1, 2010 worth over $3.5 Million Dollars and then there is a retroactive passage of a bill setting that limit at $3.5 Million. Is that legal? We’ll talk about that in the coming days.