Yes. But it sounds ridiculous.
You think he is risking any of his own money in this deal? How do you think he got $218 billion?
He doesn't have $218B laying around. That's the value, on paper, of all his assets. He doesn't have enough cash to pay the $44B, that's why he's going through investors.
Is it a right to get something (anything) without any regulations or restrictions? Can a 10 year old get in a car with no testing and drive any speed they choose on I95 for example?
Exactly. And for the sake of argument, let's stick to constitutional (US) rights, such as voting. You have to be 18 to vote. You also have to meet a bunch of other quite silly and trivial stipulations; such as having a single verified address on-file in the town in which you are registered, have certain specific ID cards (that the town or state may have changed the rules for), be pre-registered by a certain date, go to an ever-vanishing list of polling places and stand in-line perhaps all day - all on a weekday while missing work, etc.
As a side note, and perhaps this should be in "How My State Works", in Canada, I can do just that. I just have to show proper id showing my address and photo. I may be asked to produce proof of citizenship (birth certificate, citizenship card, or passport). I don't register for any political party. I can become a member of any or all of them if I choose but not required. If I was a member, I would participate in their conventions to pick their leaders whenever they are held (not every 4 years like you guys). The membership would also cost $$$$.
I don't know how we ended up with the situation we have in the US. Nothing about political parties is in the constitution, yet the rules set by the parties are what control elections. As a long-time resident of the "1st in the nation" primary state, I know all too well that the stupid rules they come up with have zero to do with any US laws. It's really just a group of partisan people trying to control the game.
Age to buy tobacco is 21 nationwide. 17 to get a driver's license in most states, and 25 to rent a car.
Didn't realize tobacco went up.
New Hampshire (not surprisingly) does permits at 15.5, and license at 16. But most states are 17.
My understanding was that 25 was the age that one's insurance would cover you renting a car. One time, when my younger daughter was like 23, she got a rental when her car was being repaired, and we had to drive it, while she drove our car.
