This is often done to avoid creditors, to minimize estate or income taxes, or to correct a mistake on the beneficiary form.

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It won't judge, it won't get impatient, it won't laugh or correct if the child makes a mistake.

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United spokesman Rahsaan Johnson said it would have been clear that the fare was a mistake as the correct amount was displayed on the same screen.

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And when we do make a mistake, we must correct it fully, openly, and as quickly as possible.

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Now, if the Telegraph is correct, the Eurozone as a whole is planning to repeat the mistake, and become just like Greece.

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Yes, it is a great advantage to be able to correct things quickly, but isn't it a greater advantage to not make the mistake in the first place, rather than have it ricochet around the Internet, and have readers think less of your publication?

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"I'm disappointed that my state decided that prisoners had a higher priority than Katrina victims and has made no effort to correct it even when this mistake was made, " he said.

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