This was one of the reasons why President Truman authorised the use of the atomic bomb in an effort to get Japan to surrender. On August 6th, âLittle Boyâ was dropped on Hiroshima and on August 9th, âFat Manâ was dropped on Nagasaki.o atomic bombs or a costly U.S. invasion was militarily necessary to end WWII. If I was the U.S. President I would've waited until Russia declared war on Japan on August 9, 1945 (as part of the promise they made to America).
The county granted 145,874 exemptions of these three types in 2008. A preliminary 2009 county tax report shows that the number of properties eligible for the three types of exemptions has gone up 1.3 percent to 147,774.
Summary of key numbers for current federal estate, gift and GST tax law: $5 million: permanent exemption amount from estate, gift and GST taxes. $120,000: inflation adjustment for 2012, anticipated to be $250,000 for 2013. 40%: maximum tax rate on transfers over the exemption amount. $14,000: gift tax annual exclusion amount per recipient for 2013.