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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
What is the number that says 'you have more than enough, so we are going to double tax you'?
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I'm not really sure one way or the other on whether estate taxes are a good idea, but this argument is specious. You're dead, you're not getting double-taxed, your heirs are affected by the tax, not "you". Your estate is also not "you", forestalling that argument as well. "You" have ceased to exist.
Of course, it sounds better if you can yelp about getting double-taxed, but what's really happening is a financial transaction moving wealth from one entity to one or more others. Like selling goods, or paying employees, or getting paid, or the numerous other financial transactions the gov't takes a cut on. Arguments on the basis of whether it's economically advantageous or not are valid, arguments based on a false appeal to emotion are worthless.