http://personman.com/?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 Thu, 28 Apr 2005 08:03:22 +0000 dan [Member] c6644@http://personman.com/ <p>The main thing that bothers me is how Bush sold this. He described this as a tax that was causing families to lose their farms right and left. It&#8217;s never happened. If he had just said, &#8220;I want to reduce taxes on the estates of the richest people in America,&#8221; then that would have been more honest. Unless your grandpa has an estate larger than 1.5 million USD, then this tax won&#8217;t touch the money he leaves. Also keep in mind that most of the money collected with this tax is earned from investments and hasn&#8217;t ever been taxed before.</p> The main thing that bothers me is how Bush sold this. He described this as a tax that was causing families to lose their farms right and left. It’s never happened. If he had just said, “I want to reduce taxes on the estates of the richest people in America,” then that would have been more honest. Unless your grandpa has an estate larger than 1.5 million USD, then this tax won’t touch the money he leaves. Also keep in mind that most of the money collected with this tax is earned from investments and hasn’t ever been taxed before.

]]> http://personman.com/estate_tax#c6644 Thu, 28 Apr 2005 07:22:28 +0000 matt [Member] c6643@http://personman.com/ <p>(thank God)</p> (thank God)

]]> http://personman.com/estate_tax#c6643 Thu, 28 Apr 2005 07:21:52 +0000 matt [Member] c6642@http://personman.com/ <p>So is it just the assumption that once we die the government gets first dibs on our stuff? Seems a (some word between silly and evil) system that causes my grandpa (a lifetime farmer) to have to write occasional checks to his children and grandkids during the last years of his life in order to ensure that they receive the fruits of his labors rather than have our friends in Washington get their mits on them (although I&#8217;m sure they would do wonderful things with grandpa&#8217;s money that would make the world a better place for all; that God for them).</p> So is it just the assumption that once we die the government gets first dibs on our stuff? Seems a (some word between silly and evil) system that causes my grandpa (a lifetime farmer) to have to write occasional checks to his children and grandkids during the last years of his life in order to ensure that they receive the fruits of his labors rather than have our friends in Washington get their mits on them (although I’m sure they would do wonderful things with grandpa’s money that would make the world a better place for all; that God for them).

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