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Why are conservatives so obsessed with ending the estate tax? According to -- Hooooooooooooooo 09/17/2017 3:58PM Because my party tells me it affects the common man? ** -- FfxStationHokie 09/18/2017 08:33AM They should eliminate the estate tax and treat inheritances like any other -- Faz d. Hoo 09/17/2017 11:33PM I think finding a way to avoid double taxation would be good. ** -- KCHoo 09/18/2017 11:38AM It just isn't necessary -- Faz d. Hoo 09/18/2017 12:20PM Relevance is subjective. People want to be able to pass on what they have -- KCHoo 09/18/2017 12:27PM You can't have it both ways -- Faz d. Hoo 09/18/2017 1:30PM It impacts the Koch brothers who are by far the most influential voice -- KCHoo 09/17/2017 8:21PM Those guys weird me out. ** -- hoodeyo 09/17/2017 8:46PM They weird their brother out, too. -- HowieT3 09/17/2017 8:57PM Even a Koch brother can be cool. You don't think "cool" when you hear the -- southdenverhoo 09/17/2017 10:42PM I noticed one of the Koch brothers was a sponsor on the new Ken Burns -- hoodeyo 09/18/2017 10:17AM There was a hilarious Onion article about them a while back (link) -- HoozOnTop 09/17/2017 9:18PM Because it keeps the wealthy family wealthy. ** -- graycalhoo 09/17/2017 7:57PM Why does the government have a better claim to the inheritance than -- Hokie5150 09/17/2017 7:47PM It's not about who has the better claim. It's about creating the right -- HoozOnTop 09/17/2017 9:21PM The "right incentives" according to whom? ** -- Hokie5150 09/18/2017 09:59AM According to human history? -- SchmHoo 09/18/2017 3:37PM Wealth is not a zero-sum game and the middle class is shrinking not -- Hokie5150 09/18/2017 5:52PM Samuelson continues to peddle misrepresentation..... -- SchmHoo 09/18/2017 6:29PM Why are Progs so obsessed with taxing the rich? -- ConnHoo 09/17/2017 7:25PM Yes, everyone should pay their fair share -- Faz d. Hoo 09/17/2017 11:38PM Because they have miserable lives and that's not fair -- TomKazanski 09/17/2017 8:42PM I guess that's why the progressive states are the ones transferring -- HoozOnTop 09/17/2017 9:22PM Or the gini numbers -- Hfbyrd 09/17/2017 11:29PM Trump doesn't "love the uneducated" because they voted against him. ** -- WahooRQ 09/18/2017 07:52AM Death tax is stupid and immoral. ** -- ryno hoo 09/17/2017 7:07PM I don't like taxes as a form of social engineering -- CavMan1 09/17/2017 6:35PM As Obama told Joe The Plumber..."We need to spread it around more" ** -- Tuckahokie 09/17/2017 6:59PM You're pretty good at spreading it ** -- hooshouse 09/17/2017 7:22PM Why should the Gov be allowed a 2nd tax on this money? -- CA Cav 09/17/2017 6:14PM Actually it's often the first time the money is taxed... or at least -- BocaHoo91 09/17/2017 7:43PM You mean the first time gains are taxed on national level -- TomKazanski 09/17/2017 8:44PM No, I mean first time gains have been taxed at any level. -- BocaHoo91 09/17/2017 9:03PM I never addressed whether govt has the right -- TomKazanski 09/17/2017 9:26PM I pay a shitload in taxes, but I'd like to see you show the math -- BocaHoo91 09/17/2017 9:31PM Sales taxes, property taxes, sin taxes, licenses taxes,tag taxes, etc etc -- TomKazanski 09/17/2017 10:37PM Show me the math. A family of 4 making $100K annually. -- BocaHoo91 09/18/2017 10:14AM I doubt a family of 4 with 100k in income would be subject to the death tax ** -- TomKazanski 09/18/2017 10:49AM Sorry, I was just responding to your claim that "you'd be hard -- BocaHoo91 09/18/2017 10:58AM I'm sure you can get there pretty easy if you look at a lifetime for taxes -- TomKazanski 09/18/2017 11:10AM OK, if it's pretty easy, then show me. Remember, he makes -- BocaHoo91 09/18/2017 11:23AM All that sales tax, sin tax, etc. doesn't work for Bill Gates -- NJHoo 09/18/2017 7:40PM Right, but then their federal income tax is next to nothing. -- BocaHoo91 09/18/2017 8:11PM I agree with you -- NJHoo 09/19/2017 1:20PM Well, you could say the same about capital gain taxes ** -- Hoogle.com 09/17/2017 6:35PM These days most repubs want nothing to do with me and I oppose it. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/17/2017 4:15PM How would you deal with the stepped up basis for unrealized capital gains -- BocaHoo91 09/17/2017 9:15PM The cap gains tax needs to be paid. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/17/2017 9:22PM So you'd be in favor of the estate tax but at ordinary income tax rates? -- BocaHoo91 09/17/2017 9:23PM I think if you really made the tax code a pamphlet... -- hoolstoptheheels 09/17/2017 9:34PM What if there were no estate tax, wouldn't heirs have to pay taxes -- Hoogle.com 09/17/2017 6:55PM If they've appreciated, sure. Unless the idea is tax basis -- hoolstoptheheels 09/17/2017 7:10PM There's also annual & lifetime limits on tax-free gifts while you're alive ** -- Hoo TV 09/17/2017 4:44PM I'd think you'd have to, or you'd be creating the easiest -- hoolstoptheheels 09/17/2017 4:57PM Of course, but if you eliminate the estate tax, shouldn't you also -- Hoo TV 09/17/2017 5:06PM If I had my way, probably. Depends on the overall tax deal, I think. ** -- hoolstoptheheels 09/17/2017 5:27PM I don't know, and I'm not arguing one way or another. Just spitballing. -- Hoo TV 09/17/2017 7:03PM It's really coming at it from a different perspective. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/17/2017 7:19PM In the grand tradition of taxation, whenever value/money changes hands, -- Hoo TV 09/17/2017 8:22PM Yes, even if in the family. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/17/2017 8:36PM You make a reasonable argument, but I think there is a better argument -- HoozOnTop 09/17/2017 4:37PM Ironically I share your values on this. I've been in the hedge fund biz -- hoolstoptheheels 09/17/2017 4:53PM I may be to the left of you, but I agree with all of this. ** -- VAGentleman05 09/17/2017 7:17PM By chance, this piece from the morning paper speaks to this -- NJHoo 09/17/2017 7:36PM Conservatives aren't obsessed with social class. It's an unfair tax so they -- JMHoo 09/17/2017 4:05PM The conservative elite social class is certainly obsessed with maintaining -- Hooooooooooooooo 09/17/2017 4:16PM I guess it depends on who is defining "fair". That anybody sympathizes -- Hooooooooooooooo 09/17/2017 4:13PM