[Dan Evans]

They also avoid the death tax because agricultural property has huge exemptions these days -- not for the Amish but for midwest family farms.

Thanks, didn't know that. That's a good way to avoid probate -- plant a garden on top of your hardware store.

[AmishDude]

When I said "not for the Amish" I meant that the exemptions were not passed for the sake of the Amish. When you think of "farms" think of the "working farm" that Teresa Heinz-Kerry owns.