[outdriving]

"Do you work for a living? Small biz or large? Do you like your fruit? How about your car? And, how about your washing machine and dryer? SMALL BUSINESSES put blood sweat and tears into bringing you those things....so you think THEY should PAY TAXES AGAIN for that privilege? The truly rich, i.e. Gates, et al....pay big money (cause they have lotsa money) to PROTECT themselves from estate taxes....the rest don't have all that to spend protecting themselves....they're too busy trying to dream up, make, deliver, or fix a product."

If you read my post, you might understand I'm not saying anyone should pay taxes twice. Only the heirs once.

Actually, I owned a small business for 10 years. I had to go back to work for someone else because my wife got sick and that was the only way to get health insurance. That put a couple of great employees out of work, so maybe you guys could get upset about that.

And it sucks. So save all that blood, sweat, and tears crapola for your next stump speech. It's good to be king. My boss is not about buying me stuff, nor do I expect him to be. He's about getting my talents at a discount so he can spoil his kids.

Not that my business would have ever come close to reaching the $5 million threshold for the estate tax.

But that's a good thing, in a way. I am able to help my kids get a good start in life, but they won't end up as messed up as my bosses' kids.

[goodnesswins]

You sound bitter...."My boss is not about buying me stuff, ...

Your boss DOES buy you things....he pays you a salary .....that BUYS you things......sorry you have a lousy boss, though.....I agree some people with money don't teach their kids the value of a job or money. But, I don't think all (or even most) of them are that way.

[RasterMaster]

How about NO taxes on income....tax purchases only. Recind the Congressional Retirement system (to cover any losses) and put term limits on the congress. I'll bet they could figure out a way to get things done.