I did not read the article, but the headline is clearly in error in that heirs do not pay estate taxes; the deceased’s estate pays the taxes.
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The rules for Budget Reconciliation are somewhat complex, and I’m not sure there’s time to get it done during the lame duck session.
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Obama will just pass it through Executive Order. He’ll put it so that everyone who died in 2010 pays a 100 percent estate tax.