[Lower55]

Why don't the democrats just push a law to take it all.

If they can justify taking half of a dead man's wealth, they could justify taking it all.

[Ron in Acreage]

They're probably afraid of losing his vote! The dead do vote, as you know.

[MrsDT]

I think my tax burden would be less if I was dead.

[TheCPA]

They get even more if the decedent bequeaths property to a granchild because the generation skipping transfer tax is imposed in addition to the estate tax.

[Jesse]

Why don't the democrats just push a law to take it all.

Well, at least the Democrats are very up front and honest about their government thievery. They want to confiscate the money up front and spend it, in contrast to the republicrats, who want tax cuts implemented over a decade, which then disappear.

Why would they do that? Because the GOP is spending money like crazy, worse than the democrats and Clinton did, and they know the bill will have to be paid. They just want to pay it after they leave office.

Republicans overall are worse than Dems. The dems wage class warfare up front. The GOP pays lip service to conservatism, smaller government, etc. then break all promises now that they are for the most part in power. And Bushie doesn't care, he is all for spending our money.

[The Raven]

>>Why don't the democrats just push a law to take it all.

Yep...100% of earned income.....then you don't need any estate tax or sales tax.

That might work out...people would create an underground currency