[Lady Heron]

My family is not rich. We are going to loose our farm that has been in the family a long time when my grandmother dies because of this tax. We have worried over how we could manage to keep the land because it was my grandfathers dream for us to keep it. It won't happen. The democraps taxes will have stolen it from us. This and Christian values could be why so many in the south are becoming republicans.

[ex-snook]

Once the GOP recogizes that what they need to win elections is tax cuts for the dead, another tax deal for big investors and a few more NAFTA job out-sourcing agreements, the stupid party will be on its way to big campaign contributions and big election wins. (/ sarcasm)

The GOP is 'reaching out' even to the dead. The only group on their no-no sh't list, is payroll Reagan Democrats, but then again they have nowhere to go, right?

[Pagey]

Congress has, in a way, already abolished the estate tax. It is being slowly phased out and is scheduled to disappear entirely in 2010. But in a strange twist, the law is then slated to expire — restoring the tax in 2011.

This is outrageous that this was passed by a majority of the Senate and the House, and includes this caveat.They have no shame at all,and it makes me ill the amount of money the Gov't takes from our company.Tax This Tax That, Tax the grieving family after the parents are dead.Go ahead,Tax them when their dead,one more time.Don't give that family a chance to keep a small business growing,just tax us to death.That is disgusting.You can see why I loathe most politicians.Can't we just brand (Like they do a Steer)the people who voted for this?

[Teacher317]

Where is the justice and equality in treating people differently simply because of their wealth or income? Why is it acceptable to have the tax at all "even though it only affects the super-rich"? Where in the Constitution does it say that they are a class of citizens who do not deserve equal protection and equal rights?

[supercat]

The estate tax does not target the super-rich; it only targets those who are not so rich as to be able to move liquid assets into "foundations", but who are rich enough that their descendants might otherwise encroach on the "really rich" people's turf within a generation or two.

[hosepipe]

Revolutionary Theory - http://www.FreeRepublic.com/forum/a395913bc3069.htm