re: #236 sagehen

Andrew Carnegie lobbied heavily to get the inheritance tax instituted in the first place. He didn’t expect it to provide ANY federal revenue; his theory was it was a way to get rich people to give away and/or spend it all during their lifetimes, on useful things that would benefit the nation.

In his case it went mostly to libraries and universities; Getty created an awesome museum; Gates is trying to eradicate polio.

The people who are giving everything to their offspring, they’re just selfish greedy shits trying to shove camels through the eye of a needle.

The estate tax does not even kick in until a certain level, there is always enough there to more than amply provide for one’s offspring…