Is the current estate tax too high, or too low?
This is my first debate in a long time. I honestly did not think that I would return here, but I miss the people here too much.
A quick rundown, courtesy of a stranger from wikipedia:
The estate tax in the United States is a tax on the transfer of the estate of a deceased person. The tax applies to property that is transferred via a will or according to state laws of intestacy. Other transfers that are subject to the tax can include those made through an intestate estate or trust, or the payment of certain life insurance benefits or financial account sums to beneficiaries. The estate tax is one part of the Unified Gift and Estate Tax system in the United States. The other part of the system, the gift tax, applies to transfers of property during a person's life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estate_tax_in_the_United_States
Too high
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Too low
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Yes. It is hard earned. The person who passed away earned the money and it is their decision where it goes. What makes taxation theft? What part of "Pay for your masters' unjust wars or be throw in prison" did you not understand? How is taxation not theft, if it isn't. Side: Too high
So what your saying is We should pay taxes in life and in death. If our government does not see a difference in its citizens being alive or dead that tells me that to our government we are truly nothing more than a dollar amount. If this is true then we are in serious trouble. Side: Too high
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