“so YOU, can get ALL your unearned inheritance money.”.How do you know they didn’t earn the inheritance money?Some worked very hard to be left that money.(And even if they didn’t, shouldn’t a person be allowed to do with what she has as she wishes?)
One of the purposes of inheritance tax is to guard against the creation of de facto royalty. Social mobility, both up and down, is a sign of a healthy society. Inasmuch as it kicks in, on a federal level, only once an estate reaches multiple millions of dollars, the VAST majority of families will not have to pay it.
Don’t forget the famous fruit fly state-wide spraying in California. One state official actually drank a glass of the spray to show it was safe for humans.
You mean the “Paris Hilton” tax? The one that allows somebody who may have actually earned money to leave it to his spoiled, worthless, lazy descendants?
I saw a picture on facebook yesterday of a row of little tiny houses — not sure what they were made out of — that were put up to house the homeless. As I remember a time in the US when we never saw homeless people, I think huge excesses of money could be better spent in this type of endeavor. I do feel people should be afforded the basic necessities of life (housing, food, medical necessities, transportation) and if they are incapable of providing them, then society should take over. We shouldn’t have people fired from a good-paying job one month and found frozen to death under a bridge a month later (as happened in a nearby neighborhood). But all of this requires empathy — something sorely lacking in US mentality.
Spraying may cause resistance in future spawn lol. Oh wait, I own a home in BridgeP Con!! What the hell am I saying. Come to your senses girl, getting caught up in the Libertene guilt factor black hole.
BE THIS GUY over 9 years ago
We could use some of that spraying now for the hipsters in my neighborhood.
jbenzver5 over 9 years ago
World’s…slowest…toaster…
pbarnrob over 9 years ago
And Someone should put away that warming milk next to the toaster! (Two daughters at home fighting will do that to you.)
Plumbob Wilson over 9 years ago
The spraying theme is probably linked to the paraquat spraying program, if I remember my ancient history correctly. ’80 – ’81 sounds about right.
Pointspread over 9 years ago
I think Paraquat was late 70’s.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 9 years ago
“so YOU, can get ALL your unearned inheritance money.”.How do you know they didn’t earn the inheritance money?Some worked very hard to be left that money.(And even if they didn’t, shouldn’t a person be allowed to do with what she has as she wishes?)
Carol69 over 9 years ago
And do what with the money ? The liberals get it and dole it out to a bunch of entitlement-non working slackers in the hopes of garnering votes.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 9 years ago
One of the purposes of inheritance tax is to guard against the creation of de facto royalty. Social mobility, both up and down, is a sign of a healthy society. Inasmuch as it kicks in, on a federal level, only once an estate reaches multiple millions of dollars, the VAST majority of families will not have to pay it.
Kind&Kinder over 9 years ago
Don’t forget the famous fruit fly state-wide spraying in California. One state official actually drank a glass of the spray to show it was safe for humans.
lindaf over 9 years ago
You mean the “Paris Hilton” tax? The one that allows somebody who may have actually earned money to leave it to his spoiled, worthless, lazy descendants?
lindz.coop Premium Member over 9 years ago
I saw a picture on facebook yesterday of a row of little tiny houses — not sure what they were made out of — that were put up to house the homeless. As I remember a time in the US when we never saw homeless people, I think huge excesses of money could be better spent in this type of endeavor. I do feel people should be afforded the basic necessities of life (housing, food, medical necessities, transportation) and if they are incapable of providing them, then society should take over. We shouldn’t have people fired from a good-paying job one month and found frozen to death under a bridge a month later (as happened in a nearby neighborhood). But all of this requires empathy — something sorely lacking in US mentality.
barister over 9 years ago
Spraying may cause resistance in future spawn lol. Oh wait, I own a home in BridgeP Con!! What the hell am I saying. Come to your senses girl, getting caught up in the Libertene guilt factor black hole.