18 wealthy families behind estate tax repeal movement. - (inthane-chan) - (87) - April 28, 2006, 09:15:37 AM EDT
         And rightly so. - (pwhysall) - April 28, 2006, 09:23:19 AM EDT
         the income/equity has already been taxed once - (boxley) - (84) - April 28, 2006, 09:40:13 AM EDT
             Disagree. - (Another Scott) - (3) - April 28, 2006, 09:47:50 AM EDT
                 There are many bad things in life. - (pwhysall) - (1) - April 28, 2006, 09:53:47 AM EDT
                     "They'll tax the pennies on your eyes" (new thread) - (jb4) - April 28, 2006, 01:25:08 PM EDT
                 hogwash, you think they sit around on piles of money? - (boxley) - April 28, 2006, 09:54:22 AM EDT
             What is fair? - (ben_tilly) - (76) - April 28, 2006, 10:49:22 AM EDT
                 so if you get mugged its fair if you are rich? -NT - (boxley) - (75) - April 28, 2006, 11:07:31 AM EDT
                     It's income. Tax it. -NT - (Silverlock) - (74) - April 28, 2006, 11:10:56 AM EDT
                         Fair enough. As income. -NT - (imric) - April 28, 2006, 11:13:30 AM EDT
                         income should be taxed, savings from income already taxed - (boxley) - (72) - April 28, 2006, 11:23:27 AM EDT
                             Exactly. -NT - (pwhysall) - April 28, 2006, 11:51:00 AM EDT
                             That is it in a nutshell. - (bepatient) - (42) - April 28, 2006, 11:57:52 AM EDT
                                 Bah. - (Another Scott) - (23) - April 28, 2006, 12:34:41 PM EDT
                                     how very marxist of you - (boxley) - (19) - April 28, 2006, 12:46:24 PM EDT
                                         I don't think Teddy was a Marxist. -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - April 28, 2006, 12:50:11 PM EDT
                                             For those who don't understand that comment... - (ben_tilly) - April 28, 2006, 01:26:04 PM EDT
                                         You have to have balance - (ben_tilly) - (16) - April 28, 2006, 01:23:49 PM EDT
                                             so advocating theft of private property to balance power is - (boxley) - (15) - April 28, 2006, 01:25:42 PM EDT
                                                 Yes, it is. - (ben_tilly) - (14) - April 28, 2006, 01:30:59 PM EDT
                                                     Oh you mean national socialism, got it -NT - (boxley) - (13) - April 28, 2006, 02:06:23 PM EDT
                                                         Nice insult - (ben_tilly) - (12) - April 28, 2006, 03:00:51 PM EDT
                                                             not an isult just a description of what you want to do - (boxley) - (11) - April 28, 2006, 03:16:41 PM EDT
                                                                 Then use another description - (ben_tilly) - (10) - April 28, 2006, 04:43:11 PM EDT
                                                                     well lets see, that party believed that all wealth was at - (boxley) - (9) - April 30, 2006, 07:23:22 PM EDT
                                                                         You been taking rhetoric lessons from BeeP? - (jb4) - (8) - April 30, 2006, 07:46:30 PM EDT
                                                                             Sorry Ben, Ascribed a quote from Todd to You - (boxley) - (7) - April 30, 2006, 08:13:34 PM EDT
                                                                                 I don't think that's the "banker" he meant - (drewk) - (5) - April 30, 2006, 09:16:20 PM EDT
                                                                                     maybe not but the freekin local squire with his hand out - (boxley) - (3) - April 30, 2006, 09:22:44 PM EDT
                                                                                         What are you gonna do with it - (tuberculosis) - (2) - May 1, 2006, 12:20:49 AM EDT
                                                                                             I think my kids could sqander as efficiently as a government -NT - (boxley) - May 1, 2006, 08:17:45 AM EDT
                                                                                             Not spend it on invading Iraq, for one thing. -NT - (pwhysall) - May 1, 2006, 09:36:23 AM EDT
                                                                                     It was a reference to Monopoly -NT - (tuberculosis) - May 1, 2006, 12:20:19 AM EDT
                                                                                 The usual quote is "rags to rags in three generations" - (ben_tilly) - May 1, 2006, 01:49:59 AM EDT
                                     And you'll see me be very consistent - (bepatient) - April 28, 2006, 01:00:51 PM EDT
                                     I see your Bah and raise you a Feh. - (pwhysall) - (1) - April 28, 2006, 01:53:19 PM EDT
                                         Wow, is that ever a 'well worn' arguement. - (Andrew Grygus) - April 28, 2006, 02:32:17 PM EDT
                                 Cry me up a river - (ben_tilly) - (12) - April 28, 2006, 01:22:02 PM EDT
                                     so having a rich dad is a detriment - (boxley) - (11) - April 28, 2006, 01:29:12 PM EDT
                                         What do you call having a poor dad then? - (ben_tilly) - (4) - April 28, 2006, 01:34:04 PM EDT
                                             s/few years/rest of your life - (inthane-chan) - (1) - April 28, 2006, 01:54:10 PM EDT
                                                 I said a nice place :-P - (ben_tilly) - April 28, 2006, 02:08:15 PM EDT
                                             whenever someone takes 1/2 of mine it gets detrimental - (boxley) - (1) - April 28, 2006, 02:08:35 PM EDT
                                                 It wasn't yours - (ben_tilly) - April 28, 2006, 02:14:11 PM EDT
                                         Please provide verifiable references . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (5) - April 28, 2006, 01:35:02 PM EDT
                                             :-) - (Another Scott) - (1) - April 28, 2006, 03:44:53 PM EDT
                                                 Yeah, we had that in my family too. - (Andrew Grygus) - April 28, 2006, 05:40:39 PM EDT
                                             Andrew Jackson's Grandchildren - (boxley) - (2) - April 30, 2006, 07:07:32 PM EDT
                                                 Eh? - (Another Scott) - (1) - April 30, 2006, 07:41:28 PM EDT
                                                     When I was at the Hermitage I saw info that had the begats - (boxley) - April 30, 2006, 07:59:23 PM EDT
                                 Its a tax on *personal* wealth - (tuberculosis) - (4) - April 29, 2006, 01:05:57 AM EDT
                                     Small set of victims is larger than the set your after. - (bepatient) - (3) - April 29, 2006, 11:17:26 AM EDT
                                         s /surf/serf/ "Surf's up at Wal-Mart!" :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - April 29, 2006, 11:34:17 AM EDT
                                         I disagree on how good it is - (ben_tilly) - April 29, 2006, 11:58:08 AM EDT
                                         not if you measure in dollars - (tuberculosis) - April 29, 2006, 11:42:00 PM EDT
                             Look at it from the child's point of view - (ben_tilly) - (27) - April 28, 2006, 12:41:48 PM EDT
                                 Difference is, when you get that income - (bepatient) - (19) - April 28, 2006, 01:03:30 PM EDT
                                     So I don't keep the house, big deal. - (ben_tilly) - April 28, 2006, 01:15:32 PM EDT
                                     Easy - (JayMehaffey) - (17) - April 28, 2006, 01:29:03 PM EDT
                                         Since you've never had this happen to someone you know - (bepatient) - (16) - April 28, 2006, 02:04:28 PM EDT
                                             Compromise suggested - (ben_tilly) - April 28, 2006, 02:10:27 PM EDT
                                             Don't know about New Jersey - (JayMehaffey) - (4) - April 28, 2006, 02:40:36 PM EDT
                                                 Selling part of a farm - (imric) - April 28, 2006, 03:18:00 PM EDT
                                                 Lovely use of statistics - (bepatient) - (2) - April 28, 2006, 04:29:46 PM EDT
                                                     Figures where for 2000, current rate is lower. - (JayMehaffey) - (1) - April 28, 2006, 05:25:24 PM EDT
                                                         Re: Figures where for 2000, current rate is lower. - (bepatient) - April 28, 2006, 06:34:26 PM EDT
                                             Latest numbers and info from the IRS. - (Another Scott) - (1) - April 28, 2006, 04:03:23 PM EDT
                                                 Estate tax level is current wacky - (JayMehaffey) - April 28, 2006, 05:08:32 PM EDT
                                             Re: Since you've never had this happen to someone you know - (tuberculosis) - (7) - April 29, 2006, 01:10:05 AM EDT
                                                 Try.. - (bepatient) - (6) - April 29, 2006, 11:12:14 AM EDT
                                                     Nota bene - (jake123) - April 29, 2006, 11:55:15 AM EDT
                                                     All true, but that's a different problem - (drewk) - April 29, 2006, 08:56:24 PM EDT
                                                     Mortgage or move - (tuberculosis) - (3) - April 29, 2006, 11:40:20 PM EDT
                                                         Interesting take - (bepatient) - (2) - April 30, 2006, 10:55:11 AM EDT
                                                             So take Ben's solution. - (inthane-chan) - April 30, 2006, 12:41:41 PM EDT
                                                             I have no intention - (tuberculosis) - April 30, 2006, 04:33:08 PM EDT
                                 why should you have to pay %50 taxes because your - (boxley) - (1) - April 28, 2006, 01:24:16 PM EDT
                                     simple, your parents had more money...that makes it fair. -NT - (bepatient) - April 28, 2006, 02:06:43 PM EDT
                                 Does your father(s estate) get to write off the expense? - (drewk) - (4) - April 28, 2006, 10:01:38 PM EDT
                                     I know someone who did it. - (broomberg) - (2) - April 28, 2006, 10:27:14 PM EDT
                                         I know multiple people who've done that - (ben_tilly) - April 28, 2006, 10:34:33 PM EDT
                                         That's a little different, as I understand it. - (Another Scott) - April 28, 2006, 11:04:37 PM EDT
                                     Its called a living trust came into being with the ERISA law -NT - (boxley) - April 30, 2006, 07:10:52 PM EDT
             This tax was deliberately confiscatory when introduced. - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - April 28, 2006, 01:26:20 PM EDT
                 I'd agree with that -NT - (ben_tilly) - April 28, 2006, 01:34:21 PM EDT
                 She's got vast... tracts of land. -NT - (jake123) - April 29, 2006, 02:50:52 AM EDT
         This surprises you? -NT - (tuberculosis) - April 29, 2006, 07:04:09 AM EDT