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2. This is a modest idea but harder for opponents to attack than the inheritance tax

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Mar 29, 2021, 07:34 PM

Mar 2021

Personally I prefer a high inheritance tax to cover it and the fact that inheritance is largely just a windfall and worse, it's not fair.

But at a minimum, letting people inherit money on which taxes haven't been paid is ludicrous.

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Democrats look to impose capital gains tax at death [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2021 OP

This needs to happen!!! Dems must include it in the next reconciliation bill. LonePirate Mar 2021 #1

This is a modest idea but harder for opponents to attack than the inheritance tax unblock Mar 2021 #2

I guess I don't have to worry about my estate being taxed Yonnie3 Mar 2021 #3

I wouldn't need to worry either...and all this worry about these folks...when if you sell your house Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #12

Yes!!! Mary in S. Carolina Mar 2021 #4

That's too extreme. Family business or homes would have to be sold to pay for it lostnfound Mar 2021 #9

A fucking nightmare. Freethinker65 Mar 2021 #5

I absolutely agree with you. Big Blue Marble Mar 2021 #6

This was specifically tailored to stocks with unrealized value...so I think it is a great idea. Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #10

Yes, absolutely. Those gains were never taxed before death. SharonAnn Mar 2021 #7

Dumb idea. Estate/inheritance taxes are the trade-off for this. Solomon Mar 2021 #8

You can do both. Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #11