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Mon Jun-08-09 05:21 AM
Response to Reply #12 |
| 20. I'd prefer to still have my parents and be ignorant |
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But as I have lost them, my information is first hand, much as I wish it had not been.
You are quite correct, which surprises me, as accurate information has to be out there for all to find.
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| -The 'Death Tax' Scam |
babsbunny |
Jun-07-09 06:31 PM |
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Must be nice to be a champion of the rich |
thecrow |
Jun-07-09 06:54 PM |
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The Walton (Wal Mart) Family is calling on their Senator to represent... |
Kansas Wyatt |
Jun-07-09 07:47 PM |
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i am not sure where the line should be drawn for this |
votingupstart |
Jun-07-09 09:20 PM |
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pretty easy line there |
hfojvt |
Jun-08-09 01:48 AM |
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That line is based on a mistaken assumption. |
pnwmom |
Jun-08-09 03:49 AM |
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those are still fairly wealthy families |
hfojvt |
Jun-08-09 04:06 AM |
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Yes, your parents with a large family could give away a substantial amount |
pnwmom |
Jun-08-09 04:58 AM |
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i am still not sure i agree on you definition of rich |
votingupstart |
Jun-08-09 08:46 AM |
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Bill Gates earned his fortune by virtue of his drive, talent, hard work and vision |
Mister Ed |
Jun-08-09 07:02 PM |
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so just because they did not "earn it" in your eyes they are not allowed to be helped? |
votingupstart |
Jun-09-09 08:34 AM |
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"Who says you have to 'earn something' to be able to have it"...well, you just did, you fool |
mitchum |
Jun-09-09 03:35 PM |
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classy |
votingupstart |
Jun-09-09 07:05 PM |
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I'm not just throwing names...I'm throwing your own fucking words back at you |
mitchum |
Jun-09-09 07:43 PM |
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youre inability to understand the statement are no ones fault but yours |
votingupstart |
Jun-09-09 08:11 PM |
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You clearly misunderstand me. |
Mister Ed |
Jun-09-09 05:44 PM |
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possibly |
votingupstart |
Jun-09-09 07:18 PM |
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Sounds about right, then. An inheritance tax not to exceed 50%. |
Mister Ed |
Jun-10-09 04:30 AM |
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no problem at all |
votingupstart |
Jun-10-09 07:03 AM |
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Everything you're saying calls for a progressive tax code. |
EOTE |
Jun-10-09 09:39 AM |
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no middle class = doomed country |
votingupstart |
Jun-10-09 10:20 AM |
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Actually... |
Rebubula |
Jun-09-09 08:42 AM |
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good point |
votingupstart |
Jun-09-09 08:55 AM |
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Do you have a problem with progressive taxation? |
EOTE |
Jun-09-09 02:52 PM |
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i am honestly not sure |
votingupstart |
Jun-09-09 06:57 PM |
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Ummm...back to my question |
Mister Ed |
Jun-09-09 07:03 PM |
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i think we are talking on two different posts |
votingupstart |
Jun-09-09 07:19 PM |
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How many millions of dollars does it take to send someone to college? |
EOTE |
Jun-10-09 06:20 AM |
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it is about the ability to - see post 52 |
votingupstart |
Jun-10-09 07:00 AM |
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How is someone getting 10% of millions of dollars punitive? |
EOTE |
Jun-10-09 09:31 AM |
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its not about the 10% - - see post 52 |
votingupstart |
Jun-10-09 10:00 AM |
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How do you define when a tax becomes a punitive one? |
EOTE |
Jun-10-09 10:18 AM |
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That is the question - you have hit it |
votingupstart |
Jun-10-09 10:28 AM |
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It's definitely true that any policy change needs to be done very carefully. |
EOTE |
Jun-10-09 11:48 AM |
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I understand he is leaving very little to his children |
TheBigotBasher |
Jun-09-09 07:49 PM |
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Usually by stealing other peoples' ideas. |
Vidar |
Jun-10-09 07:20 AM |
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it's not about how much somebody is allowed to have |
hfojvt |
Jun-09-09 01:54 AM |
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well why wouldn't i want to put them through princeton |
votingupstart |
Jun-09-09 08:46 AM |
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No no no, to hell with that. |
Robb |
Jun-09-09 09:14 AM |
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it appears you missed the class's Beginning American history - |
votingupstart |
Jun-09-09 02:42 PM |
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except there is no death tax |
hfojvt |
Jun-09-09 03:10 PM |
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You aren't seriously boiling down the American Revolution to a single issue? |
ieoeja |
Jun-09-09 03:14 PM |
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not boiling it down |
votingupstart |
Jun-09-09 06:38 PM |
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No, you just missed |
Robb |
Jun-09-09 03:36 PM |
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so every rich person is royalty? lets get back on track |
votingupstart |
Jun-09-09 06:45 PM |
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If your *estate* tax is 90%, then you hired a really stupid fucking lawyer. |
ieoeja |
Jun-10-09 09:34 AM |
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rightist - oh .. now to name calling? |
votingupstart |
Jun-10-09 10:39 AM |
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Something tells me your offspring won't be going to Princeton |
mitchum |
Jun-09-09 03:37 PM |
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oh goood one |
votingupstart |
Jun-09-09 07:21 PM |
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And you stay freepy (that won't be hard) |
mitchum |
Jun-09-09 07:44 PM |
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oh freeeeepy because i disagree im freeepy - stay classy mitch |
votingupstart |
Jun-09-09 07:47 PM |
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Bill Gates father was a multi-millionaire. |
ieoeja |
Jun-09-09 02:55 PM |
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well, Gates is really not so much a "rags to riches" case as he is a "riches to even more riches." |
cemaphonic |
Jun-09-09 07:55 PM |
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Paris Hilton needs every penny she can inherit |
havocmom |
Jun-07-09 06:55 PM |
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Al the money that they leave |
GKirk |
Jun-07-09 07:25 PM |
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Lordship Tax |
GodDamLiberal |
Jun-07-09 07:39 PM |
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Your OP is misleading. The current estate tax exemption is dropping back |
pnwmom |
Jun-08-09 01:33 AM |
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actually it is a sliding scale, although it climbs fast |
hfojvt |
Jun-08-09 02:26 AM |
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Those rates are for people who die before January 2009. The exemption |
pnwmom |
Jun-08-09 02:44 AM |
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true, but even under the old rates, the same progressivity applied |
hfojvt |
Jun-08-09 03:52 AM |
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That's why I said "anything beyond that amount." n/t |
pnwmom |
Jun-08-09 05:12 AM |
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$7 million tax free? I wish |
DFW |
Jun-08-09 02:45 AM |
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There is a lot of misinformation about that on DU. n/t |
pnwmom |
Jun-08-09 02:58 AM |
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I'd prefer to still have my parents and be ignorant |
DFW |
Jun-08-09 05:21 AM |
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The super rich |
Yupster |
Jun-08-09 02:59 AM |
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Trusts don't eliminate estate taxes. |
pnwmom |
Jun-08-09 03:43 AM |
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A lot of family farms and family businesses get caught in this. Seriously. |
demodonkey |
Jun-08-09 11:01 AM |
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I'm for 50% taxes on wealthy estates |
Kievan Rus |
Jun-08-09 11:17 AM |
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K&R |
Wednesdays |
Jun-08-09 04:14 PM |
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The government took my grandmother's entire estate |
MindPilot |
Jun-08-09 04:21 PM |
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someone needs to accuse these people of bribery |
unblock |
Jun-08-09 04:43 PM |
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About the Estate Tax |
That One |
Jun-09-09 03:06 PM |
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Good info |
Ohio Joe |
Jun-09-09 06:07 PM |
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Yup. Most folks just don't know how the unrealized capital gains go totally untaxed. |
TahitiNut |
Jun-09-09 06:55 PM |
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I'm seriously thinking Blanche Lincoln is a poser... |
backtoblue |
Jun-09-09 03:19 PM |
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