On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 21:03:05 -0200, Alberto Monteiro
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> David Brin
> >
> > PS... by all my logic (above and elsewhere) the most
> > telling endeavor of the monsters has been to try to
> > forever eliminate the Inheritance Tax, which is by its
> > very nature the most fair and sociologically
> > productive of all taxes. Nobody need ever pay it, so
> > long as they choose some other charitable way to
> > dispose of the funds, (...)
> >
> Wrong logic!
>
> The best way to avoid the Inheritance task is mass-rape and
> have so many children that none will get enough to be taxed!
>
> DNA-rebuilt Gengis Khan for President!!! :-)
The inheritance tax isn't based on how much each individual inherits,
it's based on the size of the entire estate. The estate taxes are
paid, and whatever is left over is what the heirs get.
Julia
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