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Hey Trumpsters.........tell us about the estate tax........


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That money was already taxed as income when it was earned ( income tax ).  It was taxed again on every single purchase needed to produce a profit ( sales tax ).  All the fees and costs involved due to being over-regulated takes its toll and adds to the governments income.

And yet, when a person manages to save something after a lifetime of being taxed, some people think that the state deserves those savings rather than the family?

I guess our educational system has turned American citizens into communists after the last two generations of students have been indoctrinated by the leftists. 

No wonder Bernie Sanders was so popular.  And, the democrats are now all-in for communism.  It has failed everywhere, but we don't teach history in school anymore - we just indoctrinate.

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Tell us how it helps the average working class stiff...

 

Only the billionaires are laughing....along with trump and his family and friends....

this has nothing to do with helping the working class.

 

it has everything to do with taking money from a family because someone has died.

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this has nothing to do with helping the working class.

 

it has everything to do with taking money from a family because someone has died.

 

Actually, in theory, this is how redistribution works.  Supposedly, the money stolen from the grieving families would be redistributed to all the comrades.

However, what really happens is that money gets put into the state's coffers and our professional politicians get to come up with ways to get a portion into their personal pockets, while funneling the rest to the special interest that pays for their re-election campaigns.

This is why it is popular with politicians.  Why it would be popular with regular citizens is unfathomable, unless they actually believe that more government is good.  But, anybody that believes that is beyond help.

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Actually, in theory, this is how redistribution works.  Supposedly, the money stolen from the grieving families would be redistributed to all the comrades.

However, what really happens is that money gets put into the state's coffers and our professional politicians get to come up with ways to get a portion into their personal pockets, while funneling the rest to the special interest that pays for their re-election campaigns.

This is why it is popular with politicians.  Why it would be popular with regular citizens is unfathomable, unless they actually believe that more government is good.  But, anybody that believes that is beyond help.

you just summed up things better than I have ever seen prior.

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Actually, in theory, this is how redistribution works. Supposedly, the money stolen from the grieving families would be redistributed to all the comrades.

However, what really happens is that money gets put into the state's coffers and our professional politicians get to come up with ways to get a portion into their personal pockets, while funneling the rest to the special interest that pays for their re-election campaigns.

This is why it is popular with politicians. Why it would be popular with regular citizens is unfathomable, unless they actually believe that more government is good. But, anybody that believes that is beyond help.

Nailed it
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Tell us how it helps the average working class stiff...

 

Only the billionaires are laughing....along with trump and his family and friends....

I heard only 5000 estate tax returns are even filed per year, it's a non factor. The truth is that no matter how much money you have, the govt doesn't deserve a dime of it when you die. You paid your taxes when you were alive, it ALL belongs to your heirs.

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I heard only 5000 estate tax returns are even filed per year, it's a non factor. The truth is that no matter how much money you have, the govt doesn't deserve a dime of it when you die. You paid your taxes when you were alive, it ALL belongs to your heirs.

Yea, atleast it's around 5m exempt now. When my grandfather died it was way less and they got nearly 50% of everything.

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Once again just for the record....my mom had me at 17yrs old ......I'm 47 so she's only 64 with both her parents (my grandparents) still alive in their 90's.......I doubt I'll ever see any inheritance ......she lives right and me not so much......maybe my son will throw a bash your way, he has a better chance of seeing any money

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Over 10m per couple too.

Thus the reason there aren't many impacted.

 

There are two numbers. One is annual gifting max, and one lifetime max...annual gifts do not go against the lifetime max as long as you do not excede annual amount (approx 14k per person) Lifetime max is the 5 million total. It is not doubled for a couple. You can give a husband and wife each the annual amount of 14k, but you do not get to double the lifetime max to 10 million.

 

If you have over 5 million to pass on, one should start annual giving early 14k (or 28k per couple) til you get down to the 5 mill mark.

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