Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
they should raise inheritance tax. make it massive. close the loopholes that people avoid paying it.

many older people are sitting on huge property values that by mostly luck have increased incredibly while they've lived there. they've done nothing to create that increase it has just happened.
people inheriting that wealth have done nothing to earn it either other than be born to the right people
inheritance tax is 40%, the second highest rate of tax after surtax on employment income.

why should the state take someone's house after they die?