Keister, Lisa A.,
Repealing the Estate Tax: A Recipe for More Inequality?. Lisa A. Keister. - Contexts, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 21, Business, 1522-3191; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Repealing the Estate Tax: A Recipe for More Inequality?, Winter 2003; pp. 42-49.
"By 2009, the federal government will no longer collect taxes on estates of the deceased. Small business owners and family farmers will not face large tax burdens on assets they leave to survivors. But it also means that the heirs of Bill Gates, Jr. will not be taxed on his billion-dollar fortune, including his $100 million, 45,000 square foot mansion near Seattle." (CONTEXTS) This article discusses wealth inequality and other negative consequences of repealing the estate tax.
1522-3191;
Equality
Income--Statistics
Inheritance and transfer tax
Rich people
Tax revenue estimating
Wealth
AC1.S5
050
Repealing the Estate Tax: A Recipe for More Inequality?. Lisa A. Keister. - Contexts, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 21, Business, 1522-3191; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Repealing the Estate Tax: A Recipe for More Inequality?, Winter 2003; pp. 42-49.
"By 2009, the federal government will no longer collect taxes on estates of the deceased. Small business owners and family farmers will not face large tax burdens on assets they leave to survivors. But it also means that the heirs of Bill Gates, Jr. will not be taxed on his billion-dollar fortune, including his $100 million, 45,000 square foot mansion near Seattle." (CONTEXTS) This article discusses wealth inequality and other negative consequences of repealing the estate tax.
1522-3191;
Equality
Income--Statistics
Inheritance and transfer tax
Rich people
Tax revenue estimating
Wealth
AC1.S5
050