Hi Robert, Hardly tilting at all. The money earned was, say, first taxed at %50 (and anyone making that kind of money would be taxed at around that rate), then again at another %50 when you die. That is %75 total tax. That's simply a fact. Taking %75 of one's income is simply abusive and wrong. And, as I said in another post, what about family run businesses? A simple family run farm can be valued at far more than $3 million due to the large amount of land and expensive equipment necessary to run the farm. I don't plan on dying in 2010. Though, there is reasonable incentive apparently. Regards, Austin > -----Original Message----- > From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Robert Meier > Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 8:14 PM > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Copyright Law > > > Austin, > > You're tilting at windmills. > > Bob > > According to the IRS, an estate tax filing need only be made if the > value of an estate exceeds the following amounts: > > 2005: First $1,500,000 in assets > 2006-2008: First $2,000,000 in assets > 2009: First $3,500,000 in assets > > In addition, the maximum estate tax rate applied to the amounts in > excess of these figures are as follows: > > 2005: 47 percent > 2006: 46 percent > 2007- 2009: 45 percent > > In 2010, the estate tax rate drops to zero percent; if you die in > that year, your heirs would not pay taxes, even if you passed on $20 > billion! > > > > On Dec 2, 2009, at 4:44 PM, Austin Franklin wrote: > > > Hi Frank, > > > > So, you should not be able to hand what you earned/worked for down > > to your > > children? The government should get most all of it? Here in the > > US, they > > already get near %75 of it (initial taxes, plus %50 inheritance > > tax). I > > disagree very very very strongly with that. I worked for it/earned > > it, and > > ALREADY PAID TAXES ON IT, and I should be able to do with it what I > > want, at > > least within my immediate family. > > > > Regards, > > > > Austin > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Frank Dernie > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 1:41 PM > >> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Copyright Law > >> > >> > >> I would. The only tax I approve of is inheritance tax. 100%. Not > >> practical i know, but -earned- income should be un-taxed and > >> something you get by luck, without work, heavily taxed. > >> Simplistic. > >> > >> On 2 Dec, 2009, at 17:49, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> > >>>> Why not have copyright end with the death of the original > >> artist/inventor, he > >>>> doesn't need the income anymore and it would avoid unseemly > >> arguments from the > >>>> family, who have done nothing to earn the income. > >>> > >>> > >>> If your going to just give up your intellectual property to the > >> state why > >>> not also give up your cameras and homes as well? > >>> > >>> > >>> Mark William Rabiner > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> --- > >>> Rollei List > >>> > >>> - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> > >>> - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > >>> in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > >>> > >>> - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > >>> 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into > >>> www.freelists.org > >>> > >>> - Online, searchable archives are available at > >>> //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > >>> > >> > >> --- > >> Rollei List > >> > >> - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > >> - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > >> in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > >> > >> - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > >> 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into > >> www.freelists.org > >> > >> - Online, searchable archives are available at > >> //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > >> > >> > > --- > > Rollei List > > > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into > > www.freelists.org > > > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list