[rollei_list] Re: Death Duties
- From: "Austin Franklin" <austin.franklin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:52:06 -0500
But Marc, if we are "badgered" into calling it something more "fluffy", that
will make it more acceptable to more people, and therefore somehow make it
"OK" ;-)
Regards,
Austin
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> [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Marc James Small
> Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 10:42 AM
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> Subject: [rollei_list] Death Duties
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>
> At 09:31 AM 12/3/2009, Eric Goldstein wrote:
> >Hi Austin, the idea that the Estate Tax makes it impossible for
> >families to continue in family businesses is for the most part a
> >myth... a fabrication concocted by the same political hacks who
> >labeled this a "Death Tax" for the sensational impact and PR value it
> >would have.
>
> Quit pounding this busted drum, Eric. The term
> was "Death Duties" or "Death Tax" up to the reign
> of Franklin Roosevelt, when he hiked the death
> duties and renamed them "estate taxes" as being
> more politically acceptable. I believe that
> these are still called "death duties" in the UK.
>
> Get the facts right, then opine.
>
> Marc
>
>
> msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir!
>
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