Death Comes to Us All, but Through Inheritance, the Rich Can Get Richer: Inheritance and the Federal Estate Tax
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2011
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Texas Tech Estate Planning & Community Property Journal
Abstract
Discusses the history of America’s inheritance system, the recent debate over the federal estate tax, the social impact of inheritance, and the unfair nature of the inheritance system. Orgain concludes by arguing the potential benefits of extinguishing the current system of inheritance.
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Inheritance, Capitalism, Wealth, Federal estate tax, Social impact
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Meggie Orgain, Death Comes to Us All, but Through Inheritance, the Rich Can Get Richer: Inheritance and the Federal Estate Tax, 4 Est. Plan. & Cmty. Prop. L. J. 173 (2011).