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Originally Posted by Ibram
I was thinking about maggie's anti-semi-socialism and spexxvet's 'take money from the rich' bit, and had an idea:
When anyone over a certain (extremely high) value dies, a tidy chunk of their fortune (a third or so) should be taken to help the poor, and the rest can be given out however. This would not only help the poor, but also not take money away from those who actually earned it. Don't try to tell me Paris Hilton has ever earned a penny in her life...
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It's called "
Estate Tax", and it's already in place.
So we should take money from someone you're sure hasn't earned it, and give it to people who haven't earned it either but you're sure are more deserving. Administered by the government.