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I'm not sure where you're buying land for 50,000 dollars an acre. You can buy it around here for closer to 5000 dollars an acre.
Small farming is dying or dead already. Most "small farmers" have now decided to lease their land to large farming operations for a rental fee, or a percentage of the crop yield.
Calvert County, MD. No agri-businesses here, farmers have had to transition out of tobacco, making the decison to either try alternate crops or sell to developers who plant houses, a permanent crop.
I heard a conservative claim that most liberals believe inheritances should be illegal. I told him that I was sure he was mistaken, and that the argument is over inheritance taxes on very large estates, not simply inheritances themselves.
Who's right? And should it be illegal to inherit money?
Ones wealth belongs to no one else (for married couples in Community Property states, it belongs to husband and wife jointly). A person has a right to distribute their wealth as they wish in life (donations to charities, helping their children with financial needs etc.). In death also they should be allowed to leave it to whomever they wish.
I don't see what right the government has to any of it. It is theft, in my view. The government is taking some of what rightfully belongs to ones heirs, and taxes on that wealth were paid at the time it was earned. I think it is immoral to tax it again.
The government should keep their greedy hands off of it!
Yep... as a liberal myself who stands to inherit a good deal (from my Democrat father), I would definitely NOT support them being illegal! I mean, who actually says that?
P.S. Based on the poll results so far, it seems that person was talking from their arse.
Hahahaha! That's the second time in 24hrs. you've made me laugh! You're funny!
Calvert County, MD. No agri-businesses here, farmers have had to transition out of tobacco, making the decison to either try alternate crops or sell to developers who plant houses, a permanent crop.
Maryland, one of the smallest states in the country? Of course land in small areas cost more.
Move to any other state with twice your land mass, and the property costs will go down (except California)
Small farmers don't exist anymore, they lease out their land to large farming operations. I have close ties to the farming community, one of my Grandfathers was a farmer, and he leases his land, and I know two of the biggest farming operations in Western Tennessee.
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Ones wealth belongs to no one else (for married couples in Community Property states, it belongs to husband and wife jointly). A person has a right to distribute their wealth as they wish in life (donations to charities, helping their children with financial needs etc.). In death also they should be allowed to leave it to whomever they wish.
I don't see what right the government has to any of it. It is theft, in my view. The government is taking some of what rightfully belongs to ones heirs, and taxes on that wealth were paid at the time it was earned. I think it is immoral to tax it again.
The government should keep their greedy hands off of it!
Yep! Why should my assets and wealth that I may have accumulated for the security of my family be distributed to others?
Yep! Why should my assets and wealth that I may have accumulated for the security of my family be distributed to others?
In many cases an inheritance is comprised of long term capital gains such as retirement accounts and real estate that has never been taxed. It grew tax free for many years. If you were to cash out prior to your death you would probably owe sizable capital gains taxes on it. Why should your death wipe out the obligation to pay the taxes due on the gains?
I've received this anonymous rep comment this AM...
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How rude.....IMO....your comments have been very informative ....
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That's the second time in 24hrs. you've made me laugh! You're funny! 
Why should my assets and wealth that I may have accumulated for the security of my family be distributed to others?
