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View Poll Results: Should inheritances be illegal?
Yes. Inheritances should be illegal. 11 3.61%
No. Inheritances should be legal. 291 95.41%
Not sure 3 0.98%
Voters: 305. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 08-21-2012, 02:21 PM
 
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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?
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Old 08-21-2012, 02:26 PM
 
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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?

if you say that they are illegal, then nobody would be getting anything at all to do with family. no family pictures no family anything.
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Old 08-21-2012, 02:27 PM
 
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I read that comment and thought it was pretty stupid. I know a lot of liberals who have money and property they will be leaving to their kids or other relatives.
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Old 08-21-2012, 02:27 PM
 
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Who's right?
You are, because you called out your conservative friend on his ridiculous BS.

I suppose there might be about 43 people alive in the U.S. today who self-identify as "liberal" and who think inheritances should be taxed at 100%, but they're stupid and there are very, very few of them.
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Old 08-21-2012, 02:28 PM
 
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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?
I have never heard any Liberals say any such thing, but then some here say a lot of stupid things.
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Old 08-21-2012, 02:29 PM
 
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Inheriting money is un-American IMO. But you won't hear the rich pukes who scream about welfare and unions admit that they were given free money off someone else's work.
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Old 08-21-2012, 02:29 PM
 
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if you say that they are illegal, then nobody would be getting anything at all to do with family. no family pictures no family anything.
Huh? Are you trying to suggest that no one would have anything to do with their family unless they think they stand to inherit money?
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Old 08-21-2012, 02:29 PM
 
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Wow. Somebody actually voted that inheritances should be illegal?
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Old 08-21-2012, 02:33 PM
 
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I'm liberal, I voted no. What on earth is wrong with giving your kids a leg up?
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Old 08-21-2012, 02:33 PM
 
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I heard a conservative claim that most liberals believe inheritances should be illegal.
Hell inheritance was legal, although limited - in the Soviet Union under Stalin!

This must be the latest right wing meme; inheritance taxes, like taxes in general, are theft and tyranny blah, blah, blah...
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