>>So what stops those with family biz to sell their shares / farm / restaurants for $200 ?
>>Why not give them jobs in own company at a salary enabling transfer at rates of income, not those high rates you wish for inheritance ?
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>OK. Then less raise the rates and find out
>That argument doesn't hold water. These people gives millions to politicians to keep the rates down.

And you think someone living on substance won't move if giving millions to politicians is not working any more ?

>>I am totally with you that quite a few policies were wrong, but increasing tax intake is not the way to teach to poor to fish, but guarantees more offices creating paper work describing why the fish cans given to the poor need to be smaller / more sturdy and so on.
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>Yes- fixing highways, airports and railroad won't teach the poor to fish.

No, but teach them to rely less/not on gov handouts when more jobs are available

>Try standing on a line at a VA hospital and then tell me about teaching people to fish.

Taking care of veterans IMO is the duty of the state and should be seen as part of the defense budget.
Although I guess I probably would take a closer look at statistics and might argue for different use of funds.