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0 pointshkt4y ago0 comments

In the UK pro-inheritance folks like to call it a "death tax" and argue it'll rob people of the ability to pass things along to their children. The debate is caustic and unpleasant to say the least.

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FabHK4y ago

I believe opponents call it "death tax" in the US as well. The progressive linguist George Lakoff has analysed this framing issue in depth.

https://www.chronicle.com/article/who-framed-george-lakoff/

pydry4y ago

They castigated land value tax as "the garden tax" too.

midasuni4y ago

Rich people don’t like paying for society that keeps them rich. News at 11

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