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Re:To Understand Rising Inequality, Consider Janitors by dlp211 on Sunday September 03, 2017 @05:38PM (#15164073)
Except it doesn't work that way because cost basis gets reset during inheritance which is a huge give away to the most wealthy families. It is also the reason for an Estate Tax.
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Re:To Understand Rising Inequality, Consider Janitors by humanrebar on Sunday September 03, 2017 @05:47PM (#15164115)
The heirs would presumably be buying homes, cars, vacations, food, night clubs, etc.
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