It’s better to be born rich than gifted

Re:It’s better to be born rich than gifted by jesssse on Saturday October 13, 2018 @09:00PM (#18210802)

I am confused about taxes. When a person gives their family member a gift, why do you feel entitled to a portion of this private exchange of wealth?

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Re:It’s better to be born rich than gifted by shaklee3 on Saturday October 13, 2018 @09:02PM (#18210811)

I think the point is that if you can hand down a lot of wealth to your kids, they are already on a different playing field than other kids. it's fine to transfer wealth, but the way things are today means that that wealth can be used to buy a better education.

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Re:It’s better to be born rich than gifted by jwatte on Saturday October 13, 2018 @09:11PM (#18210842)

The only reason you can accumulate and have wealth, is that the society exists.

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Re:It’s better to be born rich than gifted by TheCoelacanth on Saturday October 13, 2018 @10:45PM (#18211100)

Same question but for wages or purchases. Are you arguing against estate taxes or all taxes in general?

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