> So we should tax the crap out of everyone's estates

Just the wealthy. Estate taxes have (in the USA) applied only to large estates.

> on the premise that they probably wronged society

Some wealth is inherited now, but large gains (extracted from the market) are generally the result of exploitation.

> anyone with a brain is gonna conveniently go broke before they die

That's already happening, they call it The Giving Project.

Is there a precise definition for ‘exploitation’? Is it a function of feelings?

How about we just tax the crap out of everyone's estates so that our democracy doesn't devolve into a feudal oligarchy.

Oops, too late.

We should tax the crap out of everyone’s estates because it’s aligned with the American value of equal opportunity. Do you want to live in a society where everyone has a fair shot? Then you need the estate tax. It’s the great equalizer. We can the funds to improve our schools, roads, and social services so that everyone is a bit better off.

> We should tax the crap out of everyone’s estates because it’s aligned with the American value of equal opportunity. Do you want to live in a society where everyone has a fair shot?

I do not understand this sentiment one bit. To think that we should implement equality by pulling people down to the mean is, frankly, insane. That does nothing to help anyone - its a stance based solely on anger and jealousy. Your policy would literally decrease the average quality of life.

Would you be happy if everyone was destitute? At what point do you realize that actual quality of life matters more than perfect equality?

We achieve equality by bringing people up, not tearing them down. If you think we need more tax money to accomplish that goal, I would argue that we have much more of a budgeting problem than a tax income problem, but I understand the sentiment. But to think that the appropriate tax vehicle is to explicitly destroy lives is not an American ideal.