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Re:L.A.'s coast was once a DDT dumping ground, but no one co... by nix0n on Monday October 26, 2020 @08:47AM (#24895551)
> 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.

Re:L.A.'s coast was once a DDT dumping ground, but no one co... by burrows on Monday October 26, 2020 @01:37PM (#24898769)
Is there a precise definition for ‘exploitation’? Is it a function of feelings?