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The fact is why do you want to take other people's gains. What does that do for you other than bringing them down to your level. You would be far better off if you could just hand over what you made to your kids. They can make things better for your grandkids.Who pays the estate tax?What does it matter to you? Why the random 5 million? What makes you think that's some magical number that after that the government deserves? How about we set the limit to something you can afford. Let's say anything over 100k. Why not right? Some will never get to pass on that amount so it seems fair.How's it going to help you .. are you leaving over $5 million? That's the only way it could concern you.The American people have already paid all taxes due on their estates, so keep your greedy mooching paws off the people's wealth.
The Tax Policy Center estimates that some 11,310 individuals dying in 2017 will leave estates large enough to require filing an estate tax return (estates with a gross value under $5.49 million need not file this return in 2017). After allowing for deductions and credits, 5,460 estates will owe tax. Over two-thirds of these taxable estates will come from the top 10 percent of income earners and close to one-fourth will come from the top 1 percent alone.
Careful, they don't like facts.
Instead you want everyone to start at zero. So why do you work to help your kids at all?