Timeline for What ethical (if any) or economical arguments are offered in defense of the inheritance tax?
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| Apr 15, 2018 at 20:03 | comment | added | ohwilleke♦ | FYI given the historical arguments here "a temporary stamp tax in 1797 applied a tax of varying size depending on the size of the bequest, ranging from 25 cents for a bequest between $50–$100, to 1 dollar for each $500. The tax was repealed in 1802. In the 19th century, the Revenue Act of 1862 and the War Revenue Act of 1898 also imposed rates, but were each repealed shortly thereafter. The modern estate tax was enacted in 1916." Rates were above 50% from the early 1930s at the dawn of the Great Depression until about 2001. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estate_tax_in_the_United_States | |
| Apr 15, 2018 at 13:01 | comment | added | user1477388 | Contrary to the criticism you've received here in the comments, I think this is an excellent answer to the question or morality and the tax at question, event if only relevant to the United States. | |
| Apr 12, 2018 at 6:11 | comment | added | ohwilleke♦ | Limiting an answer to just the U.S. also doesn't address the broader issues. | |
| Apr 12, 2018 at 1:37 | comment | added | curiousdannii | @Barmar The question doesn't mention any country at all, so it would be entirely fair to understand it as asking about both. | |
| Apr 11, 2018 at 21:39 | comment | added | Barmar | I've asked him to clarify. | |
| Apr 11, 2018 at 21:33 | comment | added | Gramatik | @Barmar Its true there's an important difference, however from reading the question it looks like the OP had meant to ask about estate tax and not inheritance tax judging by the wording of the question | |
| Apr 11, 2018 at 21:27 | comment | added | Barmar | The question is about inheritance tax, not estate tax. blog.taxact.com/difference-between-estate-and-inheritance-taxes | |
| Apr 11, 2018 at 19:00 | history | edited | Gramatik | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 11, 2018 at 18:38 | history | answered | Gramatik | CC BY-SA 3.0 |