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Comment by otalp

I cannot see how someone can believe America is a meritocracy while at the same time pushing to almost completely remove estate taxes, as was done during the 2018 tax cuts.

You can either allow inter-generational wealth to build, or claim to be a meritocracy; not both.

The Wealthiest 1% Inherited An Average Of $4.8 Million:

https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2017/10/10/the-wealthie...

parent otalp 5 years ago

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