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by HeadsUpHigh 1887 days ago
So tax inheritance?
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In the UK pro-inheritance folks like to call it a "death tax" and argue it'll rob people of the ability to pass things along to their children. The debate is caustic and unpleasant to say the least.
I believe opponents call it "death tax" in the US as well. The progressive linguist George Lakoff has analysed this framing issue in depth.

https://www.chronicle.com/article/who-framed-george-lakoff/

They castigated land value tax as "the garden tax" too.
Rich people don’t like paying for society that keeps them rich. News at 11