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by gwervc 683 days ago
Are you arguing against inheritance? Each person should start the rat race from zero?
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No, not everything has to be all or nothing or at an extreme.
I would be okay with this, but mostly because I had no inheritance. I'm one of those being forced to help my parents with their terrible choices, as well as my partner support her family (4 other siblings with no support structure). It's like generational debt instead for us.

I get the emotions behind wanting to leave inheritances, but we'd be better off as a society long term if we had better safety nets and systems instead.