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by boxed 233 days ago
I'm pretty sure we scrapped it because the conservatives got into power.
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Cool.

Inheritance tax doesn't work anymore, in any case.

It's not the 19th century and we shouldn't try fixing 21 century issues with 19th century remedies.

If you have a better idea then I'm all ears. But dismissing a long established solution without an alternative makes it sound like you prefer the status quo.
"doesn't work" for what purpose? It surely has SOME effect. Otherwise people wouldn't be against it.
Wealth tax is all the rage, now.

A yearly tax of a few percent on all capital assets.

> Leif Pagrotsky, som då var näringsminister, har i efterhand avslöjat att avskaffandet av arvsskatten var en eftergift från Regeringen Persson till Svenskt Näringsliv

Well, not quite.