[socalgal2]

Just curious what you think the correct solution is? You're rich, you have a kid, you die when the kid is 2yrs old. So they get nothing? 12? 22? 32?. Is there some "correct" number? If you're raising them in some $100m home do they get booted out and put in a tenement?

On the other hand, most people die closer to 75-80 and their kids are 50+. Leaving inheritance to them isn't really spoiling them as they are alread adults with established lives.

[Manuel_D]

In the US, the inheritance taxes don't kick in until $15M ($30M for married couples). Even at 2 years old, a child can inherit more money than most people will make in their lifetime before a dime is paid to the IRS.

[jandrewrogers]

Estate taxes kick in at much lower threshold in most States. Washington had to repeal their recently created 35% estate tax (for a combined 75% rate) due to overt capital flight to places like Idaho. The exemption in Washington is $3M.

I don't care about estate and inheritance taxes much but many people do and it empirically drives behavior.

[technothrasher]

Federal inheritance taxes. There are also state inheritance taxes in many states. NY, for example, kicks in at ~$7M. MA kicks in at $2M.

[ceejayoz]

> NY, for example, kicks in at ~$7M.

Won't someone think of the children? The very wealthy children paying a 3% marginal tax rate on some of their multi-million dollar inheritance?

[steveBK123]

Honestly my experience with most of these kids is they are so innumerate they won't even notice the tax

[buellerbueller]

poor little multimillionaire :( my heart breaks for their 90th percentile wealth.