The destruction caused by the estate tax can be hard to capture. This is partly because the family business dynamic, so affected by the tax, is also hard to describe. Nonetheless, if left unchecked, this levy can trip up not only the workings of a family enterprise but also the general economy. An entertaining reminder of this fact is a film in theaters this midterm autumn.
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death tax, equestrian, estate tax, family farm, family-owned business, horse racing
Call it a tribute to farmers' resilience and business sense. Or maybe it's just that farmers tend to keep their mouths shut about their personal business. Either way, annoying background noise muffles the voices of farmers who oppose the death tax or have been harmed by it.
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agriculture, death tax, estate tax, farmers, ranchers
Congress Should Focus on Repeal, not Reinstatement
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday Senators Bernie Sanders (D-VT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Tom Harkin (D-IA), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the misnamed “Responsible Estate Tax Act,” which seeks to impose death tax rates topping 65 percent.
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death tax, family business, harkin, sanders, small business, whitehouse
America sits at the same economic crossroads today that Sweden faced five years ago. Sweden’s experience in eliminating the death tax could help the United States save businesses and add jobs at a critical time.
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death tax, international, sweden
