US House votes to make estate tax permanent

Fri, 12/04/2009 - 13:50
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Perhaps no issue gets to the heart of class privilege quite like the estate tax. Republicans call it a “death tax.” But progressives say it makes sense to tax large inheritances in order to keep wealthy families from passing their wealth along to generation after generation. The House voted Thursday to make the tax permanent. But, as FSRN’s Tanya Snyder reports, no one seems happy with the result.

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