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marybourg

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3. Yes. But memes seem to help mold opinion.
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 12:19 AM
Dec 2016

Look how ridiculous it is for ordinary working people to hate the "death tax", when it only hits singles with estates over 5.5 million and couples with over 10 million.

Calling it the "death tax" instead of the estate tax makes low info people think that if they're lucky enough be left a little money by someone, they'll have to pay tax on it.

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