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How to get rich in 2025: Forget career. Today inheritance is what matters (economist.com)
6 points by contingencies 8 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 5 comments


Assume that inheritance taxes were raised: Why would anyone be incentivized to work more since their kids won't get any of it.

Destroys all incentives to work more. People will just move to countries/states with less tax.


There is a long distance between a 0% and 100% rise in a tax.

It sounds like you are saying the only reason to work is so that your children will never have to work.


Also will the government spend an inheritance better than a person’s children?



The median inheritance in America is $7000




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