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From The Brownwood Bulletin
Tuesday August 1, 2006

Op Ed: Letters To The Editor

‘Death Tax’ affects very few people

To the editor:

The R’s want to repeal the “Death Tax.” They make it sound that is such a good thing to do for the “people.” Their logic is to get the public to buy into this scam. If your old maid aunt passes and has an estate valued at $200,000 and you are to get part of that in her will, will the dreaded “Death Tax” beat you out of your share? Hell no, it won’t!
The R’s want you to believe that it will, but the “Death Tax” only affects estates of $1,500,000 or more. It affects less than 1 percent of the richest in the United States. If we repeal the death tax on the richest in America then eventually some administration is going to have to raise taxes and this affects the poor and middle class so the upper class can benefit — the rich get richer and the poor get shafted. But hey, that is the basic concept of the Republican Party. Always has been, always will be. If you enjoy being shafted, vote Republican!

Charles Stavley
May

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