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Opinion: The GOP's Misguided Fixation on the 'Death Tax'

By Marty RobinsOct 22nd 2010 – 5:47AM
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Scott Olson, Getty Images

(Oct. 22) -- I've recently written about the unfocused approach of the Obama administration in its fiscal policy, but it is clear that it has no monopoly on such a lack of focus. A recent article about 250 Republican congressional candidates emphasizing permanent repeal of the estate tax makes clear that they also need a...

Opinion: It's Time to Bring Back the Estate Tax

By Paul WachterSep 3rd 2010 – 11:04AM

(Sept. 3) -- The Koch brothers, David and Charles, owners of the second-biggest private company in America, have been the subject of two recent lengthy profiles in The New Yorker and New York magazines for their bankrolling of conservative movements, including the tea party. But the Kochs' politics are more libertarian...

Texas Billionaire's Heirs Will Inherit Fortune Tax-Free

By Michelle RuizJun 9th 2010 – 11:34AM

(June 9) -- After death, there may be no taxes for the relatives of a Texas billionaire. When Houston oil tycoon Dan L. Duncan, 77, died in March of a brain hemorrhage, the man Forbes magazine ranked as the 74th wealthiest man in the world left an estimated $9 billion fortune to his children and grandchildren. In years...

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