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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (43015)	3/4/2001 1:39:22 PM
From: Jerome	Read Replies (2) of 70976

OTShould Death be a taxable event *** In the American way of thinking its realistic to maintain this tax. All of us are familiar with user fees. I belive Reagan made this concept very popular when he was president..You get taxed for what you use and not taxed for what you don't use. What could be fairer? If you check out late from a Hotel you will be charged a little more. If You return a rental car or a movie late a little extra is added to the charges. Dying is not a whole lot different. Suppose that the average check out time for dying was age 65? In the American way of thinking, everything you accumulated by that age could be passed on to your heirs tax free. But when a person lives past the age of 65 he or she starts using significantly more resources than the average. (more oxygen, water, health care resources, food, shelter, and creates more pollution) So why not tax the wealth acquired beyond the age of 65? It would just be a fee for checking out late. Jerome I don't believe that I will be running for political office with this as my mandate...:-)

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