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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: i-node who wrote (576948)7/22/2010 6:44:01 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (2) of 1570843
 
"I didn't "fail" to explain."

Yeah you did.

"As I pointed out, it is an irrelevant point unless you can demonstrate their motivations are outside the realm of their conservative philosophies."

Mere hand waving. You don't spend millions of dollars over decades to support a single issue like that unless it benefits you somehow. They essentially created this issue.

" It takes money from the most productive entities in the nation (successful businesses) and forks it over to one of the least product (government). "

Bullshit. It does no such thing. Most businesses that might be affected adversely by the estate tax are incorporated. If the family loses control because of estate taxes, it isn't going to kill the business. It might even be a boon to said business.
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