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To: Road Walker who wrote (287653)	5/11/2006 10:31:13 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571499

I take it you are not from a wealthy family. We were far from wealthy, but I did inherit a small amount from two of my grandparents when they passed away. I think something like only 8% of Americans have received an inheritance (as I recall), so in terms of inheritance I'm way above average compared to most Americans, but we weren't what you would call wealthy, i.e., not working was never an option. I don't think children need to inherit $20 million in stock, houses, property, whatever. I think taxing things they didn't earn makes a lot more sense to me than taxing things they/I did earn twice (ie, the capital gains tax).