Estate Tax
UFE has been working to preserve the federal estate tax since 1999. The federal estate tax is the country's most progressive tax and its only wealth tax. It helps prevent the concentration of wealth that weakens democracy.
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Keep The Nation's Estate Tax
"An estate tax is an appropriate and relatively painless way to raise money to support government while discouraging the accumulation of dynastic wealth by people who did nothing to earn it." - editorial in the Concord Monitor
June 8, 2009
The 'Death Tax' Scam
"On a bright April day in Barack Obama's America, where equality is on the rise and greed is on the run, a Democratic senator from an impoverished Southern state took a brave stand — on behalf of the country's richest families..."
May 27, 2009
Rep. McDermott Presents Sensible Estate Tax Act on PBS
"The fact is it takes reinvestment to keep America strong and that's what this legislation will enable us to do..." - Rep. Jim McDermott
May 21, 2009
Buffett and Gates, Jr. on the Estate Tax
Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffet and Microsoft and Gates Foundation Chairman Bill Gates talk about the economy, estate taxes, charitable deductions, fast food, philanthropy and other topics in an entertaining interview with Fox Business News’ Liz Claman.
May 5, 2009
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