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EOTE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-15-10 03:52 PM
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21. Oh, so now you SUPPORT the repeal of the Estate Tax?
Because it's so hard on those poor small and medium-sized businesses? Wow, I never thought I'd be hearing that tired republican chestnut trotted out.

And then you have the balls to bring up the dynasties of family members as a reason why Gates himself can't support the Estate Tax? Yeah, that's some real intellectual honesty there.

Math seems to be a very weak point for you. Tell me this, if Gates were interested in passing his money down to subsequent generations, wouldn't the easiest, most cost-effective way of doing that just be to... ummm... pass down that money in an inheritance? Bill Gates could do that and each of his children would have SEVERAL BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to continue his dynasty. Instead, he's giving that money to a charitable organization and giving his children $10 million. But in your twisted logic, his children can receive more of that money by controlling that charitable organization. Yep, makes sense to me. When little Gates Jr. wants that extra Bugatti, he'll just need to write himself a check from the "Little Timmy Gates Wants a Bugatti" fund.

And just so you know, Buffett is one of the good ones too. He taught his children that works are far more important than wealth. That's why there will be no Buffett dynasty. You are so uninformed on this subject it's laughable.
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