'Death Tax' Bill Heads to Senate
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Channel: One America News Network · 2016 · News & Politics
For decades the tax on inheritance has been the target of economic conservatives, who argue that the tax on the value of an estate forces surviving relatives to buy back their family property from the government—often driving the family to sell the property itself to raise the cash to settle the estate tax bill. Leading the fight against the “Death Tax” in the Senate is Sen. John R. Thune (R.-S.D), and his legislation is called the “Thune Bill.” It has already passed the House, where was championed by Rep. Kevin Brady (R.-Texas), who later succeeded Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R.-Wis.) as the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
