tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post114995365953872737..comments2024-03-26T04:21:43.535-05:00Comments on Free Association: Whose Money Is It?Sheldon Richmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15672237234580563637noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-1150545241338319812006-06-17T06:54:00.000-05:002006-06-17T06:54:00.000-05:00Kevin, I agree with you that apparent steps in the...Kevin, I agree with you that apparent steps in the "right direction" often are anything but. This can make it difficult to judge whether a change is good or bad. See my follow-up <A HREF="http://www.fee.org/in_brief/default.asp?id=556" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Sheldon Richmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15672237234580563637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-1150434524152812552006-06-16T00:08:00.000-05:002006-06-16T00:08:00.000-05:00This is one of those things that gets back to the ...This is one of those things that gets back to the whole "step in the right direction" can of worms about what to cut first. <BR/><BR/>I certainly consider the inheritance tax something that needs to go with the rest of government. But I question the motives of Republicans whose top priority is cutting taxes on returns from accumulated wealth, while shifting them onto the returns of labor instead: inheritance, capital gains, property. It's especially bad in the demagogic campaigns they run to eliminate the property tax, while replacing it with a sales tax on groceries and medicine.Kevin Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07525803609000364993noreply@blogger.com