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...average American, few topics are as confusing as discussions over the economic impact of taxes; even fewer are as distressing as death. No wonder, then, that in the recent presidential debates Texas Gov. George W. Bush used emotional appeals to argue against the estate tax. "It's a fairness issue," Bush said. "It's an issue of principle, not politics." To Bush's credit, the implementation of the estate tax is, at least in part, a fairness issue. But by appealing to emotion, Bush's statements ignore the more substantive issues surrounding...
...question, for those Americans who pay the estate tax, the tax burden is not as serious as some of the rhetoric makes it out to be. It is assumed, after all, that inheritors do not rely upon the deaths of relatives and friends as their sole source of income. Even if they did, the first $650,000 of the estate is exempt from taxation--and by 2006 that figure will rise to $1 million...
...estate tax's opponents often claim that family farms and small businesses must be sold to pay the tax. But, like the impact of the tax burden, this problem is not as serious as it sounds. Only a small number of farms and businesses--less than one in 20--even meet the criteria needed to pay the estate tax, and among those who do a series of exceptions allow most of them to avoid paying a tax at all. For instance, owners of farms and small businesses have higher exemption levels, and for tax purposes they are allowed to value...
Yenne's team-leading tenth goal of the season drew the Crimson even. It would not be enough, as Harvard failed to score for the rest of the half...
...Crimson would generate solid chances to score throughout the game, winning a 6-3 advantage in corner kicks. Yenne and freshmen Caitlin Fisher and Katie Westfall had created numerous chances to knot the game. Their dominating play made the loss even tougher for the Crimson...