For more than a decade, a powerful group of special-interest organizations has waged a multimillion-dollar campaign to turn public opinion against a tax that falls on the wealthiest 2 percent of the population. It worked. The “death tax,” many Americans now believe, afflicts family farmers and small-business owners, robbing them of the opportunity to bequeath […]
William Gates
William H. Gates Sr. and Chuck Collins are co-authors of the book, Wealth and Our Commonwealth: Why America Should Tax Accumulated Fortunes, published by Beacon Press. To become involved in the effort to preserve the estate tax, visit www.responsiblewealth.org.
